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Run by a small group of friends, this “big house” is a place where we seek to live in touch with the environment and our community. We have an organic garden that provides us with delicious veggies, and we eat as local as possible, we enjoy fruits from the valley and drink tea and coffee from our land in the jungle of Peru. We have a good relationship with the local community, which we maintain by helping the village children with their homework and giving out veggies from the garden when we have extra produce.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Language practice
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Help around the house
Hospitality/Tourism
General Maintenance
Interests
Photography
Carpentry
Architecture
Animals
Vegetarian or vegan
Music
Books
Gardening
Plant care
Cooking & food
Astronomy
Charity work
Sustainability
Culture
LGBTQ
Farming
Yoga / Wellness
Hiking
Nature
Mountain
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
You will learn about the Incas and the Sacred Valley and enjoy its beauty every day. We are located near many of the top tourist attractions of the Cusco region and in the heart of the Sacred Valley.
You will learn about organic farming. We have a beautifully terraced organic garden.
Enjoy the incredible night skies, we are at nearly 2,700 meters altitude (9,000 feet) and have no light pollution, so milky way is visible almost every night.
Learn to prepare delicious Peruvian dishes.
Living at the ranch also offers full Spanish immersion. Even though we understand and speak some English, volunteers can help us improve it, and in return we are happy to help volunteers with improving their Spanish.
Help
We kindly ask that you review our calendar before requesting information.
Please take a moment to read the following carefully:
📌 Minimum stay: 2 months — no exceptions.
We truly value long-term volunteers. Ideally, we're looking for those who can stay 3 months or more.
However, we may consider 2-month stays only if you have experience in at least one of the following areas:
Gardening (especially with permaculture techniques)
Cooking (helping our chef prepare organic, farm-to-table meals)
Horse care (you must be fully independent — no training or supervision is provided)
Horse riding activities (please note that we have a weight limit).
Customer service during artisanal workshops (welcoming and guiding participants through the experience)
Email and coordination support (helping with basic communication, scheduling, and organizational tasks)
Work at our jungle farm in Huayopata (4 hours from the Sacred Valley by car) Home to coffee and tea plantations, and a crystal-clear private river. The climate is tropical and the work is hard but deeply rewarding.
⛔️ Please do not contact us if...
You’re traveling as a couple or with children — we’re not able to host couples or families.
You’re new to the roles listed above — we require previous experience is about your safe and happiness.
You're hoping to learn everything from scratch — we wish we could train everyone, but short stays don't allow time for that.
This is a special place, shaped with love and care over 20 years. It’s a living, breathing ecosystem — beautiful, but also complex. We provide housing, food, and a supportive environment, and in return, we ask for people who are ready to contribute meaningfully from early on. We hope you understand 🤍
🌱 What We Offer Our Workawayers:
Shared housing in the volunteer cabin (shared room & bathroom)
A kitchen stocked for preparing two meals per day (breakfast and lunch)
A stunning location in the heart of the Sacred Valley — between Cusco and Machu Picchu
A great chance to practice your Spanish, as our team are all native speakers
The perfect setting for nature lovers and horse enthusiasts
📌 Please Note:
WiFi is available after working hours
Phone use is not allowed during working hours
A basic level of Spanish is needed to help with daily tasks
Dinner is not provided, but you are able to use the kitchen with your own supplies
Health and accident insurance is mandatory
Thanks for taking the time to read this carefully — it helps make the experience smoother for everyone. If you feel aligned with all the above, we’d love to hear from you! 🌿
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
Accommodation
The ranch offers beautiful, peaceful, and comfortable accommodations, and well-structured environment.
As a volunteer, you will stay in a shared room.
Phone use is not permitted during working hours.
What else ...
The ranch is located on a privileged area, fifty acres surrounded by majestic mountains, and very close to many archaeological sites. Over here in the Sacred Valley there's a lot to see and do, from the many Incan ruins to the beautiful cities of Cuzco, Pisac, Maras, Chinchero, etc. It is easy to travel between all these different areas using buses, collectivos, taxis or moto-taxis. Hiking and adventure sports opportunities abound.
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.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
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Every day is different: I gained valuable experience acting as a host to English-speaking… read more
Nos ayudó a perfeccionar nuestros procedimientos, nuestros manuales para operaciones, nuestra web y fue una excelente guía en cabalgatas a campo traviesa y ni se diga de la gran… read more
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They are an amazing group of people, pablo takes care of everything and always worried about to make you feel like home. Juancarlos and carlos always teach and take care of you. And the rest of the team; claudio, abraham, guillermo, eloy and sayda are definitly the best… read more
We are so sad to see Katie go! She was a delight to have out on the ranch and really became a part of the family. She was a great all around worker, assisting with horses, cooking, hosting guests, and helping with the general ranch labor. Katie went above and beyond the work expected of her. She was up early every day… read more
A really… read more
Main duties were cooking, cleaning, helping with guests, feeding horses, cleaning up alot of manure, saddling up the horses for rides and… read more
The work is quite intense, you have to work hard. Everyday work was very diverse : equestrian guide, cooking, cleaning, feeding horses, cleaning horse poop, gardening, welcoming the guests, taking pictures for the new website...
You will have a great time there especially if… read more
If physical work is not your "cup of tea", then don't go: I once got 7 blisters in one hand and my back got blocked once too..!
Nevertheless, I stayed 4 months there instead of 2 because of the wonderful team, the peruvian cuisine and the general… read more
Muy buenas personas muy responsables, educados y trabajadores, recomendamos esta pareja al 100%
Ellos viajan con Diego que es una maravilla de perro no molesta en nada y quedamos muy sorprendidos de lo educado que era.
Les deseamos todo lo mejor estimados Julien & Andrea.
