The Sol y Luna School in Peru's Sacred Valley provides education for disadvantaged children.

Sol y Luna Foundation

Supporting children in Peru's Sacred Valley

With a desire to give something back to the communities we love, our team at Journey Latin America holds regular Staff Fundraising Campaigns. In 2024, our chosen good cause is the Sol y Luna Foundation.

The Sol y Luna Foundation provides care and education to children from Peru’s poorest communities. Journey Latin America is proud to support this organisation in their important work. Established in 1998, The Sol y Luna Foundation is run by Petit Miribel who moved to Urubamba in the Sacred Valley in the 1990s. The foundation includes the Sol y Luna School, Paqari for special needs support, the Sol y Luna Home (orphanage), and Roots & Wings for further education.

Profits from Hotel Sol y Luna and the generosity of guests, friends and benefactors finance the Sol y Luna Foundation, which funds all projects, as well as providing sustainable work opportunities for local families.

At Journey Latin America, our 2024 Staff Fundraising Campaign has donated to Sol y Luna, including sponsored walks, sports days and bake-offs (pictured). We invite our partners and customers to donate to Sol y Luna.

Journey Latin America bake sale to raise money for Soly Luna Foundation in Peru.

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    Juliet Ellwood - Travel Expert

    After graduating with a degree in Anthropology and History and having been fascinated by Latin America since childhood by the book featuring photos of Nazca, Juliet first visited the region in 2003. Since then, Juliet has visited the majority of countries in Latin America but has particularly extensive experience with Peru, a country she loves for many reasons but not least, its incredible archaeological richness and delicious food!

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    A former Journey Latin America tour leader, Sally spent 7 years working, travelling and living throughout Latin America before returning to the UK to help people arrange their own adventures to this wonderful destination.

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    Heloise started her Latin American journey as an exchange student in Santiago, Chile. With extended summer holidays this was the perfect opportunity to backpack through Bolivia, Peru, Argentina and Brazil.

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    Having spent part of her childhood in Colombia and worked in Brazil and Costa Rica, Hannah's ties to Latin America run deep. Hannah is a much valued Travel Expert in our Tailor-made Holidays and Group Tours sales team.

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    A globetrotter since her childhood, Alex spent a year studying abroad in Guadalajara and has returned to Latin America countless times since then.

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    Kathryn backpacked across Argentina, Chile, Bolivia and Peru before joining us. She has a degree in Philosophy and French and is a keen netball player.

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