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22 Jun 2023
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Hi all! We are a U.S.- Ecuadorian couple with 2 young girls and have a 5 acre farm in the jungle region of northern Ecuador. We are right at the base of the Andes, which makes it nice and cool at night, and have an amazing view of a smoking volcano (Reventador). We've got cacao, coffee, pineapple, various fruit trees, and corn. Lots of chickens, turkeys, and eventually more farm animals. We have a small river that runs through our land, go swimming every chance we get. We are in a hotspot for birdwatching, see monkeys daily and an occasional sloth.
We moved here from the U.S. after working and living full time in a city and having our daughter in daycare 10 hours a day. We have found hard work here, plenty of open space and dirt for our girls, more responsibility, less internet and tv, and more peace!
We just finished constructing a second house, tending our crops, and looking for new and passionate projects to start up. We have endless ideas- tourism/bed and breakfast with nature and archeological tours. (We are also right next to a giant rock with petroglyphs!), Starting a sort of summer farm camp for kids, coffee and cacao.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Help with Eco Projects
Teaching
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Babysitting and creative play
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
Hospitality/Tourism
General Maintenance
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Spend time in the jungle and be part of our lives, Farming abroad, coffee and cacao processing, learn about local farming, interact with locals , environmental issues, Spanish practice.
Help
Farm help- tending crops, harvesting cacao and coffee, making chocolate and coffee, help with animals and playing with my wild girls! Tourism projects.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
German: Intermediate
Accommodation
Guest house with own bathroom. All bedding provided. 3 meals a day- traditional Ecuadorian. Fresh coffee and hot chocolate! We have internet access, although a bit slow.
What else ...
Plenty do do around here on your time off- swimming in rivers, lots of waterfalls to visit, bird and animal watching, small town is 10 minutes drive away, larger city- (Lago Agrio-) is 1 hour away. Super easy to hop on a bus. Or you can borrow a bike. Tours to Cuyabeno wildlife reserve for jungle tours. We also host sport fishing tours!
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Space for parking camper vans
This host can provide space for campervans.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
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Maya and Olivia their wonderfull daughters played with our daughters and had fun.… read more
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Maya and Olivia their wonderfull daughters played with our daughters and had fun.… read more
Emma is cooking delicious meals and very open and dedicated. Diego knows a lot about the area (he is working as guide in the jungle) and happy to share. Then you have the 2 cute little girls that you will love to play with. They are not shy and will adopt… read more
