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Lush green palm trees line the shore of a tranquil lake, surrounded by forested hills under a partly cloudy blue sky, creating a serene tropical landscape.
Lush green palm trees line the shore of a tranquil lake, surrounded by forested hills under a partly cloudy blue sky, creating a serene tropical landscape.
Lush green palm trees line the shore of a tranquil lake, surrounded by forested hills under a partly cloudy blue sky, creating a serene tropical landscape.
Lush green palm trees line the shore of a tranquil lake, surrounded by forested hills under a partly cloudy blue sky, creating a serene tropical landscape.
Lush green palm trees line the shore of a tranquil lake, surrounded by forested hills under a partly cloudy blue sky, creating a serene tropical landscape.
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Puntarenas, Costa Rica

Join us in creating our dream surrounded with jungle while exploring Golfito, Costa Rica
We are Bastian (52J) and Hannah (49), a German couple who are working on building our dream to create an off grid paradise in the Golfo dulce of Costa Rica with plenty of room for adventure, nature, detachment and fun. We bought a beautiful hill ......
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The image depicts a two-story house with a balcony, surrounded by lush greenery and trees, featuring a trampoline, surfboards, and a small palm tree in the yard.
The image depicts a two-story house with a balcony, surrounded by lush greenery and trees, featuring a trampoline, surfboards, and a small palm tree in the yard.
The image depicts a two-story house with a balcony, surrounded by lush greenery and trees, featuring a trampoline, surfboards, and a small palm tree in the yard.
The image depicts a two-story house with a balcony, surrounded by lush greenery and trees, featuring a trampoline, surfboards, and a small palm tree in the yard.
The image depicts a two-story house with a balcony, surrounded by lush greenery and trees, featuring a trampoline, surfboards, and a small palm tree in the yard.
The image depicts a two-story house with a balcony, surrounded by lush greenery and trees, featuring a trampoline, surfboards, and a small palm tree in the yard.
The image depicts a two-story house with a balcony, surrounded by lush greenery and trees, featuring a trampoline, surfboards, and a small palm tree in the yard.
The image depicts a two-story house with a balcony, surrounded by lush greenery and trees, featuring a trampoline, surfboards, and a small palm tree in the yard.
The image depicts a two-story house with a balcony, surrounded by lush greenery and trees, featuring a trampoline, surfboards, and a small palm tree in the yard.
The image depicts a two-story house with a balcony, surrounded by lush greenery and trees, featuring a trampoline, surfboards, and a small palm tree in the yard.
The image depicts a two-story house with a balcony, surrounded by lush greenery and trees, featuring a trampoline, surfboards, and a small palm tree in the yard.
The image depicts a two-story house with a balcony, surrounded by lush greenery and trees, featuring a trampoline, surfboards, and a small palm tree in the yard.
The image depicts a two-story house with a balcony, surrounded by lush greenery and trees, featuring a trampoline, surfboards, and a small palm tree in the yard.
The image depicts a two-story house with a balcony, surrounded by lush greenery and trees, featuring a trampoline, surfboards, and a small palm tree in the yard.
The image depicts a two-story house with a balcony, surrounded by lush greenery and trees, featuring a trampoline, surfboards, and a small palm tree in the yard.
about 27 days ago

Puntarenas, Costa Rica

Help a family with homeschooling in Puerto Jimenez, Costa Rica
Kaya is 16 and will be studying Grade 12 level material starting September 2026. The next opening for Workawayers will be October 1st, 2026. I would love if that person could stay until close to Christmas. If you can only stay one month I will ......
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The image depicts two butterflies with brown wings and white markings, likely the Blue Morpho butterfly, showcasing their distinctive wing patterns and colors. The background is not visible.
The image depicts two butterflies with brown wings and white markings, likely the Blue Morpho butterfly, showcasing their distinctive wing patterns and colors. The background is not visible.
The image depicts two butterflies with brown wings and white markings, likely the Blue Morpho butterfly, showcasing their distinctive wing patterns and colors. The background is not visible.
The image depicts two butterflies with brown wings and white markings, likely the Blue Morpho butterfly, showcasing their distinctive wing patterns and colors. The background is not visible.
The image depicts two butterflies with brown wings and white markings, likely the Blue Morpho butterfly, showcasing their distinctive wing patterns and colors. The background is not visible.
The image depicts two butterflies with brown wings and white markings, likely the Blue Morpho butterfly, showcasing their distinctive wing patterns and colors. The background is not visible.
The image depicts two butterflies with brown wings and white markings, likely the Blue Morpho butterfly, showcasing their distinctive wing patterns and colors. The background is not visible.
The image depicts two butterflies with brown wings and white markings, likely the Blue Morpho butterfly, showcasing their distinctive wing patterns and colors. The background is not visible.
The image depicts two butterflies with brown wings and white markings, likely the Blue Morpho butterfly, showcasing their distinctive wing patterns and colors. The background is not visible.
about 29 days ago

Puntarenas, Costa Rica

Take part in an educational butterfly project in Monteverde, Costa Rica
******* Openings for October only ! ******** 2 weeks minimum We are an educational facility that has been operating for over 30 years. As one of the first tourist attractions in Monteverde, we have a long-standing reputation for excellent tours ......
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The image depicts a serene wooden room with a bed, table, and hammock, surrounded by lush greenery, exuding a sense of tranquility and natural beauty.
The image depicts a serene wooden room with a bed, table, and hammock, surrounded by lush greenery, exuding a sense of tranquility and natural beauty.
The image depicts a serene wooden room with a bed, table, and hammock, surrounded by lush greenery, exuding a sense of tranquility and natural beauty.
The image depicts a serene wooden room with a bed, table, and hammock, surrounded by lush greenery, exuding a sense of tranquility and natural beauty.
The image depicts a serene wooden room with a bed, table, and hammock, surrounded by lush greenery, exuding a sense of tranquility and natural beauty.
The image depicts a serene wooden room with a bed, table, and hammock, surrounded by lush greenery, exuding a sense of tranquility and natural beauty.
The image depicts a serene wooden room with a bed, table, and hammock, surrounded by lush greenery, exuding a sense of tranquility and natural beauty.
The image depicts a serene wooden room with a bed, table, and hammock, surrounded by lush greenery, exuding a sense of tranquility and natural beauty.
The image depicts a serene wooden room with a bed, table, and hammock, surrounded by lush greenery, exuding a sense of tranquility and natural beauty.
The image depicts a serene wooden room with a bed, table, and hammock, surrounded by lush greenery, exuding a sense of tranquility and natural beauty.

Puntarenas, Costa Rica

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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A man sits cross-legged on a mossy log in a forest, wearing a colorful patterned poncho. He appears calm and reflective, surrounded by lush greenery.
A man sits cross-legged on a mossy log in a forest, wearing a colorful patterned poncho. He appears calm and reflective, surrounded by lush greenery.
A man sits cross-legged on a mossy log in a forest, wearing a colorful patterned poncho. He appears calm and reflective, surrounded by lush greenery.
A man sits cross-legged on a mossy log in a forest, wearing a colorful patterned poncho. He appears calm and reflective, surrounded by lush greenery.

Puntarenas, Costa Rica

Choose to live in harmony and sustainably with the environment in Puerto Jiménez, Costa Rica
My name is Mauricio, and I'm developing this space: this meeting place, this multipurpose space - which aims to offer a lifestyle. Here, you experience nature, you practice yoga, you embrace ancestral knowledge, and you choose to live in harmony ......
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The image depicts a spacious room with a wooden ceiling, floor, and furniture, surrounded by windows offering a serene view of lush greenery outside.
The image depicts a spacious room with a wooden ceiling, floor, and furniture, surrounded by windows offering a serene view of lush greenery outside.
The image depicts a spacious room with a wooden ceiling, floor, and furniture, surrounded by windows offering a serene view of lush greenery outside.
The image depicts a spacious room with a wooden ceiling, floor, and furniture, surrounded by windows offering a serene view of lush greenery outside.
The image depicts a spacious room with a wooden ceiling, floor, and furniture, surrounded by windows offering a serene view of lush greenery outside.

Puntarenas, Costa Rica

Join me on my nature retreat in Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica
We are beachfront, with a surf spot right in front in a remote, off-grid location under the world's most biodiverse rainforest. We also have a native wellness center with a sweat lodge, cold plunge, etc. This sounds amazing, but it's also raw since ......
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The image depicts a mountain range with dark clouds and sunlight peeking through, creating a dramatic and serene atmosphere. The sky is cloudy and gray.
The image depicts a mountain range with dark clouds and sunlight peeking through, creating a dramatic and serene atmosphere. The sky is cloudy and gray.
The image depicts a mountain range with dark clouds and sunlight peeking through, creating a dramatic and serene atmosphere. The sky is cloudy and gray.
The image depicts a mountain range with dark clouds and sunlight peeking through, creating a dramatic and serene atmosphere. The sky is cloudy and gray.
The image depicts a mountain range with dark clouds and sunlight peeking through, creating a dramatic and serene atmosphere. The sky is cloudy and gray.
The image depicts a mountain range with dark clouds and sunlight peeking through, creating a dramatic and serene atmosphere. The sky is cloudy and gray.
The image depicts a mountain range with dark clouds and sunlight peeking through, creating a dramatic and serene atmosphere. The sky is cloudy and gray.
The image depicts a mountain range with dark clouds and sunlight peeking through, creating a dramatic and serene atmosphere. The sky is cloudy and gray.
The image depicts a mountain range with dark clouds and sunlight peeking through, creating a dramatic and serene atmosphere. The sky is cloudy and gray.
The image depicts a mountain range with dark clouds and sunlight peeking through, creating a dramatic and serene atmosphere. The sky is cloudy and gray.
The image depicts a mountain range with dark clouds and sunlight peeking through, creating a dramatic and serene atmosphere. The sky is cloudy and gray.
The image depicts a mountain range with dark clouds and sunlight peeking through, creating a dramatic and serene atmosphere. The sky is cloudy and gray.

Alajuela, Costa Rica

Help maintaining our property in the rain forest of San Carlos, Costa Rica
Welcome to our family in the rainforest of San Carlos, Costa Rica! We are a family of four and have been living on our finca in the rainforest of San Carlos for 10 years now. We built our piece of paradise from the ground up and started in 2009. ......
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The image depicts a woman sitting on a wooden floor, interacting with a horse through a glass door, set against a lush green background.
The image depicts a woman sitting on a wooden floor, interacting with a horse through a glass door, set against a lush green background.
The image depicts a woman sitting on a wooden floor, interacting with a horse through a glass door, set against a lush green background.
The image depicts a woman sitting on a wooden floor, interacting with a horse through a glass door, set against a lush green background.
The image depicts a woman sitting on a wooden floor, interacting with a horse through a glass door, set against a lush green background.
The image depicts a woman sitting on a wooden floor, interacting with a horse through a glass door, set against a lush green background.
The image depicts a woman sitting on a wooden floor, interacting with a horse through a glass door, set against a lush green background.
The image depicts a woman sitting on a wooden floor, interacting with a horse through a glass door, set against a lush green background.
The image depicts a woman sitting on a wooden floor, interacting with a horse through a glass door, set against a lush green background.

Puntarenas, Costa Rica

Volunteer at an artist's home and coffee plantation near Miramar, Costa Rica
I am a Artist and a Animal comunicator coming from Paris France and enjoying a total new life in the mountain of Costa Rica. We are a small farm in Monte de Oro, close from Puntarenas. we have a coffee plantation, a lot of animals. We are completely ......
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The image depicts a serene beach scene with a fire pit, a swing hanging from a tree, and a glass of amber liquid on the sand, set against a cloudy sky.
The image depicts a serene beach scene with a fire pit, a swing hanging from a tree, and a glass of amber liquid on the sand, set against a cloudy sky.
The image depicts a serene beach scene with a fire pit, a swing hanging from a tree, and a glass of amber liquid on the sand, set against a cloudy sky.
The image depicts a serene beach scene with a fire pit, a swing hanging from a tree, and a glass of amber liquid on the sand, set against a cloudy sky.

Puntarenas, Costa Rica

Join us on my beach property near Puerto Jimenez, Costa Rica
I live part time in Costa Rica and part time in N. California/Michigan/Austin. My adventure company specializes in waterfall rappelling and tree climbing. We live on the beach among incredible wildlife. I would like someone to assist managing ......
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A woman is teaching a group of children about a globe in a colorful classroom with a green wall and a Costa Rican flag on the wall.
A woman is teaching a group of children about a globe in a colorful classroom with a green wall and a Costa Rican flag on the wall.
A woman is teaching a group of children about a globe in a colorful classroom with a green wall and a Costa Rican flag on the wall.
A woman is teaching a group of children about a globe in a colorful classroom with a green wall and a Costa Rican flag on the wall.
A woman is teaching a group of children about a globe in a colorful classroom with a green wall and a Costa Rican flag on the wall.
A woman is teaching a group of children about a globe in a colorful classroom with a green wall and a Costa Rican flag on the wall.

Alajuela, Costa Rica

Help needed in our pre-school, Alajuela, Costa Rica
Hello, I am Karla, owner of two bilingual pre kindergartens/ daycares in Costa Rica, this profile is for the one located in downtown Alajuela, very close to SJO international Airport; seeking for people to help us teach English to our students and ......
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The image depicts a man and woman posing for a selfie, with two drinks in front of them, set against a blurred outdoor background with trees and sunlight.
The image depicts a man and woman posing for a selfie, with two drinks in front of them, set against a blurred outdoor background with trees and sunlight.
The image depicts a man and woman posing for a selfie, with two drinks in front of them, set against a blurred outdoor background with trees and sunlight.
The image depicts a man and woman posing for a selfie, with two drinks in front of them, set against a blurred outdoor background with trees and sunlight.
The image depicts a man and woman posing for a selfie, with two drinks in front of them, set against a blurred outdoor background with trees and sunlight.

Limón, Costa Rica

Help us around the house and camping site in Puerto Viejo de Talamanca, Costa Rica
We are Tine & René - from Belgium & Ecuador - and we live in Costa Rica. We are now the owners of 4 vacation rentals and a camping site near the beach. We have backgrounds in literature, fine arts and landscaping. Our 3 grown up children currently ......
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The image depicts a tropical garden with lush greenery, a wooden structure, and a dirt path, evoking a sense of a serene and natural environment.
The image depicts a tropical garden with lush greenery, a wooden structure, and a dirt path, evoking a sense of a serene and natural environment.
The image depicts a tropical garden with lush greenery, a wooden structure, and a dirt path, evoking a sense of a serene and natural environment.
The image depicts a tropical garden with lush greenery, a wooden structure, and a dirt path, evoking a sense of a serene and natural environment.
The image depicts a tropical garden with lush greenery, a wooden structure, and a dirt path, evoking a sense of a serene and natural environment.
The image depicts a tropical garden with lush greenery, a wooden structure, and a dirt path, evoking a sense of a serene and natural environment.
The image depicts a tropical garden with lush greenery, a wooden structure, and a dirt path, evoking a sense of a serene and natural environment.
The image depicts a tropical garden with lush greenery, a wooden structure, and a dirt path, evoking a sense of a serene and natural environment.
The image depicts a tropical garden with lush greenery, a wooden structure, and a dirt path, evoking a sense of a serene and natural environment.
The image depicts a tropical garden with lush greenery, a wooden structure, and a dirt path, evoking a sense of a serene and natural environment.
The image depicts a tropical garden with lush greenery, a wooden structure, and a dirt path, evoking a sense of a serene and natural environment.

Limón, Costa Rica

Help with painting and gardening to finish a dream project in paradise in Limon, Costa Rica
My name is Manuel and I'm from Italy. I have two children, two dogs and a cat. I've been living in Cocles for the last 15 years and I work as a contractor in the Caribe Sur. My passion is construction work, that's why I've built two Jungle lofts ......
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