Up Close Bolivia is a family-run enterprise which has been welcoming volunteers into the small community of Mallasa, near La Paz, for the past ten years. Everything that we do is based upon the principle of "reciprocity": we wish to ensure that the needs and expectations of our volunteers, visitors and the local community are mutually met and both parties are enriched and strengthened. We work directly with local people in order to respond to their needs and guarantee the sustainability of our projects. It is this unique relationship with the community which has offered, and continues to offer, our volunteers a chance to meaningfully participate in and get a real flavour of Bolivian culture.