Colitas Con Canas

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We are a new rescue centre for stray dogs in the Sacred Valley of the Incas in Peru. We are located near Urubamba. We used to be Allqo Llaqta Rescue Centre. Join us!

Colitas Con Canas translates as "gray tails" in English, which refers to our primary mission to rescue elderly dogs.

We used to be Allqo Llaqta Rescue Centre, which was in operation for 5 years. One of the founders, Fabrizio, moved to the United States. Without his presence in Urubamba, we had to ...

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Colitas Con Canas translates as "gray tails" in English, which refers to our primary mission to rescue elderly dogs.

We used to be Allqo Llaqta Rescue Centre, which was in operation for 5 years. One of the founders, Fabrizio, moved to the United States. Without his presence in Urubamba, we had to close 
Allqo Llaqta. We created a new rescue centre with Emily in Urubamba, who is our project director and lives on site at the new rescue centre. 

​Colitas Con Canas is a specialized rescue centre focusing on elderly and special needs dogs and community outreach and education. We take in dogs that are unlikely to be adopted, dogs in recovery and sometimes hospice cases, and serve as a retirement home for abandoned elderly dogs.

We hope to inspire others to give a chance to the dogs that are often overlooked, but most importantly, that our dogs have a safe and loving place to live where they receive medical attention and any accommodations they may need physically and emotionally.

Another important goal for this project is reaching the community; through education and community involvement, we can achieve a positive change that would benefit not only all the dogs in the area but also the humans.

We aim to decrease the number of homeless dogs by increasing awareness and creating low-cost spay and neuter opportunities for local peoples' pets as well as focusing on teaching responsible pet ownership by helping families take care of their dogs when they need emergency help and by going to schools and talking to kids about how to be good caretakers for their dogs.

We believe fewer dogs on the street means fewer dogs suffering and less traffic danger. Studies have shown that towns with fewer street dogs have healthier people and fewer parasites found in children.

​We believe that by working together, we can make a difference!


Contact Person

Nikki Caswell

Spoken languages: English, Spanish
  Very high response rate

Colitas Con Canas reviews

Arthur Sebastiao rating5.0

2019 at Street Dog Rescuer

Beautiful experience with puppies in an equally beautiful place that is the Sacred Valley. The tasks are calm, the house is super good, Fabrizio and the volunteers are amazing people and being with the dogs is lovely. A nice memory that I will have for all my life! Thanks for everything. See you ...
Marcelo Martins rating5.0

2019 at Street Dog Rescuer

My experience in Allqo Llaqta was amazing. Fabrizio and all team members are very attentive and created a great time in the project. The contact with dogs is an incredible opportunity. So I recommend this opportunity for everyone that is going to travel to ...
Erick Leite rating4.8

2019 at Street Dog Rescuer

It was an amazing experience. I felt useful all the time. The dogs are very affectionate and kind. I am very happy to be part of this story, it is a work with direct social impact and we feel for the community itself. Thanks to all for your attention and learning. See ...
Clare Saunders rating4.0

2019 at Street Dog Rescuer

We had a lovely time here! We stayed for a week and really enjoyed the daily tasks, feeding the dogs, cleaning up the poop, cuddling the dogs. We loved learning how to care for the dogs with injuries, learning physio therapy etc. We also helped with some gardening and structure work as the place ...
Cecilia Laura Belistri rating4.0

2019 at Street Dog Rescuer

The manager is Roberto, a very kind man who support you with the tasks and gives you all his love too. Allqo Llaqta was a very good election to visit the Sacred Valley because you can go from Urubamba to other cities. Its located in a strategic place. The rescue center isn’t near downtown, but ...

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UN Sustainable Development Goals

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