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Shared Home Campinas, Brazil

Cuidar, criar e compartilhar no Ateliê Marceneira 🛠️✨

25h/week Gardening Cleaning Cooking Building & Repairing
At least 1 week Team Dorm
  • Higher approval
  • Needs help immediately
  • New

Shared Home Campinas, Brazil

Comunicar, criar e inspirar no Ateliê Marceneira 🪵🎥📸

25h/week Content Writer Photography Video Making Social Media
At least 1 week Team Dorm
  • Higher approval
  • New

Hostel Cardenal Caro, Chile

Ayudanos en nuestro hostal en la Playa de Pichilemu

18h/week Housekeeping Administration Cleaning
From 2 to 8 weeks Team Dorm
  • 5.0
  • Higher approval
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Farm Piedade, Brazil

Ajude-nos a melhorar nosso Espanhol

20h/week Teaching Languages
From 1 to 2 weeks Tent 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Higher approval

Camping Ocumare de la Costa de Oro, Venezuela

Ayúdanos a construir nuestro campamento ecológico en el Caribe🏖️

20h/week Farming Painting & Decorating Building & Repairing Gardening
From 2 to 6 weeks Tent 3 meals
  • Higher approval

Farm Piedade, Brazil

Ajude-nos na Poda, Manutenção e Cultivo

25h/week Farming Arts Building & Repairing Gardening
From 2 to 4 weeks Tent 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Higher approval

Farm Pirenópolis, Brazil

Colabore e desfrute da Natureza

30h/week Painting & Decorating Building & Repairing Gardening
From 9 days to 2 weeks Tent 2 meals
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Higher approval

Other Rancho Queimado, Brazil

Nos ajude com o nosso Projeto Artístico e Agro-ecológico, SC

20h/week Cleaning Kitchen Hand Farming Gardening
From 5 to 30 days Shared Dorm 3 meals
  • 4.5
  • Higher approval

Farmstay Moniquirá, Colombia

Get a hands-on experience at our Integrated Farm

30h/week Painting & Decorating Social Work Building & Repairing Farming
From 3 weeks to 2 months Shared Dorm 3 meals
  • Sustainable project
  • Higher approval

Farm Santo Domingo, Ecuador

Acompáñanos a vivir cuidando lo que amamos.

8h/week Pet Sitting Painting & Decorating Cleaning Gardening
From 1 day to 12 weeks Tent 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Higher approval

Farm Pereira, Colombia

Ayúdanos a dar vida a nuestros jardines en Pereira, Colombia

25h/week Animal Care Farming Cleaning Gardening
At least 2 weeks Private Room 1 meal

Social Project Tuta, Colombia

Voluntariado en una Escuela Rural Creativa en Tuta, Colombia

18h/week Painting & Decorating Child Care Arts Social Work
From 2 to 4 weeks Private Room

Farm Cundinmarca, Colombia

Finca ecológica: cultivo, cocina y animales en Colombia

16h/week Cleaning Cooking Gardening Teaching Languages
From 4 to 12 weeks Private Room 3 meals

Farmstay Vicuña, Chile

🏕️ Hospedaje ancestral en el mágico Valle del Elqui 🌄

25h/week Cleaning Kitchen Hand Building & Repairing Gardening
From 5 days to 2 weeks Shared Dorm 2 meals
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Needs help immediately
  • New

Hospitality São Sebastião, Brazil

Ajude a cuidar de um Ateliê de Arte/casa na Praia :)

16h/week Painting & Decorating Cleaning Building & Repairing Gardening
From 2 to 7 days Private Room
  • 4.5
  • Higher approval

Inn Iguape, Brazil

Aproveitando a tranquilidade dando aquela forcinha

32h/week Painting & Decorating Building & Repairing Gardening
From 3 weeks to 2 months Team Dorm 1 meal
  • 5.0
  • Higher approval

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.

Check out all our plans Learn more about how it works