Vivero La Huella

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WE ARE LOCATED IN THE CITY DECLARED AS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL IN CHILE, SURROUNDED BY NATURE, RIVERS AND BEACHES, AND A DESTINATION A MUST FOR THOUSANDS OF TOURISTS.
OUR NURSERY IS DEDICATED TO THE PRODUCTION OF ORNAMENTAL PLANTS ACCLIMATED TO THE SOUTHERN REGION OF CHILE, WITHIN WHICH THE PRODUCTION AND RESEARCH OF OUR NATIVE FLORA IS A PRIMARY PRIORITY. OUR NURSERY IS A PIONEER IN DOMESTICATING MANY NATIVE SPECIES TODAY PRESENT IN THE PLANT MARKET AND WE HAVE APPROXIMATELY 30 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AND DEDICATION. THE NURSERY IS ONLY 5 KM FROM
THE NURSERY IS INSERTED IN THE RIO CRUCES NATURE SANCTUARY AND NAVIGABLE RIVERS WITH SIGNIFICANT AVIFAUNA AND A BEAUTIFUL ENVIRONMENT.
ADDITIONALLY, VALDIVIA IS LOCATED IN THE LOS RÍOS REGION, ABUNDANT ESPECIALLY IN LARGE LAKES, RIVERS AND VOLCANOES LOCATED WITHIN UP TO 2 HOURS BY VEHICLE.
THE BEAUTIFUL CITY OF VALDIVIA, CONSIDERED BY MANY THE MOST BEAUTIFUL IN CHILE, SURROUNDED BY NAVIGABLE RIVERS, IS CHARACTERIZED BY ITS TOURISTIC AND UNIVERSITY MARK, WITH VARIOUS PLACES OF INTEREST SUCH AS BEACHES, RIVERS, FORESTS AND NATIONAL PARKS, WITH PERMANENT CULTURAL AND ARTISTIC ACTIVITIES.

IN OUR PRODUCTION WE DO NOT USE PESTICIDES, PRIORITIZING THOSE SPECIES BETTER ADAPTED TO OUR ENVIRONMENT AND REGION.
GONZALO AWAD, FOUNDER AND MANAGER, AGRONOMIST ENGINEER, WHO HAS ALSO SERVED AS TEACHER, ADVISOR AND RESEARCHER IN PLANT PRODUCTION, HAS SPECIALIZED IN PRODUCTION AND RESEARCH OF CHILE'S NATIVE FLORA.
FOR VOLUNTEER ACCOMMODATION, THERE ARE 2 DORMS FOR 2 PEOPLE EACH, LOCATED INSIDE THE NURSERY, BATHROOMS WITH HOT SHOWER AND SHARED DINING ROOM OF FIRST-CLASS QUALITY (NEW). THE LOCATION OF THE NURSERY IS VERY PLEASANT, QUIET AND PROTECTED, 5 KM FROM THE TOURIST CITY OF VALDIVIA, AND CONNECTED BY A ROAD THAT INCLUDES A CYCLE PATH.
VOLUNTEERS ARE EXPECTED TO COOPERATE AND SHOW INTEREST IN PRODUCTION AND RESEARCH TASKS WE ARE WORKING ON, CARRYING OUT VEGETATIVE PROPAGATION OR SOWING, MAINTENANCE PRUNING AND TRAINING, WEEDING AND MAINTENANCE, FILLING POTS AND PLANTING THE PRODUCED SPECIES. THUS, AT THE END OF THEIR VOLUNTEERING, IF TIME DURING THEIR STAY ALLOWS, THEY WILL HAVE A COMPLETE VIEW AND EXPERIENCE OF THE ACTIVITIES WE CARRY OUT.
IN ADDITION TO ITS ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGER, THE NURSERY HAS 2 PERMANENT WORKERS WHO, ACCORDING TO THEIR EXPERIENCE OR SPECIALTY, CAN ALSO SUPPORT PRODUCTION TASKS AND TRAINING OF VOLUNTEERS THAT THE VOLUNTEERS MAY CARRY OUT.
IT IS ALSO EXPECTED THAT VOLUNTEERS CAN HELP IN CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE WORK AT THE PLACE, ACCORDING TO THE NEEDS OF THE MOMENT.
DUE TO THE PANDEMIC WE ARE STILL OPERATING, BUT THE MINIMUM STAY MUST BE 1 MONTH (30 DAYS) AND THE VOLUNTEER WILL BE ASKED TO BRING THEIR OWN SHEETS FOR A SINGLE BED AND TOWELS FOR PERSONAL USE.