ADVENTURES TOGETHER
by PROJECT CORDILLERA
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27th August 2018
It is official. My midlife crisis has just sky-rocketed to a whole new level. The travel bug all started with a hiking trip to Kilimanjaro in 2010, and for quite some time after my idea of travelling consisted of a tick box exercise of the latest bucket list of things to do before the grand […]
11th February 2017
The starting point for almost all Peruvian adventures is the country’s capital, Lima. This enormous city holds as many people as London and is bustling with a wealth of sites to see, food to eat, and things to do. You are bound to meet travellers of all calibers here; backpackers making their way through South […]
8th December 2016
On the morning of November 26th I attended the 12th annual conference of the solidarity campaign, ‘Latin America Adelante!’ at Congress House in London. Featuring contributions from over 50 campaigners, politicians, trade unionists, journalists and academics, from Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Venezuela and the UK, the day would be covering development, climate issues and […]
16th September 2016
Mateo, an extreme sports participant and avid mountaineer, was responsible for taking our small group of adventure seekers to the Pacific Coast of Colombia. On the very edge of some of the world’s most impenetrable jungle lies the state of Chocó, Colombia. This municipality stretches along the west coast of the country and is the […]
2nd May 2016
Overview: Supporting our policy and impact, monitoring and evaluation, and the development of sustainability partnerships, the Research Manager’s main tasks will involve refining and delivering research briefs as assigned by the Head of Sustainability. You will contribute to the campaigns discourse as well as liaising with development partners and potential partners – both in Latin […]
31st July 2015
Held high in the Cordillera Blanca, you feel a strong sense of everything being linked. People and animals living in harmony with the living earth, surrounded by the ancient mountains. Cavernous valleys envelop you with equal parts of foreboding and peace. It’s easy to see why in many cultures, mountains are revered as Gods. […]
27th July 2015
Great day yesterday welcoming the Cambridge University Expedition to the Cordillera Blanca. Supported by the Royal Geographical Society, Cambridge University Expedition Society and others, their six week expedition…
18th June 2015
“I think I had certain ideas coming to Peru about Peru, but it took me completely by surprise.”
8th June 2015
En route to Cashapampa the windows of the convi bus were foggy in the early mountain morning and I held my pack tightly between my legs, trying to make us both as small as possible for the busy commute…
16th July 2014
On Saturday, we happily joined one of the workshops that is part of a two month educational programme for local youth in Yurac Yacu; this training prepares the new guides to take visitors on cultural tours in the region. When you book your adventure with Project Cordillera, you contribute directly to this project, which has been run […]
