Farm El Carmen de Chucuri, Colombia

4.5
(33 reviews)33

Are you brave enough? Come see our amazing nature in the Colombian Andes!

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Learn about sustainability
6 travelers learned about sustainability working with this host
Connect with the locals
4 travelers recommend this host to have close contact with locals
Accepts couples and pairs of volunteers
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What you offer

30h

Hours per week
Help out and collaborate with your host only a few hours per week.
Gardening
Help grow plants and cultivate gardens
Photography
Take, edit and provide amazing photos.
Teaching Languages
Teaching a language to the host, guests, or local communities.
Farming
Plant crops, sow seeds and help in outside tasks.
Additional Fee
This host charges a fee in addition to the cost of the Worldpackers annual plan.
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What you get

2

Days off per week
Have some time off for yourself, go explore the city or rest for a while.
Private Room
You will have a bed in a private room. In other words, a room just for you.
Breakfast
You are entitled to a free breakfast, every day of your stay.
Lunch
You are entitled to a free lunch, every day of your stay.
Dinner
You are entitled to a free dinner, every day of your stay.
Basic Internet Access
Basic speed internet for you to work remotely
Support
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Availability

Oct
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Stay at least
10 days
Stay up to
30 days

The Experience

Enjoy our nature, where you can find peace, chocolate and nature sounds, around of rivers, mountains, where you can appreciate the Colombian Andes with a vegetation like in the Amazons, with huge trees complete green all year, every year, surrounded of birds with many colors and a lot of wild animales (of course, no dangerous). This area is famous in Colombia for our cocoa beans, used for chocolate makers to make the most delicious chocolates.

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Requirements

  • Intermediate English or Beginner Spanish
  • Between 19 and 49 years old
  • Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers
  • Be from outside Colombia
  • Travel insurance

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

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Talk to those who have lived the experience

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33 Reviews

4.5

Host & Team

4.5

Hours & Tasks

4.0

Farm

4.5

Learning & Fun

4.5

How this experience will transform you

  • 6 Learning about sustainability
  • 4 Meeting locals
  • 4 Immersing in the local culture
  • 4 Get in touch with nature
  • 3 Developing environmental awareness
  • 3 Practicing Spanish

This host contributes to Sustainable Development Goals

  • 2 13. Climate action
  • 2 15. Life on land
  • 2 17. Partnerships for the goals

Brazil

5

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!

3 months ago

Switzerland

5

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 ;))

6 months ago

United States

5

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 1 year ago


Miguel Angel replied

Muchas gracias por el comentario Mofe,

Respecto a los inconvenientes con el baño y la ducha, ya los solucionamos, espero hayas podido llenar las expectativas en tus otros voluntariados.

Saludos cordiales,

Miguel Angel

France

5

Miguel and Clara's familly welcomed us very well ! :) It was a great sharing culture and learning a lot about the farm and chocolate manufacturing ! I clearly recommend you to try this awesome experience ! :)

over 2 years ago


Miguel Angel replied

Hello ☺️,
I hope you are doing well.
This is Zayra Lizeth from Bosques de Cacao.
I was wondering if you could help me with a survey I’m preparing for my thesis project about your experience at the farm. https://forms.gle/3pA5iQUSBCm4BasF9
thanks for you help me:)

France

5

These two weeks have been a great experience with Miguel and his welcoming family with whom we shared amazing moments and many cultural exchanges around chocolate of course, but also food and games !

over 2 years ago


Miguel Angel replied

Hello ☺️,
I hope you are doing well.
This is Zayra Lizeth from Bosques de Cacao.
I was wondering if you could help me with a survey I’m preparing for my thesis project about your experience at the farm. https://forms.gle/3pA5iQUSBCm4BasF9
thanks for you help me:)

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