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Join us and experience the beauty of Chilean Patagonia!

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The experience

Welcome to the lake! Thank you for your interest in being a volunteer with us as we transform shipping containers into lakeside cabins and build lakeside glamping sites near Coyhaique.

We are available to show and explain the flora and fauna of the region, share DIY travel tips and destinations and experience cultural immersion with our extended family and friends.

What you offer

32 hours of help 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

What you get

1 day 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.

Tent: You will sleep in a tent at a camping site.

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 Restaurants: Get discounts at nearby restaurants.

Discounts on Pubs: Get discounts at nearby pubs.

Discounts on Drinks: Get discounts for drinks and beverages from our bar.

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

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

Free Tours: We’ll take you on tours and rides around town. For free!

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

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

Fluent English or Beginner Spanish

Over 21 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

Travel insurance

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

This year we are looking forward to the finishing touches for the cabins (finish carpentry, paint, drywall) installing a new well and water system for the properties, building nature trails, and creating wonderful landscapes on our properties.

As much as the weather changes in Patagonia, so do our plans, but we are looking for help in any of the areas:
• Trail building and fence building
• Weeding, seeding, transplanting, or general landscaping
• Prepping and painting shipping containers and various other structures
• Building benches, platforms, walkways, retaining walls, windbreaks, etc.
• Preparing for and attending tourists/visitors (cleaning, preparing breakfasts, washing dishes, changing sheets, grocery shopping, etc.)
• Seasonal work such as Wildlife Monitoring, clearing weeds, trimming, removing snow, and general landscaping, etc.














Activities & Shift

Duration: We normally work a few hours in the morning, have lunch, and then work a few hours in the afternoon but shoot for no more than 6 hours a day

Rules

Eligibility: Participants must be at least 21 years old and willing to sign a waiver, have demonstrated relevant skills necessary or experience in construction-related fields, have a passion for cultural immersion, and a willingness to work in a collaborative environment.

At the moment we will be providing more rustic-off-grid facilities, like a campsite. Our bathrooms will likely be a combination of the cabins and a pit toilet, to be built. We will offer tents in the future, but for now, you will get to stay in one of our cabins.

Relevant gear: rubber boots or hiking shoes, headlight, water-repellent cloth.
All this can be acquired in Coyhaique.

◄IMPORTANT► To apply for this position, you must be comfortable in a remote setting without access to a town. Think backcountry backpacking. It's highly recommended your own car since it's the only way to get to the project location. We may be able to offer transfer depending on the schedule.