My mates Claude and Natasha Sabatier came to say their farewell to me this evening. They also have lots of fond memories to share as they spent 6 months traveling in that region in 2003. One which stood out was the shock therapy of live electricity and showers in Peru and Bolivia, as in order to heat up the water the locals attached live electricity straight into the shower head. I will be looking out for that! Their advice was to wear flip flops in showers if you want to minimize the zap!
They also recommended a wildlife sanctuary in Bolivia which they spend time at. This sanctuary is a place where illegally captured and obtained animals are taken to in order to help them rehabilitated back to the jungle. Claude help with a monkey (no surprise there!) while Natasha helped with the birds. This was the one topic which everybody at work came back to me about when I mention about wanting to help out there. And for those who wants more information or see pictures of animals you can help out with, check them out on Comunidad Inti Wara Yassi.
Personally I'd LOVE to take care of those spider monkeys! :)
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