Help us to preserve equilibrium & diversity at our nature reserve near Cachipay, Colombia

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  Description

  Bienvenid@S!
  
  We plan to try to live in harmony with nature.
  Using permaculture concepts and diversify as much as possible the activities to gain autonomy and knowledge ; Your contributions, experiences, knowledge, ideas are welcome!
  
  The Reserve is quite big, we try to diversify native flora and fauna to optimize reforestation.
  The house is a old traditional Colombian farm.
  
  We are free from religion, politics and corporations, and we try to be open minded.
  
  It's a little family project: we almost don't have employees

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Art Projects

  Language practice

  Help with Eco Projects

  Teaching

  Light gardening

  Creative DIY projects

  Farmstay help

  Creating/ Cooking family meals

  Help around the house

  Hospitality/Tourism

  Light maintenance

  Help with Computers/ Internet
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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

  Here it's a place to learn to live in respect of the nature; especialy tips about permaculture, reforestation, healthy food, tips about how and where to travel in Colombia...
  We use to celebrate "Monday Without Light"; that mean to meet each other arroud a candle drinking tea and eating arvest cakes... ;)

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  Projects involving children

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

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  Help

  Examples of activities to maintain & develop :
  -The first activity is observation
  -Maintenance and cleaning of the house
  -Cook healthy, conscious and ...delicious!
  -Organization of common life
  -Maintenance of spaces
  -Gardening
  -Orchard
  -Edible forest
  -Care of plants
  -Decontamination
  -Process farm products in order to share, barter or sell
  -Reforestation processes
  -Develop organic crops
  -Custody seeds, especially native
  -Develop playful activities
  -Bioconstruction (stage of studies)
  -Workshops
  -Arts
  -Events
  -Share / teach languages ​​or knowledge with the community.
  -Communication
  -... Your contributions, experiences, knowledge, arts, ideas ... are welcome!

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  Spanish: Fluent
  French: Fluent
  English: Intermediate

  This host offers a language exchange
  I'm interested in languages, especially learning Arabic, Portuguese, Mandarin, English and Colombian native languages...
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  Accommodation

  We can provide accommodation in a room (single or shared depending visits of other volunteers) We share foods.
  
  Think bring something to protect you from the sun and rain (avoid contaminating cream and prefer a hat), boots...
  There are no seasons, but two trends: more or less humid.
  Temperatures are quite nice all year (arround 20ºC).

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  What else ...

  The farm is located 35 minutes walk from the Village (Cachipay).
  There are also regular bus to near Bogota (18,000 pesos - 2:30).
  
  In the village you will find everything you need for everyday life, and a free library, swimming pools...

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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

  We have wifi.

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  More than two

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  My animals / pets

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