Machu Picchu Volunteer Journals

Global Volunteer Network has created an opportunity for participants to hike to the ancient city of Machu Picchu while supporting an honorable yet needy orphanage which cares for orphaned and disadvantaged girls living outside of Cuzco. Machu Picchu in Peru is one of the most stunning and important archaeological discoveries of modern times, high above a gorge in the Urubamba Valley in a remarkably inaccessible location.

Wise, Strong, Wealthy, Healthy: July 19, 2010

July 22nd, 2010 by Michael Broder

July 19, 2010: Wise, Strong, Wealthy, Healthy
Many think that all Peru has to offer the world is poverty, crime, and Machu Picchu, but everyone who thinks such things is so incredibly incorrect. Peru is one of the most beautiful places that I have ever traveled to, and it contains within its borders so much natural beauty that is unknown to most tourists and world travelers. I came here expecting to see Machu Picchu and hopefully Lake Titicaca and for the rest of the time to volunteer, but I have had and will have the opportunity to see so much more than I ever [...]


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