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Exchange your skills for accommodation
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Places to do a cultural exchange in South America

1469 opportunities found

Homestay Pilcaniyeu, Argentina

Conoce Bariloche como voluntario en casa particular

18h/week Painting & Decorating Building & Repairing Gardening
From 3 days to 1 week Shared Dorm 1 meal

Farmstay Quito, Ecuador

Ayúdanos en nuestra pequeña granja familiar con raíces indígenas.

30h/week Animal Care Building & Repairing Farming Gardening
At least 3 weeks Private Room 2 meals
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project

Hostel Tarapoto, Peru

Show your art and enjoy your stay in Tarapoto

20h/week Arts
At least 3 days Private Room
  • 5.0
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Volunteering at a dog shelter in Peru 🐶
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Permaculture project Afonso Cláudio, Brazil

Junte-se a nós para uma experiência transformadora

30h/week Cleaning Kitchen Hand Building & Repairing Farming
From 2 to 8 weeks Shared Dorm 3 meals
  • 4.5
  • Sustainable project
  • Needs help immediately

Camping Algarrobo, Chile

Ayúdanos a construir un glamping en Algarrobo, Chile

25h/week Animal Care Painting & Decorating Farming Building & Repairing
From 3 days to 2 months Tent 3 meals
  • 5.0

Farm Celendín, Peru

General help in the middle of nature

16h/week Kitchen Hand Cleaning Gardening
At least 2 weeks Tent
  • 4.5

Farm El Carmen de Chucuri, Colombia

Are you brave enough? Come to visit our cacao farm in Colombia!

25h/week Gardening Photography Teaching Languages Farming
From 8 to 25 days Private Room 3 meals
  • 4.5
  • Sustainable project

Social Project Arajuno, Ecuador

Construcción en la selva con materiales naturales.

20h/week Farming Gardening Building & Repairing
From 2 weeks to 1 month Shared Dorm 3 meals
  • 4.5
  • Sustainable project

Holistic Center Paraje La Coronilla, Uruguay

Conocé el bambú mientras creamos una escuela para la vida

25h/week Painting & Decorating Building & Repairing Gardening
At least 4 weeks Team Dorm 1 meal
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project

Sustainable Community Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Experimente a natureza, a arte e a vida sustentável

25h/week Kitchen Hand Gardening Building & Repairing Farming
From 7 to 30 days Shared Dorm 3 meals
  • 4.5
  • Sustainable project
  • High demand

Social Project Mendoza, Argentina

Help us in our Foundation for young disabled people in Mendoza

25h/week Gardening Child Care Arts Social Work
At least 2 weeks Tent 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Top Host
  • Higher approval

Holistic Center Mizque, Bolivia

Short video and Instagram post creation

25h/week Photography Video Making
At least 2 weeks Shared Dorm 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Top Host
  • Higher approval

Farm Comendador Gomes, Brazil

Artesanato/ Produção de conteúdo

30h/week Painting & Decorating Video Making Photography Arts
From 1 to 3 weeks Tent 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Top Host
  • Higher approval

Holistic Center Mizque, Bolivia

Experience life on a permaculture farm in an indigenous community

25h/week Painting & Decorating Building & Repairing Gardening Pet Sitting
At least 2 weeks Shared Dorm 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Top Host
  • Higher approval

Farm Arraial d´Ajuda, Brazil

Arraial d´Ajuda: cultivo agroflorestal entre mata atlântica e mar

20h/week Farming Gardening
From 10 days to 1 month Tent
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Top Host
  • Higher approval

Inn Lima Duarte, Brazil

Ajude a Cuidar de uma Pousada Incrível em Ibitipoca! 🏡🎨

25h/week Cleaning Housekeeping
At least 1 week Shared Dorm 1 meal
  • 5.0
  • Top Host
  • 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.

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