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Work Exchange Programs in Central America with Worldpackers

87 opportunities found

Homestay Cubulco, Guatemala

Comparte tus Habilidades en Manualidades y Diseño en Guatemala🎨✂

25h/week Arts Social Media Content Writer Painting & Decorating
At least 2 weeks Shared Dorm 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Higher approval

Other Puntarenas, Costa Rica

Disfruta el paraiso frente al mar en nuestro restaurante familiar

25h/week Night Shift Kitchen Hand Cleaning Bartending
From 4 to 5 weeks Shared Dorm 3 meals

Hostel Guanaja, Honduras

The volunteer job you were looking for!!!

20h/week Cleaning Building & Repairing Gardening Animal Care
At least 4 weeks Shared Dorm 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Higher approval
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Homestay Cubulco, Guatemala

Ayudanos aprender un nuevo idioma

25h/week Teaching Sports Teaching Languages
At least 3 weeks Private Room 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Higher approval

Homestay Cubulco, Guatemala

Ayúdanos a que mas personas nos conozcan

25h/week Photography Video Making Social Media
At least 3 weeks Shared Dorm 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Higher approval

Hostel Sarapiquí, Costa Rica

Come & help us in one of the most beautiful places in Costa Rica

20h/week Kitchen Hand Cleaning Reception Gardening
From 1 to 4 weeks Shared Dorm 2 meals
  • 4.0
  • Higher approval

Hotel Sipacate, Guatemala

Voluntariado en un Bar Tropical con Vibes Playeras en Sipacate

28h/week Kitchen Hand Bartending
At least 30 days Team Dorm 1 meal
  • 5.0
  • Higher approval

Eco Lodge Sarapiquí, Costa Rica

Emprende Verde: Purposeful Volunteering in Nature

20h/week Kitchen Hand Housekeeping Cleaning Gardening
At least 1 week Shared Dorm 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Top Host
  • Higher approval

Hostel Santa Ana, El Salvador

Join the Vibe – Help Out at Our Fun & Friendly Hostel! 🎉

24h/week Night Shift Cleaning Housekeeping
From 2 weeks to 2 months Team Dorm 1 meal
  • 5.0
  • Top Host
  • Higher approval

Other Portobelo, Panama

Be a helping hand in our front sea bar in Portobelo!

25h/week Kitchen Hand Cooking Bartending
At least 4 weeks Shared Dorm 1 meal
  • 4.0
  • Higher approval

Hotel Livingstone, Guatemala

Be part of our family at the Guatemalan Caribbean Coast

30h/week Administration Reception Bartending
At least 4 weeks Private Room 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Higher approval
  • Needs help immediately

Other Flores, peten, Guatemala

🏋️‍♀️ Coach de CrossFit/Functional en Flores, Petén, Guatemala 🌿

25h/week Teaching Sports
At least 30 days Private Room 2 meals

Private School Poptún, Guatemala

Help out at our beautiful school in the woods.

25h/week Social Media Teaching Sports Music Arts
From 2 to 8 weeks Shared Dorm 2 meals
  • 5.0
  • Top Host

Hostel Masaya, Nicaragua

🌟 Activities Coordinator & Bar Assistant in Nicaragua 🍹

25h/week Bartending
At least 3 weeks Shared Dorm 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Higher approval

Guest House Centro Habana, Cuba

Colabora con donativos en nuestro Home Studio in Havana, Cuba

10h/week Content Writer Photography Social Media
From 1 week to 1 month Team Dorm 2 meals
  • 5.0
  • Top Host
  • Higher approval

Camping El Guarco, Costa Rica

Ayúdanos a cuidar nuestro proyecto en la montaña

25h/week Painting & Decorating Building & Repairing Gardening
From 2 to 4 weeks Shared Dorm 1 meal

Work exchange opportunities in Central America with Worldpackers

How to travel and work in Central America?

One of the best ways to travel Central America is through a work exchange. For those that want to get to know the tropical climate and the diverse paradise of beaches on the continent, there is an option to exchange work for accommodation in countries like Costa Rica, Guatemala, Panama, or Jamaica. It's just a few hours of work in tasks like reception, cleaning or administration, in exchange for so many incredible experiences!

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Tips for Work Exchange in Central America

Central America is the ideal destination for those that like beaches, archeology, volcanoes, and colonial cities. The continent is known well by those who like to travel solo and venture around by backpacking. Although small in size, it is rich in culture and natural wealth and home to a large number of tourist attractions. Have you ever thought of working abroad with a view of paradaise all around you?

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