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Not for the first time, the Quest Group cruised down into La Paz’s famous bowl to be greeted by the vast array of lights which illuminate the city by night. This time though, I think it would be fair to say the group was much less impressed than our first visit; namely because we weren’t […]

Fresh from our first trek and nursing sore legs and shoulders, we hopped on a bus in search of Peru. We soon approached the vast blue lake that could only be Titicaca and a few hours later found ourselves crossing the border, earning another eagerly anticipated stamp on our passports. Our first Peruvian night was […]

The last week has faced us with challenges but also rewarded us with once in a life time experiences. After our couple of days at sea level in Lima our bodies had to reacclimatise to high altitude. Our single day acclimatisation trek led us to a “very blue” (in Sophia’s words) Laguna 69. The altitude […]

Welcome to the Jungle!  This blog will briefly summarize our trip from our respective countries of origin to Bolivia and our 4 days at the first animal sanctuary of Jacq Cuisi.   As some of us took slightly different routes I can only comment on my own, which was Heathrow – Madrid – Lima – […]

Hola! We have finally settled in the land of the ceviche! Everything is going well and no major mishaps so far. There are nine of us in the group including our leader, Emily; Please allow me to introduce James, Nikita, Becca, Eleanor, Hannah, Alex, Holly and Isabella. Here is what we have done so far: […]

Thanks to Alex for our latest update Day 5: Today was our first day of construction. We are building a house for a single mother and her son who has severe hip problems. The cost of his six operations has made the family very poor and for the last 15 years they have lived in […]

Thanks to Alex for our latest update Day 5: Today was our first day of construction. We are building a house for a single mother and her son who has severe hip problems. The cost of his six operations has made the family very poor and for the last 15 years they have lived in […]

Unfortunately jungle internet connection is preventing us from getting any photos for our team in Bolivia. This latest update from Laura Pike however is a pretty good illustration in itself! Quest trip to The Pampas and travel to Ambue! Aims: 1.       Two days of relaxing after 5 full on days on construction2.       To spot as […]

Unfortunately jungle internet connection is preventing us from getting any photos for our team in Bolivia. This latest update from Laura Pike however is a pretty good illustration in itself! Quest trip to The Pampas and travel to Ambue! Aims: 1.       Two days of relaxing after 5 full on days on construction2.       To spot as […]

The final 10 days for our guys at the project in Lima, and they certainly made the most of it! Day 17Flower Power was the theme of today. We got ready for our Hippy style fair in the morning only to have a change of plans, if Peru has taught us it´s to be flexible…and […]