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Join us at Casa Pura Vida, a peaceful nature retreat in Caraz, Peru. 🌿🏔️ For more than a decade, we've been planting native trees, fruit trees, and flowers to create a haven for birds and wildlife. 🦜🌺 Help care for our gardens, support light maintenance, and keep our campsite welcoming for cyclists, travelers, and nature lovers. Experience authentic Andean life while contributing to a meaningful conservation project.
25 hours of help per week
Painting & Decorating: Help with painting or decorating the property facilities.
Cleaning: Help clean the kitchen, bedrooms, bathrooms and common areas.
Building & Repairing: Help with a wide range of repairs or building.
Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens
2 days off per week
Tent: You will sleep in a tent at a camping site.
Breakfast: You are entitled to a free breakfast, every day of your stay.
Discounts on Drinks: Get discounts for drinks and beverages from our bar.
Discounts on Tours: Get discounts for tours and excursions around town.
Discounts on Accommodation: Get discounts for your stay in other hostels.
Bikes at your disposal: You can use our bikes any time you want.
Use our equipped kitchen: Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.
Fast Internet Access: High-speed internet for you to work remotely
Intermediate Spanish or Intermediate English
Over 21 years old
Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers
Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa
At Casa Pura Vida, volunteering is more than helping with daily tasks. It is an opportunity to become part of a long-term conservation project where nature, birds, gardens, and travelers come together.
For more than ten years, we have been planting trees, fruit trees, and flowers to create habitat for local bird species. Today, our property welcomes cyclists, campers, birdwatchers, and travelers seeking a peaceful connection with nature.
Your contribution may include gardening, planting, watering, light maintenance, and helping us keep the campsite clean and welcoming. In return, you'll enjoy mountain views, fresh air, local culture, and the experience of living in one of Peru's most beautiful valleys.
Volunteers help 5 days per week, around 4 to 5 hours per day. Most activities take place outdoors and may include gardening, planting, watering, caring for trees, fruit trees and flowers, keeping the campsite clean and welcoming, light maintenance, painting, small repairs, and improving common areas.
The usual shift is in the morning, from 8:00 am to 1:00 pm. However, we can be flexible with schedules, especially when volunteers have the opportunity to join excursions or explore the area during their stay.
Volunteers stay in a tent at Casa Pura Vida, surrounded by nature. Breakfast is included. For lunch and dinner, volunteers will have access to the kitchen at Casona Lara while we finish setting up a kitchen at Casa Pura Vida.
We are looking for people who enjoy nature, outdoor work, camping, simple living, and peaceful Andean surroundings.
Minimum stay: 1 month.
House Rules
🌿 Respect nature, wildlife, plants, and all common areas.
🦜 The Bird Garden is a conservation project. Please avoid disturbing birds, nests, and wildlife.
🏕️ Keep your tent and personal belongings organized and clean.
🤝 Respect fellow volunteers, travelers, neighbors, and local culture.
🚭 Smoking is only allowed in designated outdoor areas.
🍺 Alcohol consumption should be moderate and respectful. Excessive drinking is not allowed.
🔇 Quiet hours begin at 10:00 PM to preserve the peaceful atmosphere of the property.
🧹 Everyone is expected to help keep shared spaces, including the kitchen and campsite, clean after use.
🐕 Respect any animals living on or visiting the property.
📅 Volunteers are expected to complete their agreed schedule and communicate in advance if plans change.
⛰️ We encourage volunteers to explore the region during their free time, but safety and responsibility are always essential.
