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18 Mar 2025
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Description
I love nature and it makes me happy to build my house in the woods. I am an environmental engineer, a professor in a university. But now I am in a sabbatical and I am most dedicated to eco-building and harvesting coffee and other vegetables ans fruits as avocado.
I have passions as caring for the planet, music percussion, and now building.
Also I have a PhD in electro-kinetic remediation, and I do research in eco-acoustics.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Farmstay help
Help around the house
General Maintenance
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
You will learn about bioconstruction, Spanish, construction, coffee, birds and enjoy a pleasant stay in a very quiet place
Help
Actually all help is welcome on:
Bio-construction: adobe bricks and walls
Coffee farming
Dome building
Painting
Cooking
Structure building
Solar thermal
Growing food
Wood furniture
Water installations
Networking
Animal care
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
Chinese (Mandarin): IntermediateThis host offers a language exchange
This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
You can contact them directly for more information.
Accommodation
Private room with double bed
What else ...
Here we try to be as sustainable as posible, hence we avoid plastic use, particularly plastic "wipes" and composite materials as tetra-pack or chips packaging. We try to produce less and less garbage every day. Also we rely on rain water and we save it and try no to pollute it so we have dry toilet. Here is very rainy but still we try to save water and energy. Mos of construction materials are from the site and low carbon footprint. Organic wastes are composted but still trying to get rid of others.
Nearby there are extreme sports such as rafting, hiking, paragliding, bungee jumping, mountain biking, canyoning, caves expeditions, rivers, waterfalls and touristic villages such as San Gil and Guadalupe (Las Gachas), Socorro, Curití, Mogotes, Pinchote, Cañón del Chicamocha national park, Oiba. The region produces one of the best Colombian coffees…
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
This host has indicated that they love having digital nomads stay.
Space for parking camper vans
This host can provide space for campervans.
Can possibly accept pets
This host has said they are willing to accept those travelling with a pet.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Feedback (2)
Tania was big help with the water treatment plant and with the new workshop placement, also with painting, making christmas environment, planting, and we visited… read more
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Tania was big help with the water treatment plant and with the new workshop placement, also with painting, making christmas environment, planting, and we visited… read more
I learned a lot about the coffee process. We washed and sun tried the fruits and cut some wood.
Juan's place is really beautiful and I liked his ideas and energy. And with Mayra I… read more
Jeremy siempre dispuesto a ayudar y aprender.… read more
