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Hi, I'm David
originally from the city of Quillabamba, located in the jungle of Cusco, in this city many years ago we started a tourism project together with a cooperative organization, the objective was to involve small scale coffee, cocoa and tea farmers within the tourism activity, we provided to them some loans, training and assistance. this farmer are organic and fair trade certified.
Currently, as a local travel operator, we continue to promote and work with families in the spirit of continuing to supporting them. As a local company we also offer travel services in southern part of Peru and mainly in the area of Cusco and Machu Picchu. Our speciality is to visit small scale farmers, with whom, we developed coffee and cocoa experiences at their own farms, which allows us to show a little of our culture from the perspective of our diverse agriculture.
At home you can share the common areas with us, Ana, who is my partner and supports us in accounting, and my person, i am in charge of the business. Sometimes there are extra staffs, who helps us with the operative part, this may be depending on the tourism season.
2022: now, as a consequence of the pandemic, Ana had to move to another town to work, the only person who is working from home is me (we have an office in the apartment). now the high season for tourism is starting we plan to work also with some locals so maybe at the time you decide to join us, there will be helping us another person.Types of help and learning opportunities
Language practiceHospitality/TourismHelp with Computers/ InternetCultural exchange and learning opportunities
Living with us at home, you can learn a little more about our local culture, know the non-tourist places of the city.
Cusco is the most important tourist city in Peru and there are a lot to enjoy in it, from home you can organize your adventures to explore: archaeological sites such as Machu Picchu, the sacred Valley of the Incas, Maras, Moray, The Southern Valley, hike the rainbow Mountain and the Humantay Lagoon, visit of traditional and ancient villages like Pisac, Ollantaytambo, Chinchero, among others.
In Cusco to get to know the city a little more, we can lend you a bicycle.
the location of the apartment: we are now located in the San Sebastian district, a very traditional neighborhood, no touristic. where you can meet local people, we live near to the main square of this district. sometimes there are some traditional activities there. a nice oportunity to learn about local culture. You may Know Cusco celebrates many festivities during the year and also San Sebastian district is one of these districts where local people use to organize mainly catholic festivities. I may suggest visiting the main square on sundays.Help
Your support is very welcome! We need to develop the marketing area of our business by using all available tools (social networks etc). Our priority is finishing our website! We need to enhance the SEO of the website (in English & Spanish), make translations or corrections to the English section of the website, and improve the descriptions of our tours. For this, we are currently looking for a content manager and/or SEO expert for adding tours (information) and updating it to contemporary standards. We're also hoping to make videos, and create marketing materials, and a marketing strategy. Among others jobs.
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Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: FluentThis host offers a language exchange
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You can contact them directly for more information.Accommodation
We can offer you a shared room within an apartment (room only for two people as maximum capacity), Volunteers are going to share one toilet. we have in the room a double bed, a wardrobe, a table, a chair, a small sofa and also a bed lamp. You can use the kitchen to prepare your meals as your preference, we can provide to prepare your own meals some basic product, we can not offer to you meet, fish or chicken, just some times) you can do laundry also, just consider we have limited space to dry clothes, we are living on the third floor.
we can offer to you 2 meals per day. Breakfast could be prepared by us or also by the workawayer at home.
Lunch, we have it in a local restaurant close to the house (sometimes at home)...dinner at home (dinner for us is an optional meal, usually we have some tea for dinner).What else ...
Cusco, it is not a big city, so from the house to the main square, it could take you about 25 min. by public transportation. if you plan to walk, this could take you about 1hour.
from home you can walk about 2 blocks to take a public transportation, another option walk about 4 blocks (to the main square of the district) there you can have more chances, if you walk one block more, to the Cultura Av. plenty of option, most of the companies are passing this avenue. also if you plan to move by public transportation at night, you can have more chances of finding transportation on this avenue. most of the time until 11 pm
If you need a taxi, from the main square to the house will cost you between 7 to 10 soles, it will depend on the hour also
Cusco as a city and region is a tourist destination so finding new friends will not be a problem for you. In your free time, you can visit archeological sites, hike some mountains and also visit some ancient towns like Ollantaytambo.
also because we are located in a very traditional district you can visit other no touristic places like the main square of San Jeronimo. on the weekend we can organize for sure one visit to not a touristic placeA little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
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How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
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gracias Takuro
buen viaje Michel y Estelle ahora se que están por Colombia. buena suerte.
David
It was a real exchange with a local that know a lot about the region, the traditions, the culture and local places to visit, eat, chill…
David is really passionate about farming and enjoy to share kwonledge.
We test the coffee and cocoa experience in a finca near to… read more
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gracias Takuro
buen viaje Michel y Estelle ahora se que están por Colombia. buena suerte.
David
It was a real exchange with a local that know a lot about the region, the traditions, the culture and local places to visit, eat, chill…
David is really passionate about farming and enjoy to share kwonledge.
We test the coffee and cocoa experience in a finca near to… read more