Experience the mystical valley with spectacular mountain views in Cochiguaz, Chile

  • Last activity : 13 Dec 2024

Availability

  2025 

 Min stay requested: at least a week

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  • Description

    Description

    Located in Cochiguaz, Valle de Elqui, IV Region, Chile. It located 120 km towards the mountains from the city of La Serena.

    It is a valley with a mystical tradition, spectacular mountains and starry nights over the planet. We inhabit it 300-400 persons approx. It is very quiet, sunny 300 days a year, and the river is clear and pure waters.

    I have been living in Cochiguaz for 20 years, I am originally from the capital Santiago and my profession is an artist, besides working as a therapist in Reiki, Bach flowers, and make products BioCosmetic products with plants growing in my land. I put love in everything I do.

    Currently I live with my son who is a web developer and works in Pisco Elqui, a town nearby. We are quiet people, we like the nature, silence and arts. I am vegetarian, I don't do nocive susbstances. I try to be loving and understantding and I like to share with others. I am very active, joyful, energetic and healthy. I have 2 gatitos, Agatha y Puntito.

    I am a calm person, I love nature, silence and art. I am vegetarian. I try to be loving and understanding and I like to share with others, I am very active, cheerful, energetic and healthy. I have a puppy named Manu.

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    Ubicado en Cochiguaz, Valle de Elqui, IV Region, Chile, 120 kms. hacia la cordillera desde la ciudad de La Serena. Es un valle con una tradición mística, montañas espectaculares y las noches más estrelladas del planeta. En él habitamos 300 a 400 personas aprox. Es muy tranquilo, soleado 300 días al año, y su río es de aguas transparentes y puras.

    Vivo en Cochiguaz desde 1997, soy oriunda de Santiago, la capital y mi profesión es Artista, ademas trabajo como terapeuta de Reiki, Flores de Bach, y realizo productos de Bio Cosmética con las plantas que cultivo en mi parcela. Trato de poner arte y amor en todo lo que hago.

    Soy una persona tranquila, me encanta la naturaleza, el silencio y el arte. Yo soy vegetariana. Trato de ser amorosa y comprensiva y me gusta compartir con los demás, soy muy activa, alegre, energética y saludable.

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Help with Eco Projects
    Gardening
    DIY and building projects
    Animal Care
    Farmstay help
    Creating/ Cooking family meals
    Help around the house
    Hospitality/Tourism
    General Maintenance
    Help with Computers/ Internet
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Being a multifaceted and self-sustaining person, volunteers can learn from this experience to replicate it in their places of origin. Here almost everything that is needed to live is elaborated, I lead a healthy, positive, respectful, collaborative and loving life. Sharing these values and learning from each other is the best to be better humans. Here nature speaks to us and transmits her wisdom, learning to listen to us completely transforms us. We are multifaceted and self-sustaining people, we love nature and we live from what we do, volunteers can learn from this experience to replicate it in their places of origin. Here almost everything that is needed to live is made, I lead a healthy, positive, respectful, collaborative and loving life. Sharing these values and learning from each other is the best way to be better humans. Here nature speaks to us and transmits its wisdom to us, learning to listen to it transforms us completely.

    Soy multifacetica y autosustentable, amo la naturaleza y vivo de lo que hago, los voluntarios pueden aprender de esta experiencia para replicarla en sus lugares de origen. Aquí se elabora casi todo lo que se necesita para vivir, llevo una vida saludable, positiva, de respeto, colaborativa y amorosa. Compartir estos valores y aprender unos de los otros es lo mejor para ser mejores humanos. Aquí la naturaleza nos habla y nos transmite su sabiduría, aprender a escucharla nos transforma por completo. Trato de ser conciente y espero lo mismo de los voluntarios.

  • Help

    Help

    I have a plot of 5,000 meters, our Health Garden, which is our foundation for all the services we offer, Biocosmetics, herbalism, art and crafts, therapies, we work the garden with the principles of Permaculture, and We lead as self-sustaining a life as possible.
    Starting in September we will need volunteers to help us work on bioconstruction, people who have experience or who want to learn.
    We also need help with watering, weeding, general gardening, and site maintenance.

    Tengo una parcela de 5,000 metros, nuestra Huerta de Salud, la cual es nuestro cimiento para todos los servicios que ofrecemos, Cosmética, herbolaria, arte y artesanias, terapias, trabajamos la huerta con los principios de la Permacultura, y llevamos una vida lo más autosustentable posible.
    Necesito voluntarios para ayudarnos a trabajar en todo el que hacer de acuerdo a sus habilidades, personas que tengan experiencia o que quieran aprender.

  • Languages

    Languages spoken
    Spanish: Fluent

    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 have a rustic cabin with an outside bathroom.


    Tenemos una cabaña rústica con baño.

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    Soy una persona tranquila, me gusta la naturaleza, el arte, soy vegetariana. Trato de ser amorosa y comprensiva y me gusta compartir con los demás, soy muy activa, alegre, energética y saludable.

  • 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

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    Two

Host ref number: 565131371337

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