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Right now the main focus at Ruka Ñuke is improving and finishing different spaces on the land so the project can continue growing.
We are building and repairing small structures using simple techniques and natural materials whenever possible. Volunteers who enjoy working with their hands, learning construction skills and creating things together usually love this experience.
Typical activities may include:
• preparing natural mud for building
25 hours of help per week
Farming: Plant crops, sow seeds and help in outside tasks.
Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens
Painting & Decorating: Help with painting or decorating the property facilities.
Building & Repairing: Help with a wide range of repairs or building.
Amount: US$ 1 Per day
Fee pays for: Materials for volunteer activities
Description: We ask for a symbolic contribution of US$1 per day. This small amount helps us buy fresh vegetables and basic supplies for shared meals and to cover materials used in volunteering activities. Ruka Ñuke is a small family project and every contribution goes directly back to the community experience and to caring for the land. Thank you for helping us keep this project alive.
2 days off per week
Shared Dorm: You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other travelers.
Tent: You will sleep in a tent at a camping site.
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.
Discounts on Tours: Get discounts for tours and excursions around town.
Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.
Free Tours: We’ll take you on tours and rides around town. For free!
Free Hiking Tours: We’ll take you on excursions and hikes around town. For free!
Free Events: Get free entrance for the best events in town.
Bikes at your disposal: You can use our bikes any time you want.
Yoga classes: Take free yoga classes at our place.
Dance classes: Take free dance classes at our place.
Holistic Therapies: You can take part in any of our therapeutic activities for free.
Permaculture Course: Take part in our Permaculture course for free.
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
Beginner Spanish or Beginner English
Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers
Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa
At Ruka Ñuke we are developing and improving different spaces on the plot using simple natural building techniques (clay, straw, stone and local wood). In this stage of the project, volunteer work is mainly focused on supporting bioconstruction and infrastructure maintenance.
Participants have the opportunity to learn basic natural building techniques while living the experience of a family eco-plot in the coastal drylands of Chile, sharing day-to-day life with our family and other volunteers.
We offer simple accommodation, healthy meals and the possibility of participating in a real project that aims to regenerate the land and build a space for community living in harmony with nature.
Work is normally organized in two daily blocks:
9:00 – 13:00
and some days a short block in the afternoon
16:00 – 18:00 (if weather and work require).
Activities may include:
• preparation of clay and natural mixtures
• support in lifting walls and plasters
• improvements and repairs to structures
• installation or repair of irrigation pipes
• general maintenance of the plot
• occasionally support in simple tasks such as irrigation or animal care
Meals are organized communally. Often we cook and eat together, and everyone helps in maintaining the common spaces.
We seek respectful people, with a good disposition for community life and teamwork.
• respect for people, family and animals
• collaborative attitude and willingness to learn
• we take care of shared spaces and tools
• we prefer to avoid cellphone use during meals
• we use ecological dry toilets, we explain their use upon arrival
• we share a mainly ovo-lacto-vegetarian diet
• we recommend bringing work clothes, gloves, hat and flashlight
Life on the plot is simple and peaceful, so we value people who enjoy nature and respectful coexistence.
