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Exchange your skills for accommodation
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Hostel Arequipa, Peru

🙌Voluntariado en el centro de Arequipa (cuarto privado) 🏠

24h/week Housekeeping Cleaning Administration Reception
At least 3 weeks Private Room
  • 5.0
  • Higher approval

Homestay Trancoso, Brazil

Minha gatinha precisa de compainha :)

30h/week Pet Sitting Housekeeping Gardening
From 2 to 2 weeks Private Room
  • 5.0

Homestay Huiliches, Argentina

Ayudanos en nuestro hogar y disfruta La Patagonia Argentina

25h/week Painting & Decorating Building & Repairing Gardening
From 2 to 4 weeks Shared Dorm 1 meal
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Permaculture project Provincia de Samuel Oropeza, Bolivia

Cuidado del medio ambiente dentro del espacio

20h/week Painting & Decorating Building & Repairing Farming Gardening
At least 2 weeks Private Room

Other Mariscal Nieto, Peru

Voluntario de Fotografía y Redes Sociales para Restaurante 📸📱

20h/week Content Writer Photography Video Making Social Media
At least 1 week Private Room 2 meals
  • 5.0

Permaculture project San Antonio de Pucará, Ecuador

Coffee Harvest Help on Organic Farm in the Cloud Forest 🌳🏕️

30h/week Cleaning Kitchen Hand Gardening Farming
From 2 to 12 weeks Shared Dorm

Farm La Merced, Colombia

Buscamos voluntarios que nos ayuden en nuestra finca de café.

25h/week Farming Painting & Decorating Building & Repairing Gardening
At least 1 week Tent 1 meal

Farmstay Teresópolis, Brazil

Jardineiro dos Alpes em Teresópolis, RJ 🐎🍃

25h/week Painting & Decorating Building & Repairing Gardening
At least 15 days Private Room 1 meal
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Higher approval
  • Needs help immediately

Eco Village Alto Paraíso de Goiás, Brazil

Nanny / teacher for jungle kids in eco village 🏡🧑‍🏫

30h/week Child Care
From 30 days to 11 weeks Shared Dorm 2 meals
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project

Guest House Porto de Pedras, Brazil

Voluntariado em baixa temporada no litoral de Alagoas🌴

25h/week Tour Guide Cleaning Housekeeping Reception
From 4 to 12 weeks Private Room
  • 5.0

Hospitality Alto Paraíso de Goiás, Brazil

Ajude-nos e conheça lugares únicos no paraíso do cerrado 💫

25h/week Farming Painting & Decorating Building & Repairing Gardening
At least 1 week Tent
  • 5.0
  • Needs help immediately

Hospitality Alto Paraíso de Goiás, Brazil

Buscamos mentes criativas para crescer nosso espaço na Chapada 💡

25h/week Content Writer Web Developer
At least 1 week Tent
  • 5.0
  • Needs help immediately

Camping Cachapoal, San Francisco de Mostazal, Chile

¡Comparte con nosotros y ven a conocer el Bosque Esclerófilo !

25h/week Building & Repairing Farming
At least 1 week Tent 3 meals
  • 5.0

Hospitality Canoas, Brazil

Venha conhecer o povo Canoense e Porto-Alegrense 🧉

25h/week Painting & Decorating Cleaning Housekeeping Building & Repairing
From 1 to 1 week Private Room 1 meal
  • 5.0

Other Salvaterra, Brazil

🎨 Compartilhe arte e inspiração em oficinas do nosso Instituto!

20h/week Painting & Decorating Music Arts
At least 1 week Tent
  • 5.0

Camping villa yacanto, Argentina

🌄 Sol Naciente Comechingón: una experiencia de autoconocimiento y conexión 🌞

25h/week Farming Painting & Decorating Building & Repairing Gardening
From 1 to 12 weeks Tent 2 meals
  • Needs help immediately
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How many countries are there in South America?

South America includes 12 sovereign states: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela, and a part of France (French Guiana). Most countries speak their specific dialects of Spanish, but Portuguese is the majority language by a small margin due to the fact that Brazil is the largest country in the continent. South America is home to more plant and animal species than anywhere on Earth. 

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What are the best places to see animals in South America?

There are many places to observe animals in natural habitat. Just be careful with places that exploit animals instead of helping them. Please, always research before visiting. An example of a trustworthy place to see wildlife in South America is the Bird Park at the Iguazu Falls National Reserve. In Peru, you can feel the spirits of the Andes at Parque Nacional Manu. In Argentina, Unesco World Heritage site Península Valdés is home to sea lions, seals, penguins and numerous seabirds, being one of South America’s best wildlife reserves. 

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How can I use Worldpackers to visit South America?

South America is the place for a classic backpacker adventure. You can use Worldpackers to save some money by exchanging work for accommodation in Sao Paulo, Lima, Buenos Aires and a lot of other places included in our host list. From big cities to beaches and countrysides, we’ve got you covered! You can explore South America by applying to the positions that match your skills, once you become a Worldpackers member for only $49 a year. Maybe come visit Worldpackers headquarters in Sao Paulo! 

How Worldpackers works: the complete guideTime to prepare for your trip as a worldpacker!

How do Worldpackers trips work?

As a member, you can contact as many hosts and travel safely as many times as you want.

Choose your plan to travel with Worldpackers as many times as you like.

Complete your profile, watch the video lessons in the Academy, and earn certificates to stand out to hosts.

Apply to as many positions as you like, and get in contact with our verified hosts.

If a host thinks you’re a good fit for their position, they’ll pre-approve you.

Get your documents and tickets ready for your volunteer trip.

Confirm your trip to enjoy all of the safety of Worldpackers.

Have a transformative experience and make a positive impact on the world.

If anything doesn’t go as planned with a host, count on the WP Safeguard and our highly responsive support team!

After volunteering, you and your host exchange reviews.

With positive reviews, you’ll stand out to hosts and get even more benefits.

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