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Bosques de Cacao Yariguies
The hostel is in the middle of the nature, in the heart of Santander state in Colombia, close to a natural wonder, the National Park "Serrania de los Yariguies". Here we enjoy sharing our passion for cocoa cultivation and making artisan chocolates with everyone. We have a lot wild free birds and some cows, a lake with fishes, sheeps, and horses.
We are looking for people with a big heart and the capacity of improvise because we are helping to a rural community to organize comunitary tourism around our Andes mountains.
You can find us in google Maps as: "BOSQUES DE CACAO YARIGUIES"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxsQPByhETA
We are a project where we welcome volunteers and people around the world, who want to know about cocoa harvesting and the making of chocolate. We are a family farm and enjoy the visit of people who come here to share our knowledge, our experience and elp us with the cacao plantation and abouth this in a real Colombian cacao farm.
https://vimeo.com/155599196/920505fe28
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About the experience in: El Carmen de Chucuri, Colombia
Germany
It was a great experience! The farm is in a beautiful natural area. We learned a lot about the farm beans and were able to do many different tasks. We got 4 delicious meals a day and everyone was really friendly!
almost 2 years ago
About the experience in: El Carmen de Chucuri, Colombia
Brazil
This is a great place to really get to know the Colombian culture and also about the farm and how important it is to the community! I learned a lot with Miguel and the whole family and you can tell that he really likes to teach, so enjoy that! I felt very welcomed by everyone and had a lot of fun!
over 2 years ago
About the experience in: El Carmen de Chucuri, Colombia
Switzerland
I had such a good time! <3 The opportunity I got to learn about the farm, chocolate, nature, living and working on a farm was more than I expected. For me it was immersion in the culture in the countryside of colombia. I have grown so fond of the family and they welcomed me so warmly, giving me insight into their daily lives. The work and knowledge of Miguel and Sergio is really good and valuable, and an honor to get to know it. I am very greatful and recommend this experience to anybody seeking the pure and willing to dive in. (And to practice spanish obviously ;))
over 2 years ago
About the experience in: El Carmen de Chucuri, Colombia
United States
It was AWESOME. The most peaceful i've felt in my.entore life. when i had a problem the whole entire family went out of their way to solve it. the dogs, the kindness from the family anf all who were at the farm. it was an awesome experience and later down the line when my spanish is better i hope tp return if possible! i will say i didn't da lot, but it provided an AMAZING opportunity to connect with myself. everything was calm everyday. my only qualm is the bathroom& shower wassometimes a little gross to use.
over 3 years ago
Miguel Angel replied
Thank you very much for your comment, Mofe,
Regarding the issues with the bathroom and the shower, we have already resolved them; I hope you have been able to meet the expectations in your other volunteering experiences.
Kind regards,
Miguel Angel
About the experience in: El Carmen de Chucuri, Colombia
Spain
La experiencia fue muy muy buena!! Sobre todo por la gente y por el lugar maravilloso que es, rodeado de montañas y con un río muy bonito. Se aprenden muchas cosas interesantes, sobre todo sobre la granja, hacer chocolate y ver todo el proceso desde el campo a la mesa es una experiencia muy recomendable. Cosas a tener en cuenta para quien quiera ir es que el acceso a la finca es un poco complicado. También sería recomendable preguntar si el anfitrión va a estar, ya que en mi caso no llegué a conocerlo y los primeros días fueron muy desorganizados, pero merece la pena.
over 3 years ago
Miguel Angel replied
Hi Alvaro,
Sorry for replying almost a day later; we already resolved the issue of the person who receives the volunteers, my brother Sergio has fully joined the project and he is taking care of that now, thank you very much for your kind message, I hope everything goes well. Best regards, Miguel Angel.