HUMAN RESOURCES

This project is focused on foreign volunteers and environmental personnel, which are intended to contribute to tourism that will make use of restaurants, hotels, shops, markets, transportation, etc.

MATERIALS

Materials to be used in the project:

Machetes, lamps, shovels, sheaths, picks, rakes, hoes, etc.

ITEMS TO BRING

A list of necessary items that volunteers should bring:

• Cámara
• Toiletries
• Books
• Shacks or rain gear
• Long sleeve shirts
• Pants
• Boots
• Gloves
• Comfortable clothing and footwear
• Towel
• Swimwear
• Prescription meds
• Sunscreen

Las Goteras Ranch does not cover expenses for:

• Food
• Lodging (outside working days – Saturday and Sunday)
• Transportation from the city of San Cristóbal to the ranch where the project is located and vice versa.
• Fares to or from the mainland, and other islands.
• Airfare charges for delays upon return (caused by the volunteer)
• Tours
• The fee that each volunteer must pay for  entrance to Galapagos National Park
• The immigration control fee that each volunteer must pay to the Galapagos Governing Council
• Travel insurance
• Health and life insurance
• Medicine
• Others

RECOMMENDATIONS

Volunteers must have conviction and interest in conservation, want to learn about different cultures, customs and crafts.

If possible, it is best to have a basic knowledge of Spanish to make it easier to communicate with people in the town of San Cristóbal