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PLANETERRA IS...
...travel and voluntourism for sustainable community development. Planeterra is a non-profit organization with a history of supporting communities through travellers' desire to give back.
Our range of over 30 projects worldwide, from providing water tanks to families in Kenya to a women's weaving co-operative in Peru, offer travelers the opportunity to make a meaningful difference in the lives of people and communities around the world.
Community Blog
- STA Travel's World Traveler Interns visit Cuzco Kids project
Back in June STA Travel sent two of their World Traveler Interns to Planeterra's home for children in Cuzco, "The House of the People of the Sun". Check out a video of their experience there on youtube!
- Making Yarn Samples with the Women - Part 5 - The Final Product
After all the steps, now it is time to view the final product. After the yarn is dried, it is spun into a ball or cone shape. If it is hand spun, it will be a ball …
- Making Yarn Samples with the Women - Part 4 - Final Colours
This week, we will look at the final colours after boiling the wool with the required flower or leaf and powders for the specfied time.Recall that Sal de Limo - used to change the colour Sulfate Foroso - used to change the colour (only for green colour) Ccolpa - only for green colour Orin...
TRAVEL • CONNECT • GIVE BACK
As a community of global travelers we seek meaningful connections with local people, often through travel and voluntourism.
We hope to be immersed in local culture, traditions and everyday life – we crave our sense of place - and a chance to give back in a positive and lasting way.
Satisfy your soul - come join us on your next adventurous voluntourism journey!
Latest news ON planeterra
A Planeterra Foundation video was released focusing on the reasons to
attend the Ecotourism and Sustainable Tourism Conference (ESTC)... Read More
Planeterra's Project China Voluntour featured in Endless Vacation Magazine Download PDF
Rolling up the sleeves at ESTC: Voluntourism takes the stage at this year’s event Read More 
Planeterra profiled on World Nomad's new Responsible Travel blogRead Interview
Director of Planeterra, Richard G. Edwards, interviewed at
the WTTC's Tourism for Tomorrow Awards in
Beijing. Watch now
Planeterra's Project China Voluntour makes National Geographic's Top 50 Tours of a Lifetime! See the winning trips here 
Planeterra's Project China Voluntour featured in LA Times Read More
