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Help with our eco-hostel with a native family next to volcano

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The experience

My name is Jose Cajas, I live with my family in Iluman at the foot of the volcano Imbabura, Otavalo. It is an indigenous village, we speak kichua and spanish. I have five children and pets such as dogs and cats. We also have chickens, cows and guinea pigs which are used for food. We live in harmony with nature, and cultivate ancestral crops such as corn, beans, ovillas...

I am currently building a cabin on my land.

What you offer

25 hours of help per week

Painting & Decorating: Help with painting or decorating the property facilities.

Building & Repairing: Help with a wide range of repairs or building.

Cleaning: Help clean the kitchen, bedrooms, bathrooms and common areas.

Arts: Help with painting, graffiti, sculpting or drawing.

Additional fee required

Amount: US$ 2 Per day

Description: EL aporte es para ayudarnos un poco por ahora que no tenemos muchos huespedes, Gracias!

What you get

2 days off per week

Private Room: You will have a bed in a private room. In other words, a room just for you.

Shared Dorm: You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other travelers.

Breakfast: You are entitled to a free breakfast, every day of your stay.

Lunch: You are entitled to a free lunch, every day of your stay.

Use our equipped kitchen: Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.

Basic Internet Access: Basic speed internet for you to work remotely

Requirements

Over 18 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

We need help with wood construction, placing stones for paths, painting, or any other way in which you can help: social networks, marketing, graphic design, artistic decorations... We could cook together as well (bread, pizzas...). You do not need qualifications or specific skills though, any aid will help us a lot. We do need help with the construction, but more than this, we want to talk to you, and learn from you.

Necesitamos ayuda con construcción, con madera, trabajo con piedras, pintar, o con cualquier manera en que puedes ayudar: redes sociales, marketing, diseño grafico, decoraciones artisticas... Podemos tambien cocinar juntos (pan, pizzas...). No necesita tener cualificaciones, cualquier ayuda nos va a ayudar mucho. Es cierto que necesitamos ayuda con la construcción, pero nos queremos hablar y pasar tiempo con ustedes.


Activities & Shift

Depende del dia.

Rules

The perfect location from which you can take trips to Cotacachi, Imbabura, Otavalo Market, Lago San Pablo and Lago Cuicocha. It is a great opportunity to live like the locals. We are only 2 hours from Quito.

Also, we can pick you up from Otovalo and bring you to our cottage.

We provide the breakfasts and lunches the five week days of work. You will provide your dinner y prepare it in our shared kitchen.

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Un gran lugar donde pueda hacer excursiones a Cotacachi, Imbabura, el mercado de Otavalo, Lago San Pablo, y Lago Cuicocha. Tambien estas en un pueblo Indigenas, pueda vivir como los vecinos. Estamos 2 horas de Quito.

Tambien, podemos recogerlos de Otovalo y traerlos a nuestro campo.

Ofrecemos el desayuno y el almuerzo los cinco dias de la semana. Deben traer su cena y prepararsela en nuestra cocina compartida.