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Live like a local, help and learn on an off grid and solar farm in Puntarenas, Costa Rica

We are an organic place where you can live with a zero carbon footprint — a place created to care for nature, animals, and plants. Nestled deep in the tropical Costa Rican cloud rainforest, our off-grid farm is on the road to becoming ......

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Join our friendly guest house in Puerto Viejo, Limón, Costa Rica

✨ Important: Only people who read the full profile and requirements will be considered. 📅 2026 Open Position We are currently looking for 1 volunteer who can stay for 8 weeks or longer. JULY 4TH, 2026 -04 TH SEPT 2026 2 FEMALE VOLUNTEER SEPT ......

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Join our family-run river lodge in Bajo de Tigre, Costa Rica

We are a small, family run eco-lodge in the heart of a Costa Rican tropical Rain-forest. We are located along the Pacuare River, one of the top ten rafting destinations in the world. Our guests generally raft into and out of the lodge. We offer an ......

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Share daily life and experience village farm life in Sarchi Alajuela, Costa Rica

NOW INTERVIEWING FOR MAY/ JUNE/ JULY / AUGUST , 2026 MAINTAINING FRUIT TREES, COFFEE, FOREST AND TRAILS ONE MONTH MINIMUM STAY. NO use of ALCOHOL or controlled substances. Welcome to our home and a paradise we have found which we like to share with ......

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Ayurvedic wellness in the beautiful Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica

Hello Fellow wonderful workawayers! I am so grateful to this community and all of the friendships I have made and the continued assistance I have received. ✨ UPDATE ✨ At the moment I am seeking assistance with a pet/ sanctuary sitting for the ......

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Outdoor tasks and home help by the beach in Uvita de Osa, Costa Rica

For Now , I need help on May 2026 only. And Maybe the first 2 weeks of June Hello there, my name is Pamela! I first used Workaway last year while traveling through Europe, and it was truly one of the best experiences I have ever had in my life. ......

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Help at an off-grid learning center while exploring wildlife in Puerto Jimenez, Costa Rica

Hello! I'm Allison, and my neighbors and I run an off-grid educational center, El Cerrito. People come to stay with us to learn both the concrete skills of building, planting, and troubleshooting off-grid systems, but also the lived philosophy of ......

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Join us at our beachfront hostel in Playa Cocles, Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica

Hey guys! We are a hostel / cabinas in Puerto Viejo de Talamanca, Costa Rica. We'd love to get some volunteers here for help with a few reception shifts / week and also possibly some art work, maintenance (mostly painting), gardening and carpenter ......

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Immerse yourself in a busy, friendly, multi-cultural glamping in Tamarindo, Costa Rica

Hi, We are Simone and Carol We are a hard worker Italian-Tico couple, which right now work everyday with the goal of make our place get better and better to give to our guests and volunteers a good memory to take back home and a great reason to ......

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