Connections One by One

Pilar has a sweet, energetic personality, and finds herself the most happy when she can walk around all day long. She is from a small village in Rio Ucayali, about 3 hours south from Iquitos and is one of 9 sisters and brothers. Pilar lived for many years in the coastal regions of Peru to become a technical nurse. After her studies she finally came back to Iquitos, working in Iquitos hospital as a...

Oscar is originally from Tacna, the most southern town of Peru. Surgeon is his profession. He came in December 2007 to Angoteros dedicating 2 years of his life to the indigenous population of the village and inhabitants living in the surroundings. He works there as a doctor for everything, and when nothing happens during the day, he enjoys spending his time in front of his laptop, communicating with...

Nathalie works in Coca in the tourism board and in Nueva Rocafuerte region on projects in indigeneous communities. Her dream is to realize an ecological tourism project with the aim to save the rich nature the region has to offer, and to make her town recover from the currently bad economical situation.

Helen grew up in England. She studied a bachelor in theology and made her master in environmental issuess. She lived for five years in Kenia, where she worked in development projects. For one year she is living already in Ecuador and currently teaching English as a foreign language. Her dream is to buy private land in Ecuador for growing organic fruits and vegetables in a small living community. Remarkable...

Nohora studies literature. When she was 16 years old, she won a literature competition for young people in Colombia. She is philosophical, and for many things in life she has a quote, which she learned out of many books she read. Being the oldest of three children, she is very responsible for family matters and caretaking of friends. Nohora seems much older than she is, which is not meant by how she...