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About the Peace Corps
What is Peace Corps?

What Do Volunteers Do?

Where Do Volunteers Go?
Caribbean
Central America and Mexico
South America
Eastern Europe and Central Asia
North Africa and the Middle East
Africa
Asia
Pacific Islands

What's It Like to Volunteer?

How Do I Become a Volunteer?

Who Volunteers?

What are the Benefits?

What About Safety?

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Life is calling. How far will you go?

About the Peace Corps

Where Do Volunteers Go?

Current

Bolivia Paraguay
Ecuador Peru
Guyana Suriname

Past

Argentina Colombia
Brazil Uruguay
Chile Venezuela
Explore South America

Past

Argentina

Status: Presently Inactive
Program dates: 1992-1994
Volunteers Served: 38

 

Colombia

Status: Presently Inactive
Program dates: 1961-1981
Volunteers Served: 4,638

 

Brazil

Status: Presently Inactive
Program dates: 1961-1981
Volunteers Served: 4,150

 

Uruguay

Status: Presently Inactive
Program dates: 1963-1974, 1991-1997
Volunteers Served: 338

 

Chile

Status: Presently Inactive
Program dates: 1962-1982, 1991-1998
Volunteers Served: 2,096

 

Venezuela

Status: Presently Inactive
Program dates: 1962-1977
Volunteers Served: 2,134

 
Volunteers have the opportunity to experience the rich cultural and linguistic heritage that is increasingly relevant to life back in the United States, and make any one of these South American nations a challenging and rewarding country of service.