Iquitos, Peru

     Medical Missions organizes trips every year for U.S. volunteers who want to visit our mission sites and interact with the local people. In this way each person can experience first hand the ministry that is being developed in these areas. No particular skills are necessary to participate. Volunteers typically are involved in construction, teaching, Bible School or medical care. If prescheduled trip dates are not convenient, then a group or church can request a “custom trip” any time during the year Medical Missions handles all arrangements for these trips including flights, ground transport, meals, lodging, mission site translators and construction coordinators.

     We realize that mission trips to very remote areas of the world are expensive. For many people these trips are a once in a lifetime experience. Therefore, Medical Missions tries to offer a broad range of activities for its travelers so they can experience the exciting diversity that each country has to offer. For example, trips to the following mission sites can include:

Iquitos, Peru (Amazon jungle)
a) Work in a jungle village
b) Stay in a jungle camp and experience the wildlife & flora of the rainforest
c) Visit the Andes Mountains and hike the Inca Trail
d) Visit Machu Picchu (lost city of the Incas)
e) Visit Cusco (ancient capital of the Incas)


Brasilito, Costa Rica
a) See spectacular beaches
b) Visit the active volcanoes
c) Visit the rain forest
d) Off-shore fishing



Shots And Medications:
Requirements vary from country to country. You should check with your Local Health Department and your personal physician for their recommendations.


Most common shots:
Yellow fever - effective 10 yrs. - Required in most countries
Tetanus
Typhoid
Viral Hepatitis A
Hepatitis B

Pills: Required in some countries
Malaria - Chloroquine or Mefloquine - please check with CDC in Atlanta through your personal physician for recommendations.
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