Rainforest Awareness Rescue Education Center

I volunteered at RAREC in January 2020!
I had heard great things about RAREC from a friend who worked there earlier. I can only confirm it’s a great place and I wish I could’ve stayed longer. To see the passion for saving the animals, the will to educate visitors but also a vision of building a school for the local kids is just so beautiful.
I put an 8 on the safety because you are working with wild animals, and they might feel threatened or unsafe if given the reason to do so. Listen to the staff at RAREC and everything will be fine. The accommodation is great, the food is delicious and the RAREC staff is humble and totally awesome. Ingrid, the biologist who was organizing and “onsite manager” really cares about the animals and you could tell that this is her passion, and she’s really good at it. It’s more than a job, it is a life changing decision and I appreciate everything she does. She knows the animals, listen to her and you’re safe.
For me, this was an easy choice when going to the Peruvian Amazon. To put your money in the right hands, to be able to help out. There is too much of an industry around the world and especially this area, where animals like monkeys, manatees etc are being sold for food and also for the “simple” reason - money.
I really wish to come back as soon as I can and I would recommend anyone caring for the voiceless, in this case monkeys, manatees, otters, parrots & sloths to join the team for some time and help out.
To everybody at RAREC - Thank you for what you are doing