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Halong Bay by traditional sailing junk and kayak exploration. Journey through Halong Bay on a traditional sailing junk. Kayak through hidden beaches, caves and the jagged limestone cliffs. Kayaking upon the sapphire waters of Halong Bay provides one of the most intimate ways to experience this national treasure. Setting out into the bay aboard a traditional sailing junk, on which […]
Week 11 Ending my Week 11 a bit early but I wanted to share my last days with MEDLIFE before I begin my awesome excursion this week with Yampu Tours for my last full week in Peru!!! With my last few days with MEDLIFE I spent the whole week in the field working with the volunteers and leading post clinic […]
Week 10 Crazy that I have just over one week left here in Lima, Peru!!! It has been an amazing summer and I can’t believe everything that I have seen, worked on and created while working with MEDLIFE. I am so proud to have served these communities and I can’t wait to see more community development projects that are in […]
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Sunset Hike up Mount Batur In the late afternoon, Mount Batur, one of the most dramatic and accessible live volcanos on earth, shows you an outstanding panoramic view which should not be missed. When you reach the crest, enjoy an incredible sunset on the horizon. Once the sky turns dark, open a bottle of champagne in celebration of this special […]
Week 9 This past week I had a lot of time off and a lot of time in the field and I had the best day I’ve had in Lima. For one of my days off I decided to go surfing in Miraflores with my friend Alexa! For less than $20 we had one on one surfing lessons and were in the water […]
Yampu is happy to celebrate Hotel Punta Islita’s special opening of Islita School Ten months ago, Hotel Punta Islita enlisted the support of affiliates, friends, guests, and artists to build a special project — Islita School. The school stands out as a model of how media, art, and an innovative eco-design naturally cools the learning environment in humid tropical climates. […]
Check out the projects MEDLIFE volunteer interns worked on last week, as told by Ian! Week 8 We are wrapping up our summer internship now in the office and it’s unbelievable what we have completed over the past eight weeks. I am so excited for next week since we are building and completing Jorge’s Ramp!!! This past week, I was on one project […]
Iguazu Falls, Argentina One of our most popular requests is to see and visit Iguazu Falls, one of the natural wonders of the world and taller than Niagara Falls, and twice as wide. The Iguazu Falls and National Park are the largest in the Americas, surrounded by an amazing wildlife preserve in the middle of the jungle. The deep flowing […]
Colombian health officials declared the end of the Zika outbreak in the country on Monday. The virus has affected nearly 10,000 people since September 2015. Since then, the number of cases of Zika has been reduced to about 600 per week and the Ministry of Health in Bogota has declared the epidemic to be over. Although there are still cases […]