Help with a little rancho project and learn about natural building in the forest of Chiapas, Mexico

Availability

  2025 

 Min stay requested: at least 2 weeks

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  • Description

    Description

    We are located 2hrs from San Cristóbal de Las Casas, in a community, we are helping with a little farm project in the forrest, at the moment we are building a cabing with different materials , stones, wood, mud, helping with the gardens, compost , chickenware.

    We managed hostels for long time, this time we moved to the forrest with a new project.!

    So we invite volunteers to help with this new project.

    We don't have internet access on the ranchito, so if you can send a WhatsApp message be great!

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Charity Work
    Language practice
    Elderly Companionship
    Teaching
    Creating/ Cooking family meals
    Help around the house
    Hospitality/Tourism
    Help with Computers/ Internet
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    The volunteer will learn different techniques that work and are used in permaculture and biobuilding, so too, there is cultural exchange and language instructors are Mexican and they can practice and lerning the culture of the site and México.

  • Help

    Help

    We need help in the Ranchito with activities feed 6 dogs and helping with chicken cop and maintence the chickens, helping on the land with orchads.
    volunteers who may be at least 2 weeks of support.

    Not necessarily have experience in these areas, but without the availability and willingness to learn and cooperate with this project.

    Áreas than we helping :

    Construction with Natural building
    Diferents with techniques.
    Helping on the farm / chickens, rabits.
    Helping with the garden orchads ,compost.
    Helping with solar panel fluvial water caption , recicling.



    5 hours a day, food and board
    facilities sleep in the cabing on the land.
    Posible to pay transportation.
    Minimun stay 2 weeks

    5 hrs to support us during the day for 5 days 2 days off during the week,

  • Languages spoken

    Spanish: Fluent
    English: Intermediate

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    We offer a bed in the cabing. we also offer them a meal a day and use and facilities , showers use, kitchen, garden areas hammocks exchange of information and advice books in the Spanish language.

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    This is a place that has many years helping and receiving travelers from all the world, volunteer here and help us as a family, the owners are originally from San Cristobal de Las Casas ,Francisco ,and staff are Mexican and we make travelers feel at home, Rodolfo Mexican how working with herbolaria and also as a Reiki Teacher they are sumergan orient and Know about local culture as well as learn the Spanish language.

  • 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

    This host has indicated that they love having digital nomads stay.

  • Space for parking camper vans

    Space for parking camper vans

    This host can provide space for campervans.

  • Can possibly accept pets

    Can possibly accept pets

    This host has said they are willing to accept those travelling with a pet.

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    More than two

Host ref number: 732167923163

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