Help us creating an Orchid's Garden & a homestay in the Amazonia

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Connect with nature: 24 travelers recommend this experience for reconnecting with nature
Immerse yourself in the local culture: 22 travelers recommend this host for those looking for a local cultural immersion
Accepts couples and pairs of volunteers

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What you offer

20h

Hours per week: Help out and collaborate with your host only a few hours per week.

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

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

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

Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens

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What you get

Days off per week: Have some time off for yourself, go explore the city or rest for a while.

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.

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

Fast Internet Access: High-speed internet for you to work remotely

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

Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.

Language lessons: Take free language classes at our place.

Bikes at your disposal: You can use our bikes any time you want.

Support: Get help from the Worldpackers support team in case you need it, at any point of your trip.

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Availability

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Stay at least: 1 week

Stay up to: 6 weeks

The Experience

We have over 500 different species of orchids and our goal is to make and inventory of it, organize them and create a webpage to show them to the world. This is the beginning ofthe project so there is a lot to do! We would love to have people who could name and label our orchids, remove grass, build cabins with local materials and paths in the forest (we own 17 hectares not developed)fruit trees, and helping with some improvements in the house.

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Requirements

Beginner Spanish or Beginner English
Between 22 and 40 years old
Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers
Be from outside Ecuador

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

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32 Reviews

5.0

Host & Team

5.0

Hours & Tasks

5.0

Homestay

5.0

Learning & Fun

5.0

How this experience will transform you

24 Get in touch with nature
22 Immersing in the local culture
21 Meeting locals
15 Meeting international travelers
13 Practicing Spanish
8 Developing environmental awareness

This host contributes to Sustainable Development Goals

12 15. Life on land
9 3. Good health and well-being
4 11. Sustainable cities and communities

Eve

United Kingdom

Martha and her family are lovely. We are from the UK and don't speak Spanish so communicating was a little difficult - I would recommend speaking Spanish to do this volunteer placement. The house is very cosy and we had a private room. The gardening tasks are easy, just a few hours a day and there is lots to explore in Puyo and Banos. You can get the bus from outside Martha's house. Martha's garden is beautiful and you will enjoy if you like being outdoors :)

3 months ago

망함

South Korea

I loved my stay in Puyo. Martha is a very sweet soul. She cares about the well being and is very flexible. I enjoyed my time there. =)

3 months ago

Dani

Chile

This experience was amazing! The voluntary work I did was adapted to my knowledge of Painting, I got to paint a mural for the home (the host). She is soooooo lovely! I love her humor so much! She is constantly making sure everything is good, really attentive. The only problem is that you will really love it here and if you have plans after your stay it's going to be heartbreaking having to leave :'). 100% recommended!

9 months ago

jordynn

United States

Marta was such a sweet soul who was so helpful and welcoming. her garden is beautiful! we did very easy tasks around the house like potting and repotting plants, pulling weeds, for 3 hours in the morning. Marta showed us around puyo, gave us so many day trip ideas & even hung out and went to dinner with us❤️ there's a lot to do in puyo town and the bus is only 40 cents a person from her home. we had such a great time here and as this was our first worldpackers experience, it couldn't have gone better!

over 1 year ago

Corban

United States

Such a great experience! My friend and I loved working in Martha's garden and getting the opportunity to explore Puyo and other surrounding parts of Ecuador. Martha is an excellent host. In addition to welcoming us into her home, she also went out of her way to help us coordinate our activities during our time off. The meals she cooked us were wonderful! The biggest challenge we faced was understanding the specifics of certain gardening tasks. At times, I feel we could have benefited from more supervision and feedback on our work. Overall, I would absolutely recommend!

over 1 year ago

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