Join our hostel team in the jungle and not far from Cocles beach, close to Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica

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  Description

  Hello hello!!
  
  To this lovely hostel / guest house, in Cocles,close to Puerto Viejo and beautiful beaches southcaribbean of Costa Rica and right by the jungle. We are Gonzalo,from Argentina, and Nanni from Germany. We are a team of 2 working here permanently plus some volunteers and we are managing this hostel with a lot of love. Our goal is to create a place for people from all over the world that feels like a second home, conect and learn about nature and give a family vibe to everyone.
  We are looking for different kinds of help, as this hostel excists since just one year. Tasks can be reception and checking the general cleanliness of the place (no deep clean). Also we are looking for people who have experience in landscaping, maintenance or building / repairing - social media and marketing - wall art painting. If one or even more of these tasks sound good to you, we are happy to get in contact with you. As this is a hostel / guesthouse it is important to us, that our volunteers are friendly, responsible and organized.
  We`ve had many good experiences with volunteers from all over the world and and are happy to exchange ideas, learn from each other and just have good times.
  
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  Hola hola!!
  
  En este hermoso hostel en Cocles, cerca de Puerto Viejo y hermosas playas, caribe sur de Costa Rica, justo al lado de la jungla. Somos Gonzalo, de Argentina, y Nanni, de Alemania. Somos un equipo de dos personas que trabajamos aquí permanentemente, además de algunos voluntarios, y estamos gestionando este hostal con mucho amor. Nuestro objetivo es crear un lugar para personas de todo el mundo que se sienta como un segundo hogar, conectar y aprender de la naturaleza y dar un ambiente familiar a todos.
  Estamos buscando diferentes tipos de ayuda, ya que este hostal existe desde hace solo un año. Las tareas pueden incluir la recepción y el chequeo de la limpieza general del lugar (sin necesidad de limpieza profunda). También buscamos personas con experiencia en jardinería, mantenimiento o construcción/reparación - redes sociales y publicidad - pintura en murales. Si alguna o varias de estas tareas te suenan bien, estaremos encantados de ponernos en contacto contigo. Como es un hostal / casa de huéspedes, es importante para nosotros que nuestros voluntarios sean amables, responsables y organizados.
  Hemos tenido muchas buenas experiencias con voluntarios de todo el mundo y estamos felices de intercambiar ideas, aprender unos de otros y pasar buenos momentos.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  DIY and building projects

  Help around the house

  Hospitality/Tourism

  General Maintenance
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  Interests

  

  DIY & crafts

  

  Photography

  

  Events & social

  

  Culture

  

  Movies & TV

  

  Pets

  

  Music

  

  Languages

  

  Cooking & food

  

  Animals

  

  Beach

  

  Dancing

  

  Cycling

  

  Outdoor activities

  

  Nature
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  Working in a hostel you will meet people from all over the world, exchange cultural experiences, learn or improve a different language, chill in the most beautiful part of Costa Rica, enjoy the caribbean beaches, positive vibes, learn and take care about the wild life. Experience the pura vida life.
  
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  Trabajando en un hostel conocerás gente de todo el mundo, intercambiarás experiencias culturales, aprenderás o mejorarás un idioma diferente, te relajarás en la parte más hermosa de Costa Rica, disfrutarás de las playas caribeñas, vibras positivas, aprenderas y cuidaras de la vida salvaje. Experimenta la pura vida.

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  Help

  We need help with:
  - little cleaning tasks (no deep cleaning)
  - helping guests with questions they have
  - work at reception, check-ins, check-outs, giving information to guests
  - gardening and landscaping
  - maintenance of bikes
  - general maintenance
  - art painting
  - small building jobs
  - marketing and social media
  
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  Necesitamos ayuda con:
  - pequeñas tareas de limpieza
  - ayudar a los huéspedes con las preguntas que tengan
  -trabajo en recepción, check-in, check-out, dando información a los invitados
  - Jardinería y paisajismo
  - Mantenimiento de bicicletas
  - Mantenimiento general
  - Pintura en murales
  - Trabajos pequeños de construcción
  - Redes sociales y publicidad

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  German: Fluent
  English: Fluent
  Spanish: Fluent

  This host offers a language exchange
  This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
  You can contact them directly for more information.
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  Accommodation

  You will have a shared room with other volunteers. Showers with hot water.
  Feel free to use the fully equipped kitchen
  You can have a free vegetarian breakfast.
  Wi-Fi, Washing machine included.
  Lots of animals like monkeys, sloths, birds are close. Very quiet area, because the hostel is next to the jungle.
  Short walk to Cocles beach and next supermarket (Super Negro, Super Cocles)
  
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  Tendrás una habitación compartida con otros voluntarios. Duchas con agua caliente.
  Siéntete libre de usar la cocina completamente equipada.
  Podrás disfrutar de un desayuno vegetariano gratuito.
  Wi-Fi y lavadora incluidos.
  Hay muchos animales como monos, perezosos y aves cerca. Zona muy tranquila, porque el hostal está al lado de la jungla.
  A solo unos minutos caminando de la playa Cocles y del supermercado cercano (Super Negro, Super Cocles).

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  What else ...

  There are many things you can do in your free time:
  surfing, visit the two free national parks close by, snorkeling, doing yoga, kayaking, do a chocolate tour, horseback riding, zip- lining, live music or clubing in Puerto Viejo. You can chill at one of the many beaches, visit the Jaguar rescue centre, Panama is only a couple of hours away.
  All of Cocles and Puerto Viejo and the places around are surrounded by nature, so you will see a lot of wild animals.
  There are buses and shuttles from Puerto Viejo to many other places in Costa Rica like San Jose, Limon, Sixaola, Tortuguero.
  
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  Hay muchas cosas que puedes hacer en tu tiempo libre:
  surfear, visitar los dos parques nacionales gratuitos cercanos, hacer snorkel, hacer yoga, hacer kayak, hacer un tour de chocolate, montar a caballo, hacer tirolesa, música en vivo o ir de discotecas en Puerto Viejo. Puedes relajarte en una de las muchas playas, visitar el centro de rescate Jaguar, Panamá está a solo un par de horas de distancia. Toda la zona de Cocles, Puerto Viejo y los alrededores están rodeados de naturaleza, así que verás muchos animales salvajes.
  Hay autobuses y traslados desde Puerto Viejo a muchos otros lugares de Costa Rica, como San José, Limón, Sixaola y Tortuguero.

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  A little more information

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    Internet access

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    Limited internet access

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    We have pets

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    We are smokers

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    Can host families

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  Can host digital nomads

  We have Wi-Fi in the hostel. Wi-Fi el hostel

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  One

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