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Three years ago, we had a life-changing experience in the Peruvian jungle. When we returned, we were excited to have the chance to ride a boat down the river and explore the rainforest’s depths. We met Charito on Zoom, and we were surprised to learn she had a hidden retreat in the jungle. She uses … Read more
The name “Pucallpa” comes from the Quechua language “Puka Allpa” – meaning “red soil.” The city lies in the eastern part of Peru, on the bank of the Ucayali River. This river represents the largest tributary to the Amazon. Pucallpa is the only metropolitan city in the Ucayali region, an area of the Peruvian Amazon … Read more
When we landed in Pucallpa, we were treated by Charito and her family, as well as missionaries, volunteers, and employees of the Don Bosco Community. In my last post, I wrote about meeting some of the missionaries on Zoom, but this was our first time meeting any of them in person. Getting the Lay of … Read more
Silva and I have started our journey again. For quite some time we haven’t posted here, however, during this time, a lot happened to us and we did not lack work in Slovenia. We also traveled some since our last mission trip to Peru. This intermediate journey to Peru and Colombia two years ago was … Read more
Our plane from Venice to South America took off on Thursday, August seventeenth. We first flew through Madrid to Colombia. The final destination was Peru, as I wrote in the previous article, but we first flew to Medellín for a few days. Adjusting to Columbia’s Time and Temperature In Colombia, we spent three days on … Read more
Quite some time has passed since we last had regular reports from Silva and Nace Volčič. Those who have followed Operando from the beginning know that Operando began with the start of their journey around the world. The First Year’s Travels in Europe After founding the association, they began their missionary journey in Europe. They … Read more
After almost a month, we left Atalaya, filled with impressions and memories of lovely encounters with people and nature. It makes you want to build a house somewhere in the village, plant a banana and coconut tree, some cassava and sugarcane, and simply live naturally like the native Indians. Perhaps one day when we’re older. … Read more
It was raining cats and dogs and it didn’t seem to stop. We sat with Enrique under the roof of our missionary post in the Indian village of El Diamante, watched the kids playing and enjoying the rain, thinking only one thing: will we be able to get to Nuevo Progreso, which was the next … Read more
Many years ago, a villager was walking along the narrow jungle paths, not far from the Native American community by the Ucayali River. Suddenly, he saw a marvelous stone and realized that he found a diamond. He moved to Satipo, sold the diamond and reveled in his riches. That’s what the chieftess of a Native … Read more
Atalaya is a small town in the Ucayali Region of Peru. The town has 30,000 inhabitants, the half of them being Natives who moved here from small communities in the Amazon rainforest. Atalaya is the capital of the Atalaya Province and the Raymondi District. It is actually a port town by the Tambo River that, … Read more
Together with Yanda, an Indonesian Claretian who studies in Lima and lives with other students in the Claretian monastery, we went to the travel agency to buy the tickets for Satipo. For such a demanding journey, we didn’t want to leave anything to chance. The Claretians advised us to choose a bus of high quality. … Read more