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27 Mar 2024
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Description
Hello, I'm Jorge
Four years ago, I started my project in Lagunas de Chacahua National Park and built my home in the middle of the island with the nature around it. I’m creating a organic guesthouse made of natural material and art aspects where I’m including different areas like botanical garden, relaxing area, dry toilets, green house, and the most important coliving with the nature . The main goals are to protect the nature reserve that we are living in by building friendly with the envirement and create a space for art, culture and sport with the help of visitors and volunteers.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Help around the house
General Maintenance
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Lagunas de Chacahua is a National Park on the cost of Oaxaca with a unique flora and fauna. On the one side you have the lagoon and on the other side the pacific. The Island Chacahua is inhabited by an afro-mexican community which is very welcoming and friendly.
Apart from that there are a lot of activities where you can see the bioluminecence or you can go surfing or hiking.
You will learn about ecological building and organic planting.
It is a place apart from the community which gives you the space for meditation and you can be surrounded by endemic nature.
Help
I have a lot of plans for the future, but for now I need hands for planting, cleaning and building. With the help of the volunteers we just finished a “palapa” (wooden house with a palm leaf roof) by the beach and now want to decorate it.
I depend on non-renewable energy, which I use for pumping water and kitchen instruments.
Languages
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
Spanish: FluentThis host offers a language exchange
I'm always open to learn and also share my knowledge.
Accommodation
You will have to bring your own tent and would stay under a beautiful tree. You will be able to use the kitchen and the space in the property. I have composting toilets and an eco-shower.
Although I may live very basic. But you are not gonna miss anything
I offer you private access to the beach and sport activities like slack-line, beach volleyball.
What else ...
I'm 10 minutes from the town with the colectivo that pases every hour.
We mostly work in the mornings or evenings because it’s just to hot during the day. You are free to visit the town, go swimming or use the comunal space for your own activities.
There is no ATM on the island, so bring as much cash as you think you will need. And be aware that internet access is very limited on the island.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
4 hours a day, 5 days of the week
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Ida is so creative and the place itself is so inspiring so our… read more
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Ida is so creative and the place itself is so inspiring so our… read more
Very interesting to learn and experiment permaculture on sand, which is totally different and so interesting. Fascinating to know that you can grow everything with patience and dedication, which is exactly what… read more
The work was fun and not too hard. They take… read more
Reasons why this workaway is amazing:
- Jorge and Verena are the loveliest people you will ever meet - kind, funny, patient and supportive
- the location is spectacularly beautiful - their house is from a fairytale and they basically have their own beach
- the… read more
Thank you very much Kivi for letting us know you
