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Join our diverse volunteer projects and discover the majestic Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia

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  2024 

 Min stay requested: at least 2 weeks

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  • Description

    Description

    We are a nature reserve of 80 hectares of conservation called one love. In 3 hectares within the reserve we have built 6 cabins and 6 eco glamping sites with a social area that has a kitchen, library and two rooms. In front of the Palomino River we built a shala where massages, therapies, meditation rituals and yoga are performed. We also have a temacal that is also used as a steam house or stone bath by visitors. Allan and Leyla are in charge of the reserve, Allan has been living in this territory for 15 years and Leyla has been living in this territory for 7. They arrived at this Space amazed by the beauty and ancestrality as it is a place that is home to 4 indigenous ethnic groups, Kogis, Wiwas, Arhuacos and we kankuamos.

    Since then they have been dedicated to receiving visitors from all over the world since, in addition to being a hotel, it is a foundation and artistic residency program. Leyla is a psychologist and is in charge of organizing the wellness retreats, the residences and in general of maintaining the magic and energy of the space. Allan is in charge of managing and making important decisions alongside Leyla. We have a team that is 100% local and Colombian, people very committed to their role and aware of the importance of their mission within the project.

    -In the kitchen we have 9 people, including cooks and people who attend to the service. They are constantly trained in learning new dishes and being able to meet the requirements of vegans, vegetarians, celiacs, pescetarians and people who eat our entire variety without restrictions.

    -In our garden we have two people who provide us with fresh vegetables for the kitchen and in the laboratory an assistant who helps us with the oleate distillation processes, tinctures and packaging of our entire line of organic products.

    -We have a maintenance area with four assistants who divide the morning and afternoon shift, two in the morning and two in the afternoon-night to do the daily tasks of cleaning, area maintenance and gardening.

    -We have 4 people in the cleaning area who are in charge of cleaning the social areas, organizing all the rooms and the laundry on a daily basis.

    -The accounting area is made up of an accountant at the head who does all the review of the accounting auxiliary taxation and a person in charge of stock management who manages all the inventories.

    -We have a central reception and experience management area with two people who work in shifts of 7 days each and coordinate the entire guest experience from before their arrival until their departure.

    -We have a reservations area that has two people, one is in charge of being revenew manager and reviewing digital platforms such as otas and the other is responsible for managing all reservations that arrive directly through the engine or those from Instagram.

    -We have a person in the area of occupational health and safety who is responsible for maintaining the current standard regarding the organization of hiring. -Security area: three people in charge, two in goal and one person who helps us when the eco glampings are full.

    -As a service provider we have all our experience managers: 4 tourist guides who are in charge of making the tours and visits to other places such as waterfalls, beaches, rivers, visits to indigenous villages. 7 masseuses, two yoga teachers, a musician.



    Somos una reserva natural de 80 hectáreas de conservación llamada one love.En 3 hectáreas dentro de la reserva tenemos construidos 6 cabanas y 6 eco glampings con una zona social que tiene cocina, biblioteca y dos salas . En frente del rio palomino construimos un shala en donde se hacen masajes,terapias ,rituales meditacion y yoga. Tambien tenemos un temascal que tambien es usado como casa de vapor o baño de piedras por los visitantes. Allan y leyla son los encargados de la reserva, Allan lleva 15 anos viviendo en este territorio y leyla 7.Llegaron a este Espacio asombrados por la belleza y la ancestralidad al ser un lugar que es casa de 4 etnias indigenas ,koguis ,wiwas ,arhuacos y kankuamos. Desde entonces se dedican a recibir visitantes desde todas partes del mundo ya que ademas de ser hotel es fundacion y programa de residencias artisticas. Leyla es psicologa y se encarga de organizar los retiros de bienestar,las residencias y en general de mantener la magia y la energia del espacio.allan se encarga de gerenciar y al lado de leyla tomar las deciciones importantes.

    Tenemos un equipo cien por ciento de personas locales y colombianas,personas muy comprometidas con su papel y con conciencia de la importancia de su mision dentro del proyecto.


    -En cocina tenemos 9 personas entre cocineros y personas que atienden el servicio.Ellos son entrenados constantemente en aprender nuevos platos y poder cumplir con los requisitos de veganos, vegetarianos, celiacos, pescetarianos y personas que comen toda nuestra variedad sin restricciones.

    -En nuestra huerta contamos con dos personas que nos proveen de verduras frescas para cocina y en el laboratorio un ayudante que nos colabora con los procesos de destilación de oleatos, tinturas y empaquetamiento de toda nuestra linea de productos orgánicos.

    -Tenemos un area de mantenimiento con cuatro ayudantes que se dividen el turno de manana y tarde,dos en la manana y dos en la tarde-noche para hacer las tareas diarias de Limpieza, mantenimento de areas y jardineria.

    -Tenemos 4 personas en el area de camareria que se encargan diariamente de hacer la limpieza de zonas sociales, la organizacion de todos los cuartos y la lavanderia.

    -El area contable esta conformada por un contador en la cabeza que hace toda la revision de la tributación auxiliar contable y una persona encargada de gestion de existencia que maneja todos los inventarios.

    -Tenemos un area central de recepcion y gestion de experiencas con dos personas que trabajan en turnos de 7 dias cada uno y coordinan toda la experiencia de los huespedes desde antes de su llegada hasta su salida.

    -Tenemos un area de reservas que tiene dos personas, una se encarga de ser revenew manager y revisar las plataformas digitales como otas y la otra de gestionar todas las reservas que lleguen directas por el motor o las de instagram.

    -Tenemos una persona en area de seguridad y salud en el trabajo que se encarga de mantener la norma vigente con respecto a la organizacion de la contratacion.

    -Area de seguridad tres personas encargadas, dos en porteria y una persona que nos ayuda cuando los eco glampings estan llenos.

    -Como prestacione de servicios tenemos a todos nuestros gestores de experiencias: 4 guias turisticos que se encargan de hacer los recorridos y las visitas a otros lugares como cascadas,playas, rios ,las visitas alos pueblos indigenas.
    7 masajistas, dos profesores de yoga,un musico.

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Art Projects
    Help with Eco Projects
    Gardening
    DIY and building projects
    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

    Benefits:

    -Being able to immerse yourself in the natural splendor of Colombia within the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, learn from the flora, fauna and the ancentral worldview of our indigenous people.

    -Meet visitors from all over the world who come either through the hotel, the foundation, the retreats, or the artistic residency program.

    -Have a cultural exchange with our team, who are mostly Colombian people, thus being able to understand more about the culture and practice the language.

    -see spectacular landscapes from the rivers that descend from the snow-capped mountains to the sea to wonderful mountains.

    -You can introduce yourself to local food and the flavors of the region while you learn how to produce food from our garden and all the processes in our botanical laboratory from distillation of essential oils to oleate tinctures and herbal elixirs.

    -We offer you a serene journey of learning and knowledge. Get to know the vibrant indigenous community, understanding the deep connection to the land and its role in preserving the environment. This is an opportunity more than for a volunteer to be able to breathe and experience the Colombian scene from its food, its music, its tradition, language, worldview and the sunny skies of Palomino.


    beneficios:
    -poder hacer una inmersion en el esplendor natural de colombia dentro de la sierra nevada de santa marta,aprender de la flora la fauna y la cosmovicion ancentral de nuestros indigenas.

    -conocer visitantes de todas partes del mundo que vengan ya sea por el hotel,la fundacion,los retiros,o el programa de residencias artisticas.

    -tener un intercambio cultural con nuestro equipo que en su mayoria son personas colombianas pudiendo asi entender mas de la cultura y practicar el idioma.

    -conocer paisajes espectaculares desde los rios que bajan de los nevados hasta el mar hasta montanas maravillosas.

    -puedes introducirte en la comida local y en los sabores de la region mientras aprendes a producir comida de nuestra huerta y todos los procesos de nuestro laboratorio botanico desde destilacion de aceites esenciales hasta oleatos tinturas y elixires herbales.
    -te ofrecemos un sereno viaje de aprendizaje y conocimiento. conoce la vibrante comunidad indigena entendiendiendo la profunda conexion con la tierra y su papel en la preservación del medio ambiente.

    Esta es una oportunidad mas que de un voluntario de poder respirar y de vivir la escena colombiana desde su comida su musica su tradicion ,idioma,cosmovision y los cielos soleados de palomino.

  • Help

    Help

    We are looking for volunteers for the following help:

    -offer our guests some type of wellness activity such as: yoga, meditation, massages, therapies, rituals. -helps organize the volunteer program.

    - photography, videos, social media management, community manager, publicist.

    - They can be hosts to our guests, greeting them and making them feel welcome to the property, as well as guiding walks through the flora and fauna and translating when necessary.

    - who has extensive knowledge about the growth of social networks and their management, making stories, reels, creating valuable content and telling the narrative of the space that is divided into a nature reserve, experiences, hotels, wellness retreats, gastronomy, artistic residencies and foundation.

    - knowledge of permaculture, organic gardens, compost, living soils, edible gardens and gardening in general. Help with harvesting, planting and distillation.

    -help our guys with the check in/check out of guests and provide visitors with general information.

    -guide visitors through our river paths and activities, we will make sure you know the place well.

    - exchange recipes with the kitchen team with priority on vegetarian and vegan recipes, but we will not ask them to wait on service tables or be cooks for paying customers.

    -help our team in the general maintenance of the place, masonry, carpentry, restoration, construction,)

    - content creators for social media, web sites and blogs.

    -wellness retreat organizers

    -community builders

    -please contact us only if you can offer the above.



    nosotros estamos buscando voluntarios para las siguientes ayudas:

    -ofrecer a nuestros huespedes algun tipo de actividad de bienestar como :yoga, meditación, masajes, terapias,rituales.

    -ayuda en organizar el programa de voluntarios.
    - fotografia, videos, manejos de redes sociales, comunity manager, publicista.

    - pueden ser anfitriones de nuestros huespedes, saludandolos y hacerlo sentir bienvenidos a la propiedad, asi como guiando paseos por la flora y la fauna y traduciendo en el momento que sea necesario.

    - que tenga amplios conocimientos sobre el crecimiento de las redes sociales y su manejo,haciendo storie,reels,creando contenido de valor y contando la narrativa del espacio que se divide en reserva natural,experiencias,hote,retiros de bienestar,gastronomia,residencias artisticas y fundacion.

    - conocimientos de permacultura, huertas ecologicas, compost, suelos vivos,jardines comestibles y jardineria en general. ayudar con cosecha,siembra y destilacion.


    -ayudar a nuestros chicos con el check in/check out de huespedes y proveer a los visitantes informacion general.


    -guiar a los visitantes por nuestros caminos y actividades de rio,nosotros nos aseguraremos de que conozcas bien el lugar.


    - intercambiar recetas con el equipo de cocina con prioridad en las recetas vegetarianas y veganas mas no les pediremos que atiendan mesas de servicios ni sean cocineros a clientes que pagan.

    -ayudar a nuestro equipo en el mantenimiento general del lugar,albañileria,carpinteria,restauracion,construccion,)

    - creadores de contenido para social media,web sites y blogs.

    -organisadores de retiros de bienestar

    -community builders

    -por favor pongase en contacto con nosotros solo si puede ofrecer lo mencionado anteriormente.

  • Languages spoken

    English: Fluent
    Spanish: Fluent

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    We offer a beautiful ecological camping area with a shared compostable bathroom located in front of the Palomino River. Our glamping accommodations combine comfort and glamor designed to offer an unforgettable experience to both volunteers and guests who come to live an experience that offers them a very comfortable accommodation. more in contact with nature. Each tent is designed to offer a luxurious refuge in nature, allowing you to wake up to the serene sounds of the river and immerse yourself in the tranquility of the environment. We offer a mix of adventure and comfort to engage with our community and our projects. We also offer a charming room equipped with air conditioning and access to a shared bathroom with hot water showers.

    We offer a menu suitable for celiacs, vegetarians, vegans and people who want to enjoy our wide variety of dishes made basically with local, native products, fresh fish and local producers. From the garden we harvest most of the fresh vegetables that accompany our menu.


    ofrecemos una presiosa zona de acampada ecologica con bano compostable compartido situada en frente del rio palomino.Nuestros alojamientos de glamping combinan comodidad y glamour disenados para ofrecer una experiencia inolvidable tanto a voluntarios como a huespedes que vienen a vivir una experiencia que les ofrezca una acomodacion mucho mas en contacto con la naturaleza.
    cada carpa esta disenada para ofrecer un refugio de lujo en la naturaleza lo que les permite despertarse con los serenos sonidos del rio y sumergirse en la tranquilidad del entorno.Oofrecemos una mezcla de aventura y comodidad para comprometerse con nuestra comunidad y nuestros proyectos.

    Ademas ofrecemos una encantadora habitacion equipada con aire acondicionado y acceso a bano compartido con duchas de agua caliente.

    ofrecemos un menu apto para celiacos,vegetarianos,veganos y personas que quieran dsifrutar de nuestra amplia variedad de platos hechos basicamente con productos locales,nativos,pesca fresca y productores locales. De la huerta cosechamos la mayoria de vegetales frescos que acompanan nuestro menu.

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    The city of Santa Marta is located 1 hour and 30 minutes from our location. Hidden among the mountains overlooking the beautiful Palomino River, our refuge is located just 20 minutes from the vibrant Palomino Town that offers many experiences from restaurants, nightlife, wonderful beaches, surfing classes, wellness centers and unique artisan markets. From our place you can enter the heart of the region that offers some of the most enchanting natural destinations on the planet such as the mystical Tayrona Park, the flamingo sanctuary, sacred well, Quebrada Valencia,


    la ciudad de santa marta esta ubicada a 1 hora y 30 minutos de nuestra ubucacion.
    Escondido entre las montanas con vista al hermoso rio palomino nuestro refugio se encuentra a solo 20 minutos del vibrante palomino town que ofrece mchisimas experiencias desde restaurantes ,vida nocturna,playas maravillosas,clases de surf,centros de bienestar y mercados artesanales unicos.
    desde nuestro lugar te puedes adentrar en el corazon de la regiom que ofrece algunos de los destinos naturales mas hechizantes del planeta como el mistico parque tayrona,el de flamingos,pozo sagrado,quebrada valencia,

  • 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

    We have good internet coverage only in the social areas that can be used by volunteers in their entirety. We have several places so you can sit at your computer. tenemos buena covertura en in ternet solamente en las areas sociales que pueden ser usadas por los voluntarios en su totalidad.tenemos varios lugares para que puedas sentarte por tu computador.

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    More than two

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    Hours expected

    Maximum 5 hours a day, 5 days a week

Host ref number: 752211813614

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