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Ithaca, NY 14851
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Guiding Jobs with ACTIVE SOUTH AMERICA

Thank you for your interest in a trip leading position with ACTIVE SOUTH AMERICA!

Here is a copy of our official Application for Employment, along with a job description.

Employment Application

Job Description – Trip Leader

Fax, email or post me the application form, along with a copy of your CV/resume (if you haven't already sent one) and a cover letter IN SPANISH that tells me why you should work for us! (By the way, we don't expect your written expression to be perfect in both Spanish and English – we just need to make sure you can get around in both!)

ACTIVE SOUTH AMERICA guides work in Peru, mainland Ecuador (usually not in the Galapagos Islands), Chile and Costa Rica - mostly Peru. New guides will generally be based in Peru and leading only Jaguar trips for at least their first season. 

As well as fluent English, guides need to speak FLUENT Spanish, OR have conversational level Spanish AND substantial tourism experience or training. Applications from non-Spanish speakers will not be considered.

We will hold your application on file until we start preparing for our next intake - generally around August and April - at which time we will contact you to arrange a phone interview, or to let you know that your application has been unsuccessful.

If you happen to be in New Zealand or South America between now and then, drop me a line to let me know, as we prefer to conduct in-person interviews wherever possible, and NZ and South America are where we hang out!

I look forward to hearing from you!

Katy Shorthouse
Operations Manager

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