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I'am Antonio, teacher and farmworker and with my son (Fernando) we work on this project. We live in Chilean Patagonia. We have a 215-hectare field on the road between Coyhaique and Balmaceda. 15 minutes from Balmaceda Airport, in the Aysén Region, Chile. We are located 8 km from the Carretera Austral (Austral Road). In the countryside we are building a hiking trail for trekking and nature tourism, you can do bird watching, to obtain knowledge of the native forest, to know information about the geography and geology of the place, fishing in the river, with beautiful viewpoints, ideal for photography. In our field the Huemules River is also located, and in summer fruits of the forest are collected, such as Strawberries or Calafate.
Our favorite activities are: work in the forest, walk the trails, collect wild strawberries, talk with people, make friends, cook, read and share life experiences.
If you want to know more about our project, you can see the instagram: -ask us for the link
Types of help and learning opportunities
Language practice
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
Hospitality/Tourism
General Maintenance
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Live an experience in the native forest and steppe of Patagonia. We are located one kilometer from the Chilean and Argentinian border. Learn about forest management for nature conservation and care. We are a family owner of the field, but I work as a religion teacher and Fernando is engineer. We like to live much of the week in our field. Talk and transmit our experience of life, of living in southern Chile (Patagonia), since we were born and have always lived here.
We want that you know our way of life, enjoy the place, and its surroundings.
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
The main help we would like to receive is mainly for:
Clean the branches of the forest, enable hiking trails, plant trees, pruning wild shrubs, cut firewood that is in a native forest project, and fill sacks with firewood, build trail signage signs, build or fix field fences, Build wooden benches for the trail. In addition, as we are making the place known, if you work or you like the tourism, you could rely on ideas or even guide people along the path. If you like photography or audiovisual, you could photograph our field and make a photo album or video.
If you like talk, walk and to know people you are in the right place.
Jobs do not demand an over effort. The activity that demands more effort can be to cut firewood or raise a sack of firewood, which we gather for the winter.
No driving license is necessary.
Languages
Languages spoken
Spanish: Fluent
English: IntermediateThis host offers a language exchange
We would like to be able to learn English language and / or phrases or words of any language from the volunteer. 1 hour a day of lessons is enough.
Accommodation
We have two small cabins in our field, one where we live, which has a full bathroom. And the other has a dry bathroom located outside of it. Both shelters or cabins have a wood stove and are equipped with two beds and a mattress. In the wood stove you have to heat the water to bathe.
They are simple but very cozy facilities. Likewise, there is the possibility of setting up tents in the cabin sector, as long as the weather allows it. We still have well water, very clean. The area where we live has beautiful landscapes and is protected from the wind. We have electric light.
The provisions for cooking, breakfast, are provided by us, vegetables and fruits are also considered. Volunteers must cook in the shelter they occupy.
What else ...
In free time you can tour our countryside (215 hectares), visit some neighbors who have orchards and raise animals. Visit the city of Balmaceda (15 km) or the city of Coyhaique (47 km.). The city of Coyhaique is very interesting because it is the regional capital, it is a beautiful city, with a newly built river waterfront, with good craft beers, good food, Museum and surrounded by a national forest reserve. Also in the Aysén Region, we have attractions such as the Queulat National Park with its hanging snowdrift and the Marble Chapels in Puerto Río Tranquilo. We have our own transportation, and also transportation of neighbors and visitors who pass through the rural road of our countryside. Food is also provided by us, and we have no inconvenience if you are vegetarian or vegan. Internet and telephone signal is available.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
At the moment our internet connection is unstable, we will inform you when we have a stable wi-fi device.
Space for parking camper vans
We have enough space to receive motorhomes or vans in our field. Feel free to ask about staying at our place.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Feedback (12)
Queremos contar la buena experiencia de voluntariado de Andrea en el parque. Fue nuestro primer voluntario desde Italia. Andrea estuvo 2 semanas con nosotros, apoyándonos en tareas de mantención de los senderos, y en la creación de letreros para nuestra área de conservación. Pero principalmente, estuvo… read more
Queremos agradecer y mencionar la excelente persona que es Liva, de Dinamarca. Ella estuvo casi 1 mes con nosotros, apoyándonos en el parque de conservación. Tuvo una adaptación buena, siendo que el lugar también es bastante aislado y con mucho viento, acompañada por una estudiante en práctica durante el mes de enero.… read more
The work itself was not physically demanding: i was painting… read more
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Queremos contar la buena experiencia de voluntariado de Andrea en el parque. Fue nuestro primer voluntario desde Italia. Andrea estuvo 2 semanas con nosotros, apoyándonos en tareas de mantención de los senderos, y en la creación de letreros para nuestra área de conservación. Pero principalmente, estuvo… read more
Queremos agradecer y mencionar la excelente persona que es Liva, de Dinamarca. Ella estuvo casi 1 mes con nosotros, apoyándonos en el parque de conservación. Tuvo una adaptación buena, siendo que el lugar también es bastante aislado y con mucho viento, acompañada por una estudiante en práctica durante el mes de enero.… read more
The work itself was not physically demanding: i was painting… read more
Nuestra experiencia con Harold fue excelente. Estuvo con nosotros en la casa de Coyhaique por algunos días, aprovechando de realizar turismo en Coyhaique y sus alrededores. Nos ayudó cocinando y compartiendo sus historias. Después nos fuimos por tres días al Refugio que tenemos en el campo donde está el proyecto de… read more
I arrived not at the best periode (winter), and it's was also not easy to find a Host at this time, but Fernando give me this opportunity to come, and i am greatful about, we get a good communication even without spanish and even with his work, he always take time for answer to my questions, give me advices, explaining about the local life,… read more
Nuestra experiencia con Lexi fue muy linda y buena, ella es una bellísima persona, con muchas ganas de aprender sobre la naturaleza, el idioma y sobre Patagonia. No pudimos compartir mucho en la naturaleza por compromisos nuestros, sin embargo, ella quedó sola en el refugio del bosque. Eso sí, compartimos una… read more
Nolwenn y Costa son personas muy hermosas, sencillas, trabajadoras y respetuosas. La experiencia fue muy enriquecedora, aprendimos sobre cultura de Francia, viajes y experiencias. Ellos estuvieron cerca de 8 días en el Refugio. Con Antonio les dejamos las tareas para apoyar y como vivir en el refugio, cosas básicas, y… read more
Fuimos en el refugio durante 8 dias. Demasiado menos tiempo cuando tu realiza el paraiso donde estamos. El refugio esta en un lugar muy tranquilo. Se puede contar en los dedos a un mano el nombre de auto para un dia. Los… read more
It was simple life there, a simple cabana, no running water, making a fire everyday, but those small things reminded me that we don’t need much to be happy.
My boyfriend was… read more
Agnieszka was with us for a month. She and her boyfriend are touring Chile by bicycle, and the tour of the southern highway took them to our region. She is a very cordial person with a lot of energy, she helped us a lot in the construction of signs and informative signs for the trail. We shared with her and with Catalina,… read more
Mi experiencia como voluntaria fue muy enriquecedora, compartimos con Agnieszka (de Polonia), por casi un mes en el refugio, y parte del desafío fue aprender a vivir de una forma más responsable y agradecida de los recursos naturales que poseemos, ya que debíamos tener leña para cocinar y para los… read more
Quiero contarles la gran experiencia que tuvimos en el refugio con Catalina. Compartimos todo el mes de febrero con ella. Ella se instaló en la pequeña cabaña del refugio, la cual cuenta con comodidades básicas, y se fue adaptando a medida que transcurrían los días, apoyandonos muchos en la construcción e instalación… read more
Carla estuvo con nosotros las dos primera semanas de Diciembre. Desde el principio generamos muy buena comunicación y buena onda. Ella estuvo en el refugio de manera independiente. Nos apoyó mucho en la construcciones de letreros y señaléticas para el sendero, nos ordenó y limpió el huerto que llevaba muchos meses… read more
We want to thank the work and all the support that Saúl gave us in the shelter. We met him while he was cycling on the Austral Highway, and the quarantines for the Coronavirus pandemic began.
We stayed, and quickly went to work on maintenance tasks in the field, supporting us in work such as:
- Arrangement of fences.
- Wood… read more
Guioconda, Antonio and Fernando are the best, they are such a lovely family with so much to tell that simply been around them listening to their stories is a gift itself, but if you also add to get to live with them in the middle of the forest and experience… read more
Good morning to everybody,
We want to tell our great experience with Alba and Felipe (Pipe). They spent two weeks with us, during which time we shared pleasant moments and were very supportive in the field activities. Always with great disposition, will, and desires to learn. Among the tasks that supported us, were:
- Cleaning the forest… read more
We want to share the pleasant experience we had with Ester, a Spanish volunteer. It was an enriching stay, where we shared cultural and gastronomic knowledge. In addition, Esther told us a lot about her volunteer activities carried out long ago in Africa, and those carried out in Chile, where she learned about… read more
We want to tell you about the beautiful volunteer experience with Caroline and Robin. Although they were only with us for a week, we had a great cultural exchange, learning the French language, Belgian gastronomy, and learning about their experiences and life stories. They supported us in daily activities in the field, in cutting and… read more
We have shared these last two weeks with our dear friend Bente. We are very happy to have shared with her, to know part of her history, to taste her flavors in the kitchen of our refuge, and to share with family and friends. We appreciate your collaboration in our small shelter, your great disposition and good vibes in all… read more
We had the pleasure of sharing two weeks with Javiera, who arrived from the city of Victoria, Araucanía Region, Chile. From Javiera, we can highlight his great human and artistic qualities. His experience, his ideas that were taken into action, helped us to potentiate the Native Forest Park project we… read more
It was a great pleasure to have the presence of Jens, from the Netherlands. Jens, with his effort and passion for what he likes (he is a Biologist), will be a great scientist in the future. He supported us in the identification of birds, insects and butterflies that inhabit the Patagonia steppe. We could accompany him on… read more
Hello!
Marina was with us for two weeks, during which time we were able to meet her, and realize that she is a great person and with a big heart. With conversations always very interesting and entertaining, Marina helped us, for example, in housework, discovering her good gastronomic hand. She cooked some very rich Kuchen, delicious… read more
Hi everyone,
We want to mention the great experience of receiving Jan and Linus in our field. They spent two weeks with us, performing various tasks, such as:
- Cleaning of trails.
- Construction and repair of fences.
- Creation of signs for the trails and shelter.
- Housework: cleaning, cooking, ordering and cutting firewood.
We… read more
We want to describe the great experience of having met Lucie and Pierre-Martin. They stayed in our field for 3 weeks, which was a great cultural enrichment for us, and we also received great support from both of them for the tasks we are developing. Lucie and Pierre-Martin supported us in work, such as:
- Pruning of wild arbustros… read more
