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Laino Borgo and the surrounding areas (including Iannello, where our park is located) are completely safe and peaceful. We're used to sleeping with doors open and cars and vehicles unattended.
Naturally, any necessary tasks will be supported by a person who will ensure proper instruction and understanding.
For local car rides for various needs (shopping, bus trips, events, etc.), we guarantee the entire family's availability.
In your free time, you can enjoy extensive trekking in the Pollino National Park and visit various idyllic beaches (Arcomagno, Isola di Dino, Maratea, etc.).
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Somos dos amigas de Uruguay, Emilia y Mercedes. Ambas vivimos con nuestras familias y niños en el campo, en la zona de la Sierra de Rocha, en Uruguay. Desde 2013 estamos construyendo nuestros hogares con bio-contrucción, con huertas orgánicas y áreas de camping.
Actualmente estamos en pleno proceso de restauración y construcción de nuestras casas hechas a mano, cultivando la tierra y disfrutando la vida en el monte. Nuestra tierra compartida tiene más de 20 hectáreas, es muy salvaje y cuenta con abundante monte nativo, ríos y arroyos con pozas naturales donde nadamos a diario.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Farmstay help
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We are booth Uruguayan women leaving in an alternative village along the countryside of Uruguay. We traveled for years backpacking and biking around the world and now we are at home sharing life in family. We always lived in community and we like to share the daily life with people from other countries. In this neighborhood we leave there are people from all over the world.
We enjoy living in nature. Come to learn about gardening, building, growing food, herbs and more. Enjoy the wild land we got full of native forest, with river and creeks. Meet the wild life of Uruguay from the cow and horse to the native animals as carpinchos (capibara), big iguanas (lagartos), deers, armadillos (mulita y tatú), foxes, all kinds of birds, etc.
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
We would love to receive help with building: wood working, cob, sanitary, electricity, etc.
The Garden is a constant playground with lots of things to do: farming, pruning, harvesting, planting, mulching, etc.
The General Maintenance of the farm includes: compost, weeding, cutting grass on trails and areas around the house, cleaning, etc.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
Italian: Fluent
Portuguese: Fluent
French: Intermediate
Accommodation
We have tow working spots. In Emilia's place there is a tiny house to stay, with solar electricity, limited internet access, out door dry toilet, and out door / hot shower. Also camping possibilities.
In Mercedes's house we offer nice campground for camping (one of the missions is to close a room of the house for workawayers, but meanwhile camping), and in the house there is electricity, wifi, in door hot shower, in door dry toilet, etc.
What else ...
Our home is 20 minutes away from Rocha City, along the Rute 109 and 1 hour away from the beach (La Paloma). It is very easy to get here and hitch hiking works great.
We would love to receive good hearted people willing to help and being pro-active. Respectful with the nature around, the family vibe, the homes and with themselves.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Space for parking camper vans
Is a big land with big parking lot with no electricity or water in the parking but yes near the parking.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
My animals / pets
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