2023 at Help Local Animal Rescue Centers
Help Local Animal Rescue Centers
Highlights
- Give back to the local communities by providing them with much needed help.
- Gain Spanish practice by living with a host family and sharing daily life with locals.
- Make memories you'll never forget during your time abroad.
- Learn more about the Latin American ways, customs and habits.
- Give back to the local communities by providing them with much needed help.
- Gain Spanish practice by living with a host family and sharing daily life with locals.
- Make memories you'll never forget during your time abroad.
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About the program
Mend broken hearts, wagging tails! Volunteer at our Costa Rican dog shelter. Help abandoned pups find forever homes. 🇨🇷
Culturally speaking in Latin America, dogs and cats are not looked upon as integral members of the family the way they are in many other countries. This often leads to neglect and abandonment. The projects we work with promote the value of preservation, of both species diversity and their natural ...
Typical day
Working hours vary according to the needs of the project, but volunteers can expect to work 3-4 hours per day, Monday to Friday, in the morning or in the afternoon.
Free-time activities
Within San José, volunteers can take a city tour, see shows at the National Theatre, visit the central market, and go zip-lining. Our local staff always posts a monthly events calendar to let them know of the activities going on around Maximo. Outside of San José, they can hike up volcanos, go ...
Requirements
What's Included
What's NOT included?
Details on arrival
Every Monday, all year round.
Program fees
Meet your organization
Maximo Nivel
Agency - founded in 2003
Verified by Volunteer World
Coordinated by
Georgie
About the project
110 reviews · 4.7
Location
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