To start our first trek we asked a group of local musicians to do a Koa ceremony for us to ask Mother Earth for permission and safe passage on our trek into Maragua Crater. The Koa is a sacred offering to Pachamama or Mother Earth made of......Read More
¡Hola! Today, we went on a scavenger hunt to explore Sucre. So far, it has been super fun and educational. We visited the market, where we bought some fruit that we have never tried before and learned how to make sopa de maní. The market was......Read More
Hola! We had a super fun adventure today exploring the city of Sucre. It is a bustling city filled with beautiful architechture and lovely people. We went to el mercado where there was lots of fruits, meats, and anything else you could want. On the......Read More
Hello! Today we had a scavenger hunt that took us all around the city of Sucre. Some of the things we did included finding three different types of potatoes in a local market, asking a local for the recipe to make “sopa de mani”, and......Read More
Coming at you live from a nice Internet cafe in Sucre, Sage, Cat, and Meagan! Today, we completed a scavenger hunt around the city (which we are dominating.). We traveled through the central market, spent WAY too much money on mangoes, saw......Read More
Centro Ecologico Aritumayu outside of Sucre. The reforestation efforts of Don Luis, his family and the many local/international volunteers are so inspiring. In the past 20 years they have planted over 55,000 trees. An area that was once......Read More
Hi everyone! We arrived safe and happy to Sucre and then made our way to our orientation site Aritumayu in the countryside. We will spend the next three days getting to know each other and preparing to explore Peru and Bolivia. The group is in......Read More
All 13 students have arrived in Santa Cruz and we are currently waiting for our on time connecting flights to Cochabamba and then Sucre. We are so excited to have the group here!...Read More
Andes & Amazon Group C is at their departure gate in Miami and ready to board their first flight! Friends & family members, please look out for a yak post from the instructor team once the students arrive safely in Santa Cruz, which will be......Read More
Do we need an adapter plug for charging steripens/cameras in Bolivia or Perú? Response: The outlets in Bolivia and Peru can accommodate a two prong US charger. If you have a device with three prongs (usually only larger devices like computers),......Read More
Sleeping bag: depending on the type of backpack Witt has it could possibly be attached using some of the buckles & straps on either the front or bottom of the bag. Or if those are not available you could squeeze it between the body of the......Read More
Greetings from Samaipata, Bolivia! Samaipata is a small town outside of Santa Cruz where we’ll be meeting you in just a few short days. The 3 of us have gathered here with the instructors from groups A & B, along with some Dragons admin to......Read More
Hi. I don’t know if I missed it or not, but I’m wondering if we are supposed to bring our lonely planet guides with us?...Read More
Witt has packed his backpack and we are attempting to attach his sleeping bag (in a bag) to the pack with a bungie cord. It is sagging a bit and wonder if any of you have another way you are attaching/packing your sleeping bag? Thanks Mindy......Read More
Dear Dragons Students & Parents, Your journey is right around the corner and we can’t wait to meet you! Below is a reminder about your day-of travel details. Should you need to reach our staff during students’ travel days (both during AND......Read More
