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Many people who travel to Guatemala want to help the local Maya communities while they are there. Volunteering is an excellent way to contribute. You will be making friendships and participating in the local Tz'utujil Maya community, learning about Maya culture and traditions at the same time as you practice the Spanish you will be learning.
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  With the exception of cleaning up the lakefront of plastic and trash, Casa Rosario does not administer any ongoing volunteer programs. Casa Rosario does on occasion organize a specific project with a beginning and end that students can help with. The directors and teachers at Casa Rosario can help you get connected once you arrive, however, finding the right volunteer program will take at least several days and probably more. If you are only in San Pedro for a week or two you can waste much of that time searching for a program that is a good fit. We therefore strongly recommend that you get a program set up before you come.
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  Whether you are staying for a week or several months, we suggest that you contact Rising Minds to help situate you in a volunteer program that will work for you. Rising Minds has been working for over five years connecting people with volunteer activities in Guatemala. They recently moved their headquarters from outside of Antigua to San Pedro la Laguna. We suggest you email or phone them (Rising Minds contact information), and visit the international volunteer page on their website which states:
 
Rising Minds runs an empowering, personalized, and unique international volunteer program. Our exchange-based program capitalizes on the personal skills and interests of each volunteer. Through our well-rounded program, volunteers take a proactive approach to their international experience. This starts with a customized volunteer project, and ends with the transference of their learning and educational outreach in their home communities.
  Rising Minds is going to be the best source for all the different volunteer possibilities, because it is their focus. Casa Rosario's focus is teaching Spanish.
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For questions and answers in English call me in San Francisco, California at (415) 282-7654 or email me at .

Mailing address:
Casa Rosario Spanish School
Canton Sanjay
San Pedro la Laguna
Depto. Sololá
Guatemala, C.A.

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