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Hi, we are Gerardo and Luis, and we are working in our ecoturistic campsite!!!
We are located between Cacalchen and Citilcum, these are two small towns close to Izamal a big City with a lot of ancient history. Also called the Yellow City.
We are surrounded with the friendliest yucatanean locals, close to magic towns, and cenotes are 30 minutes away by car or van. You can arrive telchac Beach in 45 minutes, and there is Motul like 25-30 minutes. Motul is an Intersection point where many transports flow in different directions.
So if you have experience with permaculture, building with recycled materials, living the simple camping life-style, be welcome and be part of this project with sustainable concepts, ideas and actions ! And if you have not you can learn with us and share knowledge about food, languages or something else.
We have palapas, tents and hamocks to sleep, so you can apreciatte the nature and the night. We have a Mexican outside kitchen (made with local wood), a dry eco bathroom, a chicken hoop, plant beds, a small house and a place to keep our tools.
Now we are focus on maintenance, so gardening, watering the plants, cleaning the trails are basic chores that if you don’t have to much knowledge about permaculture those are things that you can help us.
And if your skills are others , helping with construction, carpentry and others will be fine
During your stay you will learn about:
*Reproduction of microorganisms
*Selection of local plants for planting based on soil
*Identify woods from the area and their uses
*Construction principles with local wood
*How to make roofs with local materials
*Processes to create organic fertilizers
-The last but not the less important we can show you the secrets of the local food :)
So if you enjoy nature and its animals, you are not afraid of spiders, are a practical person who likes to work and live in a community life style and sleep under a sky full of stars , this is the right place for you ...
Please if you can bring your flash light, biodegradable soap, and positive spirit, we are really looking forward to meet you !!
hasta pronto :D
Types of help and learning opportunities
Language practice
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Hospitality/Tourism
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
You will learn a lot about Mexican Yucatecan culture, mayan constructions skills , you will learn something about eco tourism and learn with me about permaculture or teach me more about permaculture.
Help
You dont need to be an expert in any specific task but you should be motivated to learn new things or teaching something you can contribute to the team!
Team player mentality is essential and of course we always invite creativity!
You have to love nature, getting a little dirty, organic lifestyle and meeting new cultures.
We often work Monday-Friday, Saturdays and Sundays are our days to rest and recharge! We often work in the mornings but sometimes we work in the afternoon.
I am very easy going and flexible with our schedule.
We need help with gardening, building the campsite, making trails out of stones, promoting us on social media, feeding and cleaning the chickens and much more!
If you dont have any specific skills but you wanna help or learn and you’re motivate please contact me and for sure I will find something to do for you.
Languages
Languages spoken
Spanish: Fluent
English: Intermediate
German: Beginner
Portuguese: BeginnerThis host offers a language exchange
I would like to improve my English and German but also I would like to help you improve your Spanish, so we can talk in Spanish or English :) whatever you feel comfortable.
Accommodation
In exchange for your work we provide a sleeping space , simple basic needs like toilet paper, water for drink and organic soap for dishes.
For sure you will have a "wild" experience with mother nature. We provide a tent, matress, a pillow and blankets. We can cook in our outdoor kitchen with wood and we can make campfires. We sometimes take advantage to use electricity while we use the generator, we have ecological dry bathrooms an outdoor shower that’s almost close (we need to build the roof and solar lights. Most of the time, we share some of our groceries and cook together as a group, but if you would like to cook your food, thats fine, too.
We also have 2 bikes if you would like to bike to the nearby cities and a small pool to get fresh.
We don't provide meals, but we do provide cooking utensils (cooking oil, herbs, salt/pepper, sugar, etc.), drinking water, coffee/tea and an unforgettable experience :D
What else ...
There are buses that go to the city and also sometimes we can go to the beach together in my car to see the sunsets or just go and eat delicious food around the nearby town. In your free time you can visit a lot of places near by and non Touristic CENOTES (it’s like a hole with natural water). You can also go alone wherever on the weekends. I can give you a great advice about different places to explore, as i am guiding groups in an exchange with the Erasmus University all over Mexico in my free time I’m good at it.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Space for parking camper vans
Any size, the property is really big.
Can possibly accept pets
small cats and dogs but of course talk to the host first before arival.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Feedback (39)
What a great experience, so much more than we could have ever asked for. Luis and Tezka are such great guys, it was fantastic getting to know them and being a part of this journey. Two of our friends joined us and there was no issues from Luis and with about 7 of us there most of the time we became a little tribe. The work was… read more
Disfrute mucho de su compañía y su buena energía, son una pareja muy divertida y ayudan mucho con el Projecto, Lili sabe cocinar muy rico y Arnaud siempre está dispuesto a ayudar y es muy Easy going como Lili ! Además dejaron un regalo que hicieron ellos de macramé y aunque no pude pasar mucho tiempo con… read more
I loved my time in this very relaxing place:… read more
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What a great experience, so much more than we could have ever asked for. Luis and Tezka are such great guys, it was fantastic getting to know them and being a part of this journey. Two of our friends joined us and there was no issues from Luis and with about 7 of us there most of the time we became a little tribe. The work was… read more
Disfrute mucho de su compañía y su buena energía, son una pareja muy divertida y ayudan mucho con el Projecto, Lili sabe cocinar muy rico y Arnaud siempre está dispuesto a ayudar y es muy Easy going como Lili ! Además dejaron un regalo que hicieron ellos de macramé y aunque no pude pasar mucho tiempo con… read more
I loved my time in this very relaxing place:… read more
The work was not too hard and was enjoyable because it contributed to the progress of the land. It is still all… read more
It's a beautiful place in middle of the forest and
I had a great time with the other volunteers!
Best task ever is to prepare the trunks for construction... It's a lot of fun but also very exhausting :D
I also enjoyed the simple live a lot! Cooking nice food on the fire, outdoor… read more
Durante nuestros días allí hemos disfrutado mucho de la convivencia con Luis y los otros workawayers, sobre todo los momentos de cocina juntos, donde todes participábamos, reíamos y creábamos platos deliciosos. Hacíamos compras conjuntas entre los workawayers y Luis proveía… read more
This was my first workaway experience and i couldnt think of a better one!
Luis and Gerado created a beautiful project in the nature of yucatan and this place became my home really fast.
Luis is the kindest and most funny guy and it was always cool to work with him, he knows a lot about farming and also the mayan way of… read more
Luis is such a crazy (in a good way), lovely guy with a big heart! A little bit chaotic, but his charisma balance everything out! I appreciate him for his goals and values! He can make alot of fun and know how to make party and entertain! Also he tries to keep mayan tradition alive, and carry… read more
Sin duda algunas cosas de las que hacemos no son del todo fáciles pero ellos aprenden muy rápido y su aportación fue de gran ayuda.
El idioma nunca fue una limitante, hablan español perfecto esto nos hizo… read more
Cuando les escribí, les dije claramente cuáles eran mis objetivos: salir de la urbe y recolectar con la naturaleza, participar en el proyecto y aprender y conocer la cultura local, tocar la tierra con los… read more
Undoubtedly a job in the jungle is hard, this can range from planting to moving stones and building.
Edward unfortunately or gracefully had to live the moment of… read more
Thank you Katta for your presence and being with you!
Thank you for the experience!
Met some cool people, explore Yucatán… read more
If you want to escape from the city and get the chance to stay in contact with local people this is the right place.
Luis is such a good and funny guy, always available for his guests, he will make you feel home as you get there introducing you to the people of Bokoba which are super… read more
Pasó en mes aquí trabajando con Hugo, Luis, Memo, y los otros volontarios.
La organización puede ser mejorada, especialmente con los desayunos,
pero Luis fue a la escucha de cada problema encontrada.
Luis y Hugo organizaron un fin de semana a la playa y pasamos un excelente momento ! Hugo fue tambien un incredible guía… read more
the work is tough but rewarding, there's a lot to be done at the project!
if… read more
The camaraderie with the other workawayers, the many trips that Hugo does with all of us and even if the work is hard and tedious under the burning sun it feels so great to do it and enjoy the results of the work.
I loved top experience the… read more
