A bamboo gate with a tiled roof opens onto a stone path, surrounded by greenery. A dog lies on the path, enjoying the sunny day.
A group of six people sit together on stone steps, smiling in front of a white church building under a partly cloudy sky, enjoying a sunny day.
A house with a red roof sits partly hidden behind dense green vegetation and tall grass under a bright blue sky, surrounded by trees and nature.
This image shows a rustic porch with a tin roof, wooden furniture, hammocks, and mountain views, bathed in sunlight and surrounded by lush greenery and nature.
A small brown dog lies on stone steps near a rustic house with a tin roof, surrounded by lush green trees, plants, and bright sunlight.
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Discover daily family life in San Agustín, Huila, Colombia

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  2025 

 Min stay requested: 1 month or more

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  • Description

    Description

    Please contact us in Spanish

    Hello, My name is Franko and with my wife Yohanna and our four children we live in a small house in the south of Colombia in the small town of San Agustin. San Agustin is known for its archaeological park (the largest in the country) as well as for its beautiful and wild mountains where the Magdalena River rises. I work as a tour guide and my wife Yohanna is a painter. We are building small individual houses on the land where we live (two of which one is finished) from where the view of the valley and the village of San Agustin is breathtaking. We are looking for volunteers to carry out different types of small jobs on the land: painting and small jobs (depending on skills), creating a vegetable garden, planting trees and plants. We are looking for one or two volunteers for these different tasks in exchange for accommodation (detached house with two living rooms, balcony, bathroom, perfect for a couple), and food (number of meals/day to be determined according to volunteering). We remain available for any additional information. Maybe see you soon in San-Agustin, Colombia!!!
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    Bonjour,

    Je m'appelle Franko et avec ma femme Yohanna ainsi que nos quatres enfants nous vivons dans une petite maison dans le Sud de la Colombie dans la petite ville de San-Agustin.
    San-Agustin est connue pour son parc arquéologique (le plus grand du pays) ainsi que pour ses montagnes aussi belles que sauvages ou prend sa source le fleuve Magdalena.
    Je travaille comme guide-accompagnateur et ma femme Yohanna est artiste-peintre.
    Nous construisons sur le terrain ou nous vivons des petites maisons individuelles (deux dont une est finie) d'ou la vue sur la vallée et le village de San-Agustin est imprenable.
    Nous recherchons des volontaires pour effectuer differents types de petits travaux au sein du terrain: peinture et petits travaux (selon compétences), création d'un potager, plantation d'arbres et de plantes.
    Nous recherchons un ou deux volontaires pour ces différentes tâches en échanges du logement (maison individuelle avec deux pièces à vivre, balcon, salle de bain, parfaite pour un couple), et alimentation (nombres de repas/jours à voir selon volontariat).
    Nous restons disponible pour toutes informations complémentaires.
    Peut être à bientôt à San-Agustin, Colombie !!!

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Language practice
    Gardening
    DIY and building projects
    General Maintenance
    Help with Computers/ Internet
  • Interests

    Interests

    Culture
    Charity work
    Pets
    Music
    Languages
    Drawing & painting
    Hiking
    Mountain
    Nature
    Outdoor activities
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    We are a traditional Colombian family, in a rural working-class neighborhood. We speak Spanish at home, but are open to other languages (French, English), (we are a Franco-Colombian family. We live a traditional Colombian life, customs and traditions, cuisine, entertainment. We enjoy playing board games as a family, campfires, walks in the countryside, or our volunteers (if they wish) will be welcome to share them with the family
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    Nous sommes une famille tradicionelle colombienne, dans un quartier populaire rural. Nous parlons l'espagnol à la maison, mais somme ouverts à d'autres langues (français, anglais), (nous sommes une famille franco-colombienne.
    Nous vivons une vie traditionelle colombienne, us et coutumes, cuisine, divertissement.
    Nous aimons faire des jeux de societé en famille, des feux de camps, des balades dans la campagne, ou nos volontaires (s'ils le souhaitent) seront les bienvenus à les partager avec la famille

  • Projects involving children

    Projects involving children

    This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.

  • Help

    Help

    The various works can be linked to the cabins in construction finishing, such as painting, laying mosaic tiles if competent, creation of a vegetable garden/orchard, clearing weeds, sowing ornamental trees and sowing hedges, etc.
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    Les differents travaux peuvent être reliés aux cabanes en finition de construction, comme de la peinture, pose de mosaique de carrelage si compétence, création d'un potager/verger, nettoyage des mauvaises herbes, semances d'arbres ornementaux et semance de haie ect ect

  • Languages

    Languages spoken
    Spanish: Fluent
    French: Beginner

    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.

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    We offer one of the two masons present on the upper part of the land. The house is private, it has a bathroom and toilet, a large room on the ground floor, and a room on the first floor. The house obviously has water and electricity, a balcony on each floor with a view of the valley and the small town. Place to cook over a wood fire if necessary. Meals can be taken with the family and taken care of according to the decision of the volunteer hours with the volunteers
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    Nous proposons une des deux masons présentes sur le haut du terrain.
    La maison est privative, elle compte avec une salle de bain et toilettes, une grande pièce au rez de chaussée, et une pièce au premier étage.
    La maison à évidemment l'eau et l'électricité, un balcon à chques étage avec vue sur la vallée et ssur la petite ville.
    Endroit pour cuisiner au feu de bois si besoin .
    Les repas peuvent être pris avec la famille et pris en charge selon la descision des heures de volontariat avec les volontaires

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    Our house is a 7-minute walk from the main square of San Agustin, but is in a rural setting (we have our chickens, dogs, and cats). There are 5 to 7 of us living on site, depending on the presence of our older children. Outside of San Agustin, several parks and archaeological sites adorn the mountains, and it is easy to hike to a waterfall or a beautiful viewpoint of the mountain ranges. San Agustin is a magical place containing archaeological and natural wonders, which has so far escaped mass tourism. We have our family life with children, so we aspire to a healthy and stable life within our home.
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    Notre maison est a 7 minutes a pied de la place principale de San-Agustin, mais est dans un cadre rural (nous avons nos poules, nos chiens et chats).
    Nous sommes 5 a 7 personnes vivant sur place selon la présence de nos grands enfants.
    En dehors de San-Agustin, plusieurs parcs et sites arquéologiques arborent les montagnes, et l'on peut facilement faire des randonnées en vue d'une cascade ou d'un beau point de vue sur les cordillères.
    San-Agustin est un lieu magique renfermant des merveilles arquéologiques et naturelles, qui échappe pour l'instant au tourisme de masse.
    Nous avons notre de vie de famille avec des enfants, ainsi nous aspirons à une vie saine et stable au sein de notre maison.

  • A little more information

    A little more information

    • Internet access

    • Limited internet access

      Limited internet access

    • We have pets

    • We are smokers

    • Can host families

  • Can host digital nomads

    Can host digital nomads

    L'accés Internet est bon, nous sommes raccordés à la fibre optique de San-Agustin. Il arrive qu'il y est des coupures mais elles restent rares

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    More than two

  • My animals / pets

    My animals / pets

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A group of six people sit together on stone steps, smiling in front of a white church building under a partly cloudy sky, enjoying a sunny day.
A house with a red roof sits partly hidden behind dense green vegetation and tall grass under a bright blue sky, surrounded by trees and nature.
This image shows a rustic porch with a tin roof, wooden furniture, hammocks, and mountain views, bathed in sunlight and surrounded by lush greenery and nature.
A small brown dog lies on stone steps near a rustic house with a tin roof, surrounded by lush green trees, plants, and bright sunlight.
A bamboo gate with a tiled roof opens onto a stone path, surrounded by greenery. A dog lies on the path, enjoying the sunny day.

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