Enjoy simple life at a small fisherman village in Jama, Ecuador

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  Description

  ► APRIL 2026 UPDATE: Back to the Sea! ◄
  
  Hooola amig@s ! My name is Tiano and after spending the last 15 years in: building my earthship in the slopes of an ancient volcano, training myself in the arts of therapeutic practitioner, studying west african rhythms for dance workshops and emotional wellness, building musical instruments for integrating them in sound-therapy workshops and mindfulness for children; I have come full circle and ended up (started again :P) in the place that changed my life perspective 2 decades ago; my beloved Punta Blanca fishermen village.
  
  Our place is located in the upper part of Punta Blanca, a small fishermen village in the Coast of Manabi.
  
  This is a small family hotel business that its now oriented towards offering wellness activities and at the same time involved in conservation practices with the surrounding habitat as well with a focalized integration with members of the fishermen village.
  
  Punta Blanca resembles a picturesque scenario from Ecuadors coast of the 80's since its rural landscape transports you to a scene where time had stopped, this brings up an ambiance of calm and tranquility almost immediately from the first to the last moment of your stay.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Art Projects

  Language practice

  Gardening

  DIY and building projects

  Help around the house

  General Maintenance

  Help with Computers/ Internet
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  Interests

  

  DIY & crafts

  

  Performing arts

  

  Music

  

  Culture

  

  Self development

  

  Yoga / Wellness

  

  Hiking

  

  Nature

  

  Mountain

  

  Dancing

  

  Camping
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  UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

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  What's this?
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  WE OFFER:
  
  ∘ A clean, comfortable, safe and welcoming place to live.
  ∘ 2 meals
  ∘ Clean water for showering once a day (We collect Water and we are not attached to the water grid ).
  ∘ Unlimited WiFi.
  ∘ Cultural Exchange with the locals at the village.
  ∘ Partial participation in ongoing workshops if the dates coincide.
  ∘ Psychological Counseling and emotional release activities.
  ∘ West African polyrhythmic simple lessons in Djembe and Dununbas.

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  Help

  ● At the moment we need HELP that we are looking from VOLUNTEERS is:
  
  ◦ Easy house fixes.
  ◦ Arranging the Hotel and volunteer Garden ( Composting, Cleaning of green areas (picking leaves, dry branches, weeding))
  ◦ Volunteers House cleaning.
  ◦ Arranging trails.
  ◦ Cleaning The Beach ( occasional trash and driftwood).
  ◦ some skills in:
  ◦ Good interpersonal relationships
  ◦ Digital knowledge in social networks
  ◦ Gardening
  ◦ Basic Home maintenance
  
  ● We are seeking COLLABORATORS for organizing and deploying year-round workshops with at least 2 skills sets from the list below :
  
  ∘ Somatic therapist or Body-movement practitioner
  ∘ Dance Movement Therapies
  ∘ Strings, wind or melodic music player
  ∘ World Dance styles applied to therapeutic practices
  ∘ Yoga practitioner
  ∘ Massage therapist or practitioner
  ∘ Watsu therapist
  
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  To our fellow potential COLLABORATORS, contact us regarding your interest in participating-developing workshops, so we can send you all the information you may need!
  
  ➜This collaborative position is PAID and its compensation depends on the candidate's profile.

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  English: Fluent
  Spanish: Fluent

  This host offers a language exchange
  Je suis bien, pero bien interesado a reconter avec mon meilleur acento, et rencontrer plus d'amis Franceses ! :P
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  Accommodation

  For VOLUNTEERS
  A small 2 bedroom typical Ecuadorian coastal wood cabin with:
  
  ◦ Small equipped kitchen.
  ◦ Open space living room.
  ◦ 1 Bathroom with toilet and shower.
  
  For COLLABORATORS
  ◦A double bed room with beautiful oceanic view inside the Hotel facilities.

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  What else ...

  So you can have an idea of ​​how your days are going to be around here, I'll explain what normally happens:
  
  ◦ We get up early / have breakfast / work 2.5 hours / have lunch / work 2 hours
  ◦ The rest of the time is Free for cultural exchanging and exploring the area.
  ◦ WEEKENDS are FREE.
  
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  For Foreign Workawayers:
  
  We love speaking Spanish most of the time. Spanish is such a beautiful language and I kind of expect that if you had considered traveling-workawaying in South-America, remember that this is the main language we are going to speak.
  
  ● We seek VOLUNTEERS with:
  ◦ INTERMEDIATE level of SPANISH.
  ◦ MINIMUM AGE: 28 yrs old.
  
  ● We seek COLLABORATORS with:
  ◦ BEGINNER - INTERMEDIATE level of SPANISH.
  ◦ MINIMUM AGE: around 35 yrs old or older.
  
  ※ NOTE: If you still don't meet our minimum requirements, BUT still feel that you can contribute in our project; let us know in your request.
  
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  Our volunteer house is a beautiful place to stay, has a unique ambiance that is going to affect you in a positive way. Remember that we are sharing our life, our friends and family, and we expect that you honor that.
  
  I answer all request ... but I totally put a lot of interest to requests that are written in spanish (No google translations)
  
  PLEASE NOTE: we can only accept volunteers who stay for TWO WEEKS or longer.
  
  Every hour passes a bus line that takes you directly to the Jama town which is 15 km from Punta Blanca or Pedernales( much bigger town ) which is 30km in the opposite direction. There you can find fishmongers, dining rooms, 1 ATM, pharmacies, small groceries stores and small markets.

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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

  This host has indicated that they love having digital nomads stay.

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  Space for parking camper vans

  This host can provide space for campervans.

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  Two

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  My animals / pets

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