Help me build an environmentally-friendly, self-sustaining jungle lodge near Misahualli in Ecuador

Ecuador

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My name is Scott. I have purchased a beautiful property along the Misahualli River in Pununo, minutes from the town of Misahualli in the upper Ecuadorian Amazon. There are lots of beautiful beaches and trails. The idea at the moment is to reforest the land to attract and protect wildlife.

I am slowly building a small lodge. While everyone is welcome to stay and enjoy, the primary function of the lodge will be wildlife protection and the study and practice of Ecuadorian shamanism including medicinal plants, Ayahuasca and San Pedro.
Type of help
Gardening
Building
General Maintenance
Cooking / shopping
Farmstay
Other
Help with Eco project
Animal care
Helping with Tourists
Art project
Help with Computers / internet
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
You will learn along with me. Pununo is a native community in the Ecuadorian Amazon, and it is always fascinating.

Volunteers staying with us are welcome to partake in Ayahuasca and San Pedro Ceremonies at reduced prices (please note that if I get the sense that you are only interested in staying because you want to do cheap ayahuasca, I will not respond...or at best, I wish you well in finding a good shaman in another location).
Help
New Note: particularly seeking artists and crafts people. Lots of murals and design work available!

I am asking for 4 hours of work a day. This doesn’t include cooking and cleaning which we share...and makes up for the ”4-5 hours” guideline here at Workaway. If you are not prepared to work 4 hours a day, 5 days a week...and clean up after yourself...please accept my best wishes in finding a different great place. I get lots of people interested, and am only interested in having the best stay here.

The hours are flexible...but you should be prepared to start by 8 am as it often gets too hot to work as the day progresses. You can start earlier if you want, split the day up as you see fit. I just don’t want any volunteers working in hot sun or rain.

I am looking for every kind of assistance imaginable. There is something here for everybody:
Tree planting
Trail building
Marmoset habituation
Setting up an eco-friendly garden
Landscaping
Photography
Web-site building
Art projects
....etc. etc. etc.

Bring ideas.
Languages spoken
English and Spanish
Accommodation
Volunteers will share a two bedroom house and loft with me. The accommodation is basic but comfortable. There is one private room and a loft. Couples will have preference for the private room.

Camping is always available should you chose.

All meals are provided with volunteers sharing the cooking. This place is strictly vegetarian.

PLEASE TAKE NOTE: STRICTLY VEGETARIAN. You are not welcome to cook meat (any meat) in my kitchen, even if I am out of the house. You are welcome to barbecue meat on the beach.
What else ...
There is no shortage of activities in and around including rafting, kayaking, tubing, swimming, nature tours, cultural activities, waterfalls and river excursions. Nearby Misahualli has bars, restaurants and clubs. There are lots of beautiful beaches and swimming spots here, and plenty more nearby. It is a beautiful and interesting part of the world.
A little more information
- Internet access
- Limited internet access
- We have pets
- We are smokers
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week

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Feedback left by and about host (48)

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(4.6)

Cultural exchange:
(4.4)

Communication:
(4.7)

02/03/2020

Left by host for Workawayer (Celina)

An organized, responsible, respectful, flexible, hard-working, interested, interesting, amiable, stress-free volunteer.

If there are any other positive words one could say about a volunteer, then I probably just forgot to mention them.

(Excellent )

29/02/2020

Left by Workawayer (Celina) for host

My first experience on WA and was just great. Amazing host, amazing environment, very reasonable workstyle and felt useful at all times. Scott is very nice and caring. Come to visit in Argentina! :)

(Excellent )

02/03/2020

Left by host for Workawayer (Pija )

Pija is awesome!

She worked really hard and painted an amazing mural for me that I absolutely love.

I kept trying to tell her to work less...but she was passionate about what she was doing and the results prove it.

On top of that, she is friendly, pleasant and very cool to have around.

Toppest notch volunteer.

(Excellent )

28/01/2020

Left by Workawayer (Eve & Camille) for host

Merci à toi Scott pour cette aventure. L’endroit est magnifique et idéal pour une première expérience dans la jungle. Nous sommes content d’avoir participé à l’aménagement du jardin et et la réalisation des peintures. Misahualli est un lieu familial avec beaucoup de charme. Il y a pleins de choses à y faire sans forcément trop dépenser. Merci… read more

(Excellent )

23/09/2019

Left by Workawayer (Alissa) for host

My stay at Scott's Lodge was amazing. He has a beautiful place and it is so nice to see what he made out of it. It is full of details and you feel welcome there. Scott is a honest person who wants the best for everyone. He is open to new ideas and trys to realize your ideas. I am so thankful staying there also because he offered me a place to stay… read more

(Excellent )

31/07/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Sandra)

Sandra is awesome!

...not only is she an amazing artist who left me with a beautiful mural I cherish, she is also a great cook, but more than that, she really picked up the reins here. I unexpectedly ended up in hospital for a week. Sandra took control, even welcoming new volunteers who had booked to stay while I was away. When I got out of… read more

(Excellent )

26/07/2019

Left by Workawayer (Sandra) for host

This is an amazing place in the djungle next to the river!
Scott is friendly and easy to get along with. He is clear and honest about what he expects, which isn't much. Even when he is busy he makes sure you are good and having fun!
So happy I got the chance to paint a mural and develope my art!
Whish you all luck that the place will be a success!

(Excellent )

15/07/2019

Left by Workawayer (Noël) for host

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(Neutral )

19/06/2019

Left by Workawayer (Ciaran & Emily) for host

We had the best couple of weeks with Scott and made some unforgettable memories (largely influenced by the rain) we hope the next batch of volunteers have been able to help you with the alternative route back to the house ;) haha! Scott looked after us so so well despite having loads on his plate. No doubt his jungle paradise will be a huge… read more

(Excellent )

02/06/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Ciaran & Emily)

A totally aweswome couple of volunteers. They are hard-working, very flexible with living arrangements (they spent most of their time here camping on top of planks halfway to the ceiling in an unfinished hut, and never complained. They just treated it as an adventure). Love these guys and highly recommend them.

(Excellent )

13/06/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (vincente)

A really awesome volunteer!

I can't even believe that I was lucky enough to have such an amazingly skilled artist paint such a gorgeous mural for me. It will be proudly on display here forever.

Vincente passionately threw herself into her project, worked way too many hours a day (a labour of love) and has left me with an awe-inspiring work of… read more

(Excellent )

13/06/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Elvira)

I love this volunteer!

Anyone who has hosted volunteers gets some duds and some great volunteers. Elvira is top tier. She worked a lot longer hours than is required, passionately involved in painting a mural for me. I absolutely love her artwork and will proudly display it forever (I am even installing new lights to shine on it).

Blessed to have… read more

(Excellent )

12/06/2019

Left by Workawayer (Victoria) for host

Scott has a little jungle paradise and is willing to share it! The days were hot and rainy, but oh so beautiful. The life of the jungle I can’t get enough of. We were never overworked, Scott is super fair and a giving guy. We enjoyed hanging out with him and his buddy Damian, listening to music and getting into good conversation. Go help him with… read more

(Excellent )

06/06/2019

Left by Workawayer (camille) for host

Muchas gracias Scott por tu acogida. Pase 3 semanas muy buenas en este voluntariado. El lugar es hermoso y Scott una persona muy buena. Se puede elegir las tareas y no son dificiles. El proyecto es muy lindo y merece el exito. Es un lugar muy recomandable para todos los que aman la naturaleza. Suerte y exito!

(Excellent )

02/06/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (camille)

Camille was an absolutely awesome volunteer. She worked hard, was always pleasant and very fliexible, even during some tough times around the project. She has my highest recommendation.

(Excellent )

03/05/2019

Left by Workawayer (Sophie) for host

Had a great stay at Scotts! His beautiful pure land makes it easy to help with whatever he needs done, we arranged some rocks for his trail, weeded for most of the days, painted & cleaned some rocks. Great guy, willing to share all of his food & makes sure you have a comfortable stay. Total tranquility. Misahualli is a special place.

(Excellent )

29/03/2019

Left by Workawayer (Melanie & Junior) for host

Amazing place & great host! Definitely recommend this place. Thanks a lot, Scott. It's been awesome to stay with you!!

(Excellent )

07/02/2019

Left by Workawayer (Emilie) for host

I spent two wonderful weeks with Scott, his girlfriend, their dog and their two cats. He really has a vision for his property and is trying his best to get it started as soon as the nature lets him. I really felt at home there and would love to come back to see how the place has changed!

(Excellent )

01/02/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Emilie)

Emilie is an awesome volunteer. A really pleasant and hardworking person. A joy to have around. I wish her the best in her travels!

(Excellent )

31/10/2018

Left by Workawayer (Ashna) for host

Jungle bliss.. Ouiouioui! Scott is a monkey man feeding his monkey/marmoset brothers with fruit, fruit and more fruit trees. And no words would make justice to this humble project. Scott makes you feel at home the very first day.. He shares his dreams, his life, his home, his forest, his food, you name it! If you are lucky enough, he’ll make you… read more

(Excellent )

11/10/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Ashna)

Ashna is one of the world’s amazing people. She brings energy, love and hard-work to a project like yours or mine.

I hate to think of her going, but I feel a real sense of gratitude for her stay with me and celebrate what she might bring to your project. Seriously, she is just an amazing, hard-working, enthusiastic person. She wants to make your… read more

(Excellent )

18/10/2018

Left by Workawayer (Esme) for host

Sorry it took me so long to write a review! But I had a great time at Scotts place. It is just a beautiful place surrounded by so much life. Scott is an easygoing guy who was great to spend time with. The work was interesting and abilities were always taken into account, I got to do some cool creative cement work. Our San Pedro ceremony was also… read more

(Excellent )

04/10/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Esme)

Esme is an awesome volunteer. Hard working and personable. Interested and interesting. A joy to have around. Strongest recommendation!

(Excellent )

11/10/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Sheree & Timothy)

I love these guys.

They were here for a couple of weeks. I spent nearly every day they were here off-site dealing with visa issues and car repairs. I would simply point at hole needed dug, or a garden I needed weeded. I came home. Dinner was ready, holes were dug, gardens were weeded, and they were smiling.

...just an awesome couple of… read more

(Excellent )

10/10/2018

Left by Workawayer (Sheree & Timothy) for host

We came to stay with Scott at a really bad time. Unfortunately, he had a lot of unforeseen circumstances which he had to deal with on our arrival. Despite this, Scott made us both feel really welcome and we quickly felt at home in his lodge. The work was physical but Scott was flexible and allowed us to work to our own schedule providing we were… read more

(Excellent )

20/09/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Arahina)

Cool.

I liked her a lot. She brought. A pleasure to have around.

(Excellent )

19/09/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Rachel & Mark )

How do I even get started? These two beautiful people mean so much to me.

I reckon that I write a comment here for about five percent of the volunteers that stay with me. Any host knows how people come and go. They give you the minimum…or less. I don’t want to say a bad word about anyone…so I generally say nothing at all.

Then there is these… read more

(Excellent )

17/09/2018

Left by Workawayer (Rachel & Mark ) for host

What an amazing month we spent with Scott!
Thank you for sharing your dreams and visions with us, thank you for caring about the earth and doing all you can to protect the forests. Thank you for the magical expansive sacred San Pedro journeys and the deeper more profound connection with nature’s wonder!
If you care about protecting nature’s… read more

(Excellent )

19/08/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Matthew)

You would be lucky to have these guys volunteer for you. Both were amazing. They worked hard, they were respectful and great to have around.

Here’s an anecdote to serve as an example: The river in front of my place flooded early one morning on their day off, and I awoke to find my car half under water...with the river still rising. The road… read more

(Excellent )

31/07/2018

Left by Workawayer (wouter) for host

I don't know why it took me three months to leave Scott a review!

Really loved my stay in Misahualli! Scott's place is so pretty! Right next to the river! And so much fun with the other volunteers! Great vibes all around.

Felt very welcome, appreciated and taken care of by Scott. There's something to do there for everyone, very flexible! Just… read more

(Excellent )

09/05/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (wouter)

Wouter is the perfect volunteer.

He is cycling around the world and contacted me after having an injury which was slowing his progress. I told him that he could stay and just take it easy and build some furniture for me.

What he built was amazing. I love it. I had to keep telling him to take it easy...but he’s a worker. He is a super-interesting… read more

(Excellent )

16/06/2018

Left by Workawayer (Zara & Alex) for host

Scott has a very unique and special place in the jungle. It is awesome to see someone living their dream and to be a small part of what Scott is creating. Learning to work in collaboration with nature and the elements...... it does not seem like work when you are so close to the river, the jungle and all the wild life. It was a privilege to share… read more

(Excellent )

08/06/2018

Left by Workawayer (Anahita) for host

We had a really great time at Scott's place, especially the San Pedro experience was amazing (thank you again!). Scott cares strongly about nature, a beautiful characteristic and you'll understand why when you see the little paradise he lives in. Come and help hem reforest and finish his garden, you won't regret it! See you again in a few years… read more

(Excellent )

07/06/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Anahita)

Awesome volunteers. Friendly, cheerful, respectful and hard-working. They will always be welcomed back, and I can’t recommend them strongly enough.

(Excellent )

07/06/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Lena & Fabian)

This was an awesome couple to have volunteer with me. Always friendly, hardworking and great cooks. They were a pleasure, and will always be welcome back.

(Excellent )

31/05/2018

Left by Workawayer (Lena & Fabian) for host

We loved staying at scotts place! Scott is really nice and always tries to make everybody feel comfortable. We helped him building the vegetable-garden, the helping hours are really fair, the work sometimes physically hard but fullfilling :) Unfortunately we got sick after some days of work but scott was really nice and understanding and still… read more

(Excellent )

07/06/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Sarasvati)

Awesome, cheerful, friendly and respectful hard-working volunteer. It was a pleasure to have Sara around.

(Excellent )

07/06/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Karen)

Karen was an awesomely volunteer to have around. Always cheerful, friendly and hardworking.

I wish her all the success in the world!

(Excellent )

26/05/2018

Left by Workawayer (Julia) for host

I spent around two weeks in the project of Scott.
Thank you so much. Was so nice to live in this little wood house in the jungle, close to the river. Such a good environment to take a good breath. Beautiful wildlife, birds and monkeys :). Beautiful paths in the jungle are actually in construction.
The work hours are really super fair and the work… read more

(Excellent )

09/05/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Elza)

Elza is amazing! I feel so blessed that she came and stayed. She is an architect who designed all the cabins we are about to start building.

She really went out of her way to help me with this project...and even though she didn’t have to, she stayed in touch after she left sending me more plans for my building projects.

Sorry to see her go...but… read more

(Excellent )

09/05/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Johanna)

Johanna was an awesome volunteer. She stayed with us after a flood and spent long hot days picking out the plastic bags that got caught in the trees when the river was swollen. She cooked, she cleaned, she shoveled and left with my beaches looking great. I wish her all the best in her travels.

(Excellent )

07/05/2018

Left by Workawayer (Johanna) for host

I really like the idea of building up an own property in the rainforrest of Ecuador. Working on Scott´s Land was really nice and I am happy that I can count this time to my experiences. I love this wonderful and magical place, with a great variety of plants and animals next to the river, where you can swimm. The work was sometimes hard, but Scott… read more

(Excellent )

06/05/2018

Left by Workawayer (Lisa & Rémy) for host

WE had a great beautiful Time at scott’s! This volunteering was perfect, the work was flexible and nice (surrounded by a gorgeous nature). Scott is a very cool person and we Will remember him, and the other volunteers, and thé atmosphere of the house.
It was our best volunteering, and we sincerely recommand it.
Thanks Scott !!! Hope that your… read more

(Excellent )

04/05/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Lisa & Rémy)

This couple is awesome. Hard-working, motivated and friendly. I loved having them around...and miss their cooking.

Strongest recommendation!

(Excellent )

05/05/2018

Left by Workawayer (Roberto & Marina) for host

We spent 10 marvelous days at Scott's. He's very nice person, always trying all the volunteers could feel like at home. We really enjoy the life there.
We help for 4-5 hours per day, doing different things, like build a garden, fix a lake, a road and decorate the common space.
We were surrounded of pure nature, in the jungle with an incredible… read more

(Excellent )

04/05/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Roberto & Marina)

I absolutely loved having this couple around. They are both extremely motivated, hard-working and always pleasant.

I am forever grateful for all they did around here, really miss their cooking and wish them safe-travels and great volunteer experiences.

(Excellent )

27/04/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Rodrigo Nahuel & Rebecca )

I absolutely loved having these guys around. They are both hard-working, friendly and energetic. It was a shame to see them go. They gardened, shoveled, moved rocks around all day and in their spare time they made furniture and knitted pot-holders for me. They cooked and cleaned and did everything asked of them...and then did more. My strongest… read more

(Excellent )

26/04/2018

Left by Workawayer (Rodrigo Nahuel & Rebecca ) for host

Realmente fue una experiencia que jamás olvidaremos! Pasamos unos días increíbles en este hermoso lugar..fue muy dificil irnos!
Encontramos en Scott una persona muy amigable y tranquila, con quien pudimos sentirnos como en familia. Desde el principio nos recibió muy calidamente y con intenciones sinceras de que tengamos una estadía confortable.
El… read more

(Excellent )

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