CIWY: Comunidad Inti Wara Yassi - Parque Machía
Villa Tunari - Cochabamba
Enero - Febrero 2014
Comunidad Inti Wara Yassi
As part of our work in South America in 2014, we traveled to Bolivia and into the heart of the Amazon to document the work of Comunidad Inti Wara Yassi (CIWY) - a group dedicated to the rehabilitation & protection of injured & abused wildlife. Over the course of a week we were shown around Parque Machía - one of their three centres that care for animals.
There we met with Tania 'Nena' Baltazar - the founder of CIWY - and talked to her about her groups work.
Daily, Comunidad Inti Wara Yassi's work is carried out by paying volunteers who journey from around the world to lend a helping hand. Their funds cover the costs of medical bills, food, and maintenance of infrastructure, and without them CIWY's work would be impossible. With this in mind, Fair Projects wanted to assist CIWY by producing a video that highlights the experience that a new volunteer would have at the park in order to encourage new volunteers to sign up.
Along with the above video, Fair Projects photographed daily activity around the park for the Comunidad Inti Wara Yassi website & promotional material.
To find out more, visit
To support CIWY, visit their website at
Volunteer at Machía / Sé voluntario en Machía
Volunteer at Parque Machía, one of CIWY's three Wildlife Custody Centres.
Machía is located in Villa Tunari (Chapare), at the beginning of the Amazon rainforest. The Centre cares for a variety of rescued animals: from capuchin and spider monkeys, to coatis and a spectacled bear.
Volunteers are needed all year round to help with the day-to-day care of the animals in our Centre (cleaning, preparing food and providing enrichment), as well as construction and maintenance projects.
Find out more about this incredibly rewarding, unique and memorable volunteer experience:
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Sé voluntario en el Parque Machía, uno de los tres Centros de Custodia de Fauna Silvestre de la CIWY.
Machía está ubicado en Villa Tunari del Chapare, cabecera de la Amazonia. El Centro alberga a una variedad de animales rescatados: de monos capuchinos y arañas, a coaties y un oso andino.
Se necesita voluntarios durante todo el año para ayudar con el cuidado diario de los animales en nuestro Centro (limpiar, preparar comida y proveer enriquecimiento), además de proyectos de construcción y mantenimiento.
Descubre más acerca de este voluntariado único, gratificante y memorable:
TLM - Trailer Comunidad Inti Wara Yassi (con subtítulos españoles)
La première équipe de Tournons Le Monde 2016 est heureuse de collaborer avec la Communauté INTI WARA YASSI (Bolivie) et partage ses premiers jours chez eux dans ce teaser.
Depuis plus de 20 ans, la Communauté Inti Wara Yassi sauve du braconnage et s'occupe d'animaux sauvages, sensibilise la population locale et accueille des enfants défavorisés.
Pour plus d'informations:
Tom & Zineb
Parque Machia - Inti Wara Yassi Joepace's photos around Cochabamba, Bolivia (parque maschia)
Preview of Joepace's blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here:
This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator.
Learn more about these videos:
2014 - Bolivia: Inti Wara Yassi
Inti Wara Yassi, Villa Tunari, Bolivia, 2006
Inti Wara Yassi, Villa Tunari, Bolivia, 2006
Welcome to Parque Machia / Bienvenidos al Parque Machia
A short film shot in Machia in 2012. Thanks to RS Film for sharing this with us.
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Un video corto filmado en Machia en 2012. Gracias a RS Film por compartirlo con nosotros.
Jungle Walk with Marley
Marley is a puma (Puma concolor), another victim of the illegal wildlife trade. She had been purchased in a local market in Cochabamba by a family that had wanted her as a pet. Soon after they brought her home, she started to display some very serious health problems. She was extremely weak, and was experiencing intermittent seizures. They were unable to improve her health, so they brought her to CIWY. Marley arrived to Wildlife Custody Centre Machia when she was just two months old. Here she received the correct diet, which helped to improve her health very quickly, and in a short amount of time she appeared to be happy and healthy.
Marley now lives in a large multi-level enclosure deep in the jungle. She loves her daily walks with her volunteers, where she can explore the ever-changing sights and smells of the jungle. She is a very intelligent puma, with beautiful eyes.
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Marley, un puma (Puma concolor) ha sido otra víctima más del tráfico animal de fauna silvestre. Fue adquirida como mascota en un mercado local, por una familia en Cochabamba. Al poco tiempo empezó a presentar problemas de salud, estaba muy débil y sufriendo convulsiones de manera intermitente. La familia no pudó hacer nada para mejorar el estado de salud de la puma por lo que decidieron acudir a CIWY. Marley fue aceptada y derivada al Centro Machía, con tan sólo dos meses de edad. En el CCFS Machia ella fue atendida con una dieta adecuada, lo que la hizo recuperarse de manera muy rápida y no presento más problemas de salud.
Ahora vive en un ambiente amplio de dos pisos en medio de la selva. Le gusta sus paseos diarios por la selva explorando cosas nuevas, con sus voluntarios. Es una puma muy inteligente y guapa. Marley tiene unos ojos preciosos.
SAMA. Jaguar. Comunidad Inti Wara Yassi.
Fracturas Coronarias de 4 Caninos e Incicivos centrales y laterales inferiores. Con consecuente exposición pulpar, necrosis pulpar y abscesos recurrente. Fístula presente asociada a Canino inferior Izquierdo, en piel.
Tratamiento: Endodoncia de todos los dientes afectados.
ODONTOLOGÍA EN ANIMALES SALVAJES 2. COMUNIDAD INTI WARA YASSI 2014
JAGUAR KATIE
Inti Wara Yassi - L'arche de Noé de Bolivie
La Communauté Inti Wara Yassi (CIWY) est une organisation non-gouvernementale qui recueille et prend soin d’animaux sauvages maltraités ou issus du marché noir.
Inti, Wara et Yassi veut dire Soleil, Etoile et Lune, respectivement en Quechua, Aymara et Guarani, langues indiennes du pays. Ce nom représente les principaux groupes ethniques de Bolivie et est un symbole d’unité.
Depuis plus de 20 ans, CIWY dénonce le trafic illégal auquel plusieurs espèces animales sont soumises, sans aucun respect pour leurs droits. En Bolivie, une loi existe qui punit quiconque détiendrait un animal sauvage en captivité, mais peu sont ceux qui la respectent, et les autorités restent relativement indifférentes face à cela. CIWY prend soin des victimes du trafic et leur offre une seconde chance. CIWY a innové en mettant en place un système de conservation des espèces ex situ (technique de conservation de la faune sauvage qui intervient en dehors du milieu naturel).
CIWY gère aujourd’hui 3 parcs en Bolivie : Parque Machia (Cochabamba), Parque Ambue Ari (Santa Cruz) et Parque Jacj Cuisi (au nord de La Paz). Diverses espèces de singes et d’oiseaux, des tapirs, des coatis, des autruches, mais aussi des félins, jaguars, pumas, ocelots, marguays, et même des ours et des daims, sont recueillis dans ces parcs et dorlotés par une équipe de professionnels, aidés par des bénévoles du monde entier. Récupérés par les autorités alors que des trafiquants tentaient de les vendre sur les marchés, amenés par des familles qui les ont eus petits et qui ne peuvent plus s’en occuper, délaissés par des cirques, chacun a sa propre histoire mais tous ont subi des traumatismes.
Organisation leader en Bolivie des droits de la vie sauvage, la Communauté Inti Wara Yassi s’est donné pour mission de donner la meilleure qualité de vie possible aux animaux recueillis et de faire en sorte que le trafic d’animaux sauvages diminue à travers la mise en place de programmes éducatifs et d’actions publiques, en partenariat avec les autorités et d’autres organisations.
Sa vision est celle d’un monde dans lequel les animaux sauvages vivraient libres dans leur habitat naturel, libres des dangers de la chasse, du braconnage et de la destruction de leur écosystème.
Ses objectifs sont :
défendre l’environnement et conserver la biodiversité
recueillir et réhabiliter les animaux sauvages victimes du trafic et de maltraitance
prendre soin de manière appropriée des animaux recueillis
coordonner la recherche et les programmes éducatifs qui supportent et contribuent à la sauvegarde de notre écosystème
Plus de renseignements:
An ONCA Conversation: Jennifer Hooper on her 1st encounter with CIWY
CIWY's 2013 Artist in Residence Jennifer Hooper, ONCA Founder Laura Coleman and CIWY Secretary of International Relations Jonathan Cassidy discuss animal encounters in the jungle, and explore the links between art and conservation, survival and friendship.
Walking Leoncio Parque Machia CIWY 2006
I couldn't find many Leoncio videos on here, so here is one of mine to share. If you have worked with him I hope you enjoy this and I hope it jogs some memories of this amazing animal.
Intiwara Yassi! Yassi!
Monkeys in my mouth.
inti wara yassi teaser Video
teaser for the documentary to come
Inti Wara Yassi Alexndean's photos around Villa Tunari, Bolivia (inti wara yassi what to bring)
Preview of Alexndean's blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here:
This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator.
Learn more about these videos:
Toucan scratching Machia Park Inti Wara Yassi Villa Tunari Bolivia 2014
Roy The Puma - Inti Wara Yassi - Walking His Trial
Taken in April 2009. This film is recorded in Bolivia, at Park Machia in the wildlife refuge called Inti Wara Yassi. If you are interested in volunteering (it is cheap and unbelievable rewarding) - then check out intiwarayassi.org.
For stories about my time at the park, check out
Road to be built through Parque Machia - Inti Wara Yassi
Despite numerous attempts to explain why the construction of a road through the Bolivian wild animal sanctuary Parque Machia is a bad decision for all parties involved, they are still going ahead with the construction, with work set to start at some point in early August 2010. This video is one final attempt to appeal to the authorities to stop this senseless destruction. Please send the link to as many people as possible.
Also, please send round the following press release: