To anyone intested,
I work with the Taricaya Research Center in the Peruvian Amazon, and am looking for opportunities to speak with students about volunteer opportunities in conservation biology. The Taricaya Research Center is situated about two hours down the Madre de Dios River from the frontier town of Puerto Maldonado, Peru and offers a unique experience in the heart of the Amazon rainforest. The newly built lodge has a capacity for 32 volunteers and is exclusively run by Projects Abroad a leading volunteer placement organization, founded in 1992, which sends over 3000 people abroad every year. Id like to present some of these opportunities to students that might be interested in living and working in the Peruvian Amazon. I graduated from Austin College in 1999 with a B.A. in Biology. Upon graduating, I had the opportunity to live and work in the Peruvian Amazon for a year and can speak firsthand about the knowledge and experience that can be gained through an opportunity like this, regardless of whether or not students chose conservation biology as a vocation (I'm an environmental chemist now). Please let me know if anyone would be interested in learning more about volunteering at the Taricaya Research Center. You can find more information at www.projectsabroadperu.org. Thanks for your time. Feel free to email me if you have questions or would like to discuss further. Sincerely, Jacob Lowe Projects Abroad
