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San Jose de Morona
San Jose is a small community in the jungle. It is situated in the province of Morona Santiago, a couple of hours from the Peruvian border. It is a tropical area with lots of primary and also secondary forest. In this area you can find lots of different vegetation: plants, trees, flowers, fruits and medicinal plants.
From San Jose you can make trips to the rivers and banana plantations, but especially the trips into the tropical rainforest are really spectacular. You have to bring long sleeves and long trousers to protect yourself against the mosquitos and other insects. But when you have a good protection against the insects it is an incredible place to make hikes.
You should not go alone because it is easy to loose your track. Besides that it is much more interesting to go with a guide who can explain the many different uses of the rainforest and its trees, plants, flowers, insects and animals.
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Activities and circumstances
There are different activities in San José like teaching English at the local school, help with planting trees, construction work, helping with setting up a communal garden, painting, work at the (indigenous) farms, agricultural work, fishing, playing football, make handicrafts, improving health program, cleaning program and make excursions into the rainforest.
The circumstances in the village are good. There is water and there are also toilets and a kitchen (if staying in the volunteer house). There are also possibilities to stay in a hotel.
It is about 20 hours travelling from Quito (there is also a possibility to go by plane from Macas, please ask us for more details), so you need to like travelling.
You need to bring a mosquito net, boots, rain clothes, insect repellent, sun cream, hat, mat, sleeping bag, torch, long sleeves and long trousers.
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