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This summer, travel to Peru and immerse yourself in a powerful learning and service experience. Work alongside nonprofits and local communities in Peru with other students. Join us, and broaden your…

In this bonus content, first-generation college student Martin Vargas Alvines reflects on the study program that began in the United States and ended in his home country.

Jose Luis Herrera shares how he's gained confidence and a sense of freedom, while Hannah Looney has learned to feel more comfortable in her own skin.

Hannah, Jose Luis and Alessandra Nicole marshal facts and figures to make their case. Will their professors be pleased?

Hannah Looney and Jose Luis Herrera do some last-minute worrying as they and their colleague, Alessandra Nicole Hidalgo, prepare to give a presentation on ways to encourage trash removal. They…

Tag along with the students as they visit the site of floods, study a village kitchen and discover a small town in the Andes. All the while they are learning what it's like to be a…

Virginia Tech student Hannah Looney expresses anticipation and shares some of the lessons learned during her 10-day trip to Peru.

Professor Marcos Agurto, an adjunct at Virginia Tech and a professor at the University of Piura, shows how students can learn by being present with the people they are trying to serve.

Students from Virginia Tech and the University of Piura embark on a novel new program to study development economics on the ground on the coast and in the highlands of Peru.

Fourteen College of Agriculture and Life Sciences students traveled to Cusco, Peru, in May 2018 to experience the health care system, language, and culture of the developing country.