These are emotional times.

I’ve had tears of joy so many times during our campaign as I’ve recognised names, and remembered beautiful people, right back to our first clients.

Through 12 years of operation, those of you who have travelled with Apus Peru have shown you are indeed part of a global family. The people you trekked with many years ago touched your hearts enough for you to turn around and support them in a time of hardship. My personal gratitude is enormous, and “thank you” seems so insufficient. Did I say how many times I cried?

When we first set out on this campaign, my expectations were pretty low. I thought we'd be lucky if we raised even a thousand dollars. This is a difficult time for everyone; how could we expect anyone to care about workers living in a remote corner of Peru?⁠ ⁠

But care you did. The outpouring of love, support and heart-warming memories has been overwhelming. This is what we need in times like this: proof that we are there for each other when we need it.

Who’d have thought we could ever raise $10,000, let alone even more than that. You’ve made a real difference in the lives of our team.⁠

Though it hardly does justice to the gratitude I feel, THANK YOU, from me and from all of us at Apus Peru.

Stay safe everyone.

Ariana Svenson

Co-Founder, Apus Peru