Placement Overview

You don't get closer to animals and nature than this. You will find yourself with an incredible opportunity to care for and have fun with the wildlife on a day-to-day basis in one of South America's best kept zoos with the jungle only a bus ride away.

Your Experience

Volunteers help with tending to the needs of some of the monkeys, turtles, birds, snakes, ocelots, jaguars and pumas at the Santa Cruz zoo. Duties could include looking after sick animals, preparing food, feeding animals, assisting with veterinary care, cleaning cages, basic zoo maintenance or monitoring the animals.

At A Glance

Land-locked between Peru, Chile, Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay, this quintessentially South American country is often visited in conjunction with its neighbours: however it is a fascinating country to visit in its own right.

Physically, it is a country of uncompromising, dramatic extremes, from snow-capped Andean peaks to the deserts of the high-altitude altiplano down to a blanket of virgin jungle.

Many of the people of Bolivia still share the same lifestyle as at the time of the Spanish conquest: haunting music, bright costumes and exotic traditions come together to provide a unique experience.

Not to be missed during a visit to Bolivia: Salar de Uyuni salt flats, Potosi mines, Lake Titicaca, Jesuit Missions of Chiquitano, exceptional rock formations in the Moon valley.

A cycle ride down the ‘world's most dangerous road' from La Paz to the Yungas and ski at the world's highest ski resort of Chacaltaya between (18,000 ft).

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