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Sustainable Community Los Ángeles, Costa Rica
Asistente de Lombricompost manager in San Miguel, Costa Rica
What you offer
20h
- Hours per week
- Help out and collaborate with your host only a few hours per week.
- Social Work
- Help with volunteer work in local projects and communities.
- Additional Fee
- This host charges a fee in addition to the cost of the Worldpackers annual plan.
Additional fee required
This host charges an additional fee to the cost of the Worldpackers annual plan for the sustainability of the project and the quality of the experience for volunteers. Learn more.
Amount
- € 10
Per day
Fee pays for
- Benefits for travelers
- Materials for volunteer activities
Description
Finca La Virgen is in the Biological Corridor La Gamba in southern Costa Rica at 600 meters above sea level. Accessible from the Pan-American Highway via a 7 km mountain road, sometimes only by four-wheel drive. Since the finca is too far from the nearest town, it has its own water and electricity supply. We work closely together with the Tropical station La Gamba (COBIGA). This is our main reference, The University of Vienna. We have o transport
What you get
2
- 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.
- 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.
- Basic Internet Access
- Basic 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.
- Discounts on Accommodation
- Get discounts for your stay in other hostels.
- Get free drinks or beverages.
- Drink up! Get free and tasty drinks for yourself.
- Dance classes
- Take free dance classes at our place.
- Permaculture Course
- Take part in our Permaculture course for free.
- Pick Up
- We will pick you up when you arrive, and take you to our property.
- Support
- Get help from the Worldpackers support team in case you need it, at any point of your trip.
- Verified Host
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Availability
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
- Stay at least
- 2 weeks
- Stay up to
- 6 weeks
The Experience
The most important product in worm composting is Theoresulting compost. This excrement product of worms has some features that greatly differentiates it from conventional fertilizers. The Fincalavirgen worm compost is made from organic recyclables such as raw compost from bananas, sugar ear, rainforest foliage, coffee cups, green waste, horse dung and cow dung from our own organic production.
Learn moreRequirements
- Intermediate Spanish or Intermediate English
- Between 18 and 60 years old
- Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers
- Travel insurance
What's not included
Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa
UN Sustainable Development Goals
Join the host in pursuit of these goals and contribute to building a better and more sustainable future for all.
About the host
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Hosted by Werner
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