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I quit my job in search of the dream of living in a small town, rather than survive in the city. I share my life with Sonia, with her we are slowly building a santuary in Zapatoca; a nature reserve, in an area that stretches from 1800 to 2200 meters above the sea level (cloud forest).
My name is Armando, I am 56 years old, I live in Zapatoca, Santander, Colombia, I have three dogs. Our reserve has an area of 14 hectares in eight of which there is a pine forest.
The help i need is from Monday to Tuesday and from Thursday to Friday in the forest, in the nature reserve. We spend the Wednesday and weekends in the village.
Gardening
Building
General Maintenance
Cooking / shopping
Other
Help with Eco project
In the nature reserve you will find silence, tranquility and a peaceful environment.
Here you can learn: Local customs, tropical mountain culture, cooking regional dishes, some dance, play music, improve your Spanish language.
On weekends we have meetings with friends where in addition to improving your Spanish, you can know the lifestyle of the people of the mountains of Colombia.
We´re especially interested in handy and creative people who also like physical work and don´t mind to get their hands dirty. ¡ The idea is to do work that you are interested in !
Furthermore it is essential that you have your own international health and accident insurance.
The main help is in the field, trimming tress in the middle of the pine forest, it is challenging but you can do it at your own speed and rith.
Maintenance and locative repairs
Cook
Tree sowing
Maintenance of the garden of vegetables
Spanish and some english
In the nature reserve there is a cabin for four people, bathroom, shower with warm water, kitchen, mattresses on pallets, sheets, towels and blankets. We offer breakfast, lunch and dinner, but it is necessary to cook.
Here you will have accommodation and food three times a day, adapting to your dietary needs. That yes, it is necessary that you come with us to do the purchases and help us in the preparation of the food.
We can give you accommodation for a maximum time of 15 days.
We work Monday,Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. Wednesday and weekends we rest. Therefore, those three days you can go to Zapatoca village, which is 13 km from the reserve, there is a bus service three times a day.
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Two
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
