This continent’s lush rainforest, grasslands, and mountains are under siege.
South America increasingly exports its primary productivity in return for massive deforestation, erosion, and desertification. Earthwatch projects empower rural communities, conserve land resources, and preserve the web of life. Join one of our projects on this beautiful continent for the experience of a lifetime and to help us find solutions to some of the environmental issues facing this land before it is too late.
Please select from our extensive range of projects below:
Help conserve the Amazon Basin’s pink dolphins, giant river otters, monkeys, turtles, fishes, macaws and more.
Rendezvous:Iquitos, Peru
$4500
15-16 days
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Explore the unique community ecology of large carnivores in Brazil's cerrado ecosystem.
Rendezvous:Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
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Moderate
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Explore the fascinating world of caterpillars to see how they protect themselves and respond to changes in their habitats.
Rendezvous:Quito, Ecuador
$2850
11 days
Very Active
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Survey the rainforest and canopies of the Ecuadorian Andes for spectacled bears, jaguars, and ocelots in this biodiversity hotspot.
Rendezvous:Quito, Ecuador
$3300
11 days
Strenuous
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Explore one of the most remote islands on Earth to uncover the evolution of agriculture and the consequences of environmental degradation.
Rendezvous:Hanga Roa, Easter Island, Chile
$3900
14 days
Moderate
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