Join us in Cochabamba! (13th November - 12th December)

Hola!

For 4 weeks we will be living and volunteering in Cochabamba with a children's support project through Sustainable Bolivia.   In Bolivia, the prisoners have to buy their own room, food, etc, so either whole family moves in or the kids just get left behind. The project provides a safe place to get clean, eat, have some eductions, etc. No bonkers tambourine waving ethos behind it.  We will be living in a volunteering house, (probably as the elders!).

Cochabamba has an urban population of 650,000, is 2558m above sea level and surrounded by mountains. It's just now coming into summer and the rainy season, so attractive rain ponchos are a must darlings! The city and surrounding towns have been the site of many fight backs in the last decade, including the revolt against water privatisation in 2000.

We hope to spend the month getting to know the city (for a possible future return) and also see some of the nearby attractions at the weekends, e.g. lake beaches, hot springs, forests, national parks and mountains. Lou will also be taking Spanish lessons and Den will be confronting his fear of dogs, (sure the packs of rabid street dogs will assist him with that!)

So, we hope to bring you regular updates - technology, time and revolution permitting - but don't feel unloved if we are a bit slack. We will bring home extra llama jerky to make up for it.

Adios amigos!

Señor Rabies y Lou Lou  xxx