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Mhairi MacDonald and Ryan Buchanan, currently volunteering with us in Ecuador as teacher assistants, are trekking the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu from the 7th to 11th of January.
The money that they will raise will be split between Centro Aurora (a day centre for underprivileged children) and La Casa Maria Amor (a women’s rights centre) and will…[Read more]

@jas18
Hello Jas,

With regards travelling after your placements, please bear in mind that if you take the 2 weeks Spanish course you’ll be arriving in Ecuador on February 8th, so your visa will be valid until August 8th. But that shouldn’t be a problem - since schools in Ecuador break for the summer at the end of June, they usually ask you to…[Read more]

@florabaker

Hello Flora,
You should be ok without a return flight, the visa is issued here in London (not at Customs at the airport) but obviously you need to make sure you leave the country or extend the visa before the 6 months are up!. Alternatively, you can book a flexi-ticket with a provisional return date, and then change it (but you…[Read more]