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Host is looking for help immediately
Classificação do anfitrião
90 %
Last replied
13 jul. 2024
Taxa de resposta
100.0 %
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We need help operating our well located, safe and comfy hostel in Latacunga downtown, and we are more than happy to also help with information about excursions and Spanish language practice while you volunteer with us.
This is the strategic site, near the park where we grew up downtown, again in need of life and culture. From here, once a week or so we visit a magical piece of land right in front of the beautiful Toachi canyon where we have a house to accommodate our guests. We have been involved with the tourism industry for many years and we help tourists find transport, bicycles, guides, and the best nature spots in The Quilotoa Loop, Cotopaxi volcano and surrounding areas.
We donate some of our income to our community and sometimes we go to help to a rescued dog shelter and two old life-long farmers.
Tipos de ajuda e oportunidades de aprendizado
Projetos artísticos
Prática de idiomas
Ensino
Construção/faça você mesmo
Criar/cozinhar refeições caseiras
Ajuda a cuidar da casa
Hotelaria/turismo
Manutenção geral
Ajuda com computadores/internet
Oportunidades de intercâmbio cultural e aprendizado
You can learn Spanish, highlands farming, Ecuadorian cuisine and local customs.
You can also explore the mountains and markets with us, learning about camping, basic geography of Ecuador, local products and the amazing hiking trails of our area.
Ajuda
If you like helping the community, and traditional farming, we are waiting for you. We hike a lot and donate some of our income from tours and other services to a local elderly farmer, or to the dog shelter which feeds and walks 147 rescued dogs 7 days of the week to help them be able to play with kids, teenagers and adults and be adopted one day. Please help us to make them happy, raise funds and play with them. A future goal is also to prevent bites to hikers in the Quilotoa Loop Trails through education and raising awareness.
We also need a lot of hands helping our big hostel downtown. It is a quiet place but we are happy to have many visitors and welcome them as a family house.
Idiomas
Idiomas
Inglês: Fluente
Espanhol: FluenteEste anfitrião oferece intercâmbio de idiomas
I teach English to local workers of the tourism industry and they are happy to learn. I would like to teach Spanish while getting some help building materials for future lessons.
Acomodação
Volunteers will have a shared/private room in the volunteer´s hostel.
Our guests are welcome as part of our family and they are allowed to use everything that we have at our place, this includes our kitchen, small terrace and living rooms.
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We are strategically located in the heart of the Andes, Latacunga - Cotopaxi. About 2h30 minutes away from Quito International Airport, 1h30 from Quilotoa crater Lake and 1h. away from Cotopaxi National Park.
Public transport to us is available everyday, taxi from Latacunga bus terminal is $1.50 and from Paso Lateral Latacunga - Pujilí is $4 or $5.
If you like hiking and nature, we could easily organize trips to the mountains, the highlands´ cloud forest, or go visit my cousin with his archaeology project and crazy nature reserve in progress, Cotopaxi province hidden treasure.
Hiking around Isinliví is also beautiful and we highly recommend it. It is a great way to acclimatize before climbing the big volcanoes, there are many self guided hikes you can do here and a lot of time to be creative.
We like promoting our friends´ businesses in the area and we are happy to facilitate information and discounts on trips and other services.
Mais alguns detalhes
Acesso à internet
Acesso à internet limitado
Temos mascotes
Somos fumantes
Pode hospedar famílias
Pode hospedar nômades digitais
Yes, I think it would be a nice and safe place to work a bit and take a stroll downtown. Food in the area is quite cheap and nice if you know where to go. And there´s a nice cafe to work from (Coffee Roots).
Espaço para estacionar campervans
Este anfitrião pode fornecer espaço para vans.
Pode aceitar animais
All sorts of pets as long as they are not aggressive.
Quantos Workawayers pode acomodar?
Mais de 2
Horas previstas
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
Comentário (19)
He is a very kind and welcoming person. You can tell how much his community and local… read more
Nous avons également eu la chance de faire de superbes treks avec Santiago 😍.
Merci pour tout !
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Intercâmbio cultural:
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He is a very kind and welcoming person. You can tell how much his community and local… read more
Nous avons également eu la chance de faire de superbes treks avec Santiago 😍.
Merci pour tout !
The entire house was very dirty, dog mess everywhere at the floor. Kitchen and Bathroom so disgusting. There was practically no hygiene. Water just didn't worked sometimes. Wash Machine was broken. Communication was difficult, initially very nice to us in the beginning, but at the… read more
I came here with little knowledge of… read more
Notre travail quotidien: nous devions donner à mangé aux chiens (âme sensible… read more
The work consists of feeding the dogs (if you are grossed out by organ meat you might have… read more
Very affectionate with the animals thank you for coming and helping at work, good luck in all your travels
The work was consisting mostly of feeding, cleaning and cuddling doggos. Sometimes there was some weed to whack, a roof to build or the pump to fix. All in all, basic physical work which made me appreciate the relaxation by the fireplace in the evenings.
I definitely had enough… read more
I really had a great time, there were always other fun volunteers around and Fausto and Aleja are super kind. You can definitely practice your Spanish and are definitely gonna have a great time of you like… read more
Firstly, if you like dogs then this is the place for you. When I arrived I was greeted by 30 barking dogs jumping all over me and I realised this place was a bit crazy! Over time you get to know all the dogs, play with them, feed… read more
