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EcoImmersion: Culture, Conscious Volunteering & Circular desing

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The experience

🏑 Live, Learn & Explore in La Guaria!
Stay in a cozy tropical home surrounded by monkeys, toucans, iguanas, and a peaceful creek. Enjoy a fully equipped apartment, garden, bikes, WiFi, and share unforgettable moments helping with eco-projects, workshops, and community learning. Your adventure in sustainability starts here! 🌱✨
Just 2 hours fron San Jose, walking distance
Improve your Spanish level in our in our inmersion cultural program.






What you offer

20 hours of help per week

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

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

Social Work: Help with volunteer work in local projects and communities.

Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens

Additional fee required

Amount: US$ 100 Per week

Description: It is the fee for food, materials and bicycle maintenance expenses that is described at the beginning and in the questions.

What you get

2 days off per week

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.

Dinner: You are entitled to a free dinner, every day of your stay.

Discounts on Tours: Get discounts for tours and excursions around town.

Discounts on Accommodation: Get discounts for your stay in other hostels.

Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.

Free Hiking Tours: We’ll take you on excursions and hikes around town. For free!

Free Events: Get free entrance for the best events in town.

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

Yoga classes: Take free yoga classes at our place.

Language lessons: Take free language classes at our place.

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

Certificate: Get a certificate of completion after you finish your experience.

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

Dedicated Workspace: Specific space for you to work remotely

Requirements

Beginner Spanish or Beginner English

Between 18 and 80 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

🌎 FCRecolearning Volunteer Program

Living and learning through circular architecture
At FCRecolearning, we welcome volunteers who want to co-create a sustainable future while living authentic cultural experiences in Costa Rica. Our program integrates community, ecology, and creativity, offering practical projects where you can make an impact while learning valuable skills.

✨ Volunteer Activities

1.English Support for the Community
.Help children and adults practice English.
.Organize conversation clubs and fun language activities.

2.Organic Gardens & Food Sustainability
.Build and maintain community gardens.
.Learn composting, rainwater harvesting, and eco-farming techniques.

3.Tropical Art & Culture
.Paint murals for local businesses with tropical and creative designs.
.Support art-therapy workshops with recycled materials.

4.Content Creation & Communication
.Design social media conten to promote eco-projects.
.Share stories, photos, and videos of the volunteer experience.

5.Workshops with FCRecolearning
.Assist and participate in workshops on sustainability and circular architecture.
.Co-create new activities with the team.

6 Support for Eco-Projects
Collaborate at our Integral Farm (goat cheese, nursery, agro-ecology).


🎁 What You Will Gain

🌱 Hands-on learning in circular architecture & sustainable living.

πŸ’¬ Improve your Spanish through daily immersion.

🌍 Cultural exchange with the local community and international volunteers.

πŸ“œ Environmental Volunteer Certification for your contribution.

🀝 A chance to join a supportive network of eco-entrepreneurs and change-makers.

πŸ‘‰ This program is ideal for volunteers who want to connect with nature, share their skills, and live a meaningful experience in Costa Rica while making a real impact.


Activities & Shift

A tipical day:7:30AM a costarrican typical Breakfast 8-12md make task in the project 1-PM Lunch with food from the farm to the table and time for a siesta and free time. The schedule may change depending on the weather, the level of effort required by the job, the level of fatigue... We are flexible and we know how to listen to people's needs. Weekends are free to rest, enjoy the farm or discover places of interest around the town. .

🏑 About the Place
We are located in La Guaria, a peaceful town within walking distance of supermarkets, restaurants, local shops, banks, and the main bus terminal with routes to San JosΓ©, the Caribbean, and Arenal.

🌱 Volunteer Accommodation
Volunteers stay in a large shared room with 4 beds, each with a mosquito net. The apartment includes a private bathroom, a fully equipped kitchen, a TV lounge, and access to our eco-learning space.

🚲 Amenities & Extras

Private parking and bicycles available

Shared laundry area

Reliable WiFi

Beautiful tropical garden with monkeys, iguanas, toucans, and scarlet macaws

The host’s cozy home nearby with her friendly cats and dogs

Relax to the sound of a charming creek running close to the property

Also are available ecoturism activities arround.
We can advise you where to go and we have a catalog of activities that can be done near the farm that we can always show you.
We have vegetarian and gluteen free options
October we have the Sarapiqui ecofest with discounts and activities for free.

Rules

Consumption and sale of drugs not allowed
Respect and order inside the casita accomodation and during the project time
Respect to the rural community and the enviroment