Live, Work & Travel in Latin America
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Unpaid Positions & Adventure
Bolivia Times - English language newspaper with an established reputation. We've heard good reports from interns working for this paper.
British Trust for Conservation Volunteers - International working holidays.
Caledonia Languages Abroad -Voluntary work in Cuba, Costa Rica, Peru and Argentina and Spanish language courses.
Camino Seguro - Camino Seguro's mission is to empower the children of families working in the Guatemala City garbage dump. Volunteer positions, of varying length and skills required, are posted on their website.
Canada World Youth - Exchange programmes for Canadians.
Canadian Organization for Tropical Education and Rainforest Conservation - COTERC offers volunteers the opportunity to live and work in the Caño Palma Biological Station set within the northeast Caribbean lowland rainforest of Costa Rica. The work is with trained staff on biological monitoring surveys and a community based conservation programme.
Cartagenitos - Cartagenitos provides free information for anybody who wants to help under privileged children in Cartagena without paying a cent.
Casa de los Angeles - A safe haven for street children in San Miguel de Allende, in central Mexico, Casa de los Angeles welcomes volunteers that can cook, build things, teach basic hygiene or that are just good with children.
Casa Guatemala - A home for 250 orphaned, abandoned, or abused children, located on the banks of the Rio Dulce. Long term volunteers must be over 24, prepared to live in the jungle, have basic Spanish and pay a one off fee of around $200 no matter how long they stay.
COINED Argentina - Spanish courses, volunteer work and intercultural programmes in Argentina and Chile.
COINED Guatemala - Spanish courses, volunteer, internships and intercultural programmes in Guatemala.
Colibris Women's Artisan Cooperative - Projects where your participation will be appreciated include helping to improve the English of the women and their children, organic gardening and developing new designs for art and craft products. Volunteers pay a small fee to cover the cost of their food and homestay.
Concordia - International volunteer projects in Latin America for UK residents. The projects last two to four weeks and include nature conservation, renovation, construction, archaeology, social work, youth work and teaching.
Conservation Project Utila Iguana - A popular destination for divers, Utila is also home to the Utila Spiny Tailed Iguana. Most volunteers are biology or veterinary students but those handy with their hands are also made welcome. Living at the station costs €150 per month, falling to €100 after three months.
ContactChile - Offers a number of interesting working holidays, internships and Spanish courses including a learn Spanish and ski in the Andes package.
Coral Cay Conservation - Conservation Volunteers are wanted to protect and manage threatened marine & forest environments.
The Cornerstone Foundation - Non profit humanitarian organization offeing volunteer opportunities in Belize.
Cross-Cultural Solutions - Cross-Cultural Solutions' International Volunteer Programs are undoubtedly life-changing experiences. These programs allow you to work with dynamic grass-roots organisations while immersing yourself in the local culture. Volunteers typically work in the areas of education, health care and community development. Volunteer programs range from one week to six months. Programs are available in Asia, Africa, Latin America and Eastern Europe.
Cuba Solidarity Campaign - International work brigades of paying volunteers visit Cuba each year.
Cultural Embrace - Arranges opportunities to work, volunteer, teach English, study, internships and travel abroad. Discounted and free travel available.
Don Quijote - Spanish language courses in Peru and Latin America. The website includes practical information about Peru and Don Quijote operate a volunteer programme for those that wish to live and work in Peru and through which you will be able experience first hand the country's rich cultural diversity and its many-faceted heritage.
Earthwatch Institute - Promotes the sustainable conservation of natural resources and sends expeditions to the region.
Eco Escuela - Learn Spanish on conservation projects in the Peten region of Guatemala.
Ecuador Volunteer - A non profit organization that offers volunteer work opportunities in social, environmental, educational and community areas around Ecuador. Donate only one month's work and truly make a difference.
ELEP - Experiential Learning Ecuadorian Programs encourage intercultural exploration and understanding through volunteer work, internships and Spanish study programmes in a wide range of fields. Programmes are open for all ages and nationalities.
Esperanza - Medical professionals are required to share their skills and experience with Peruvian staff and to participate in fieldwork of maternal and child health in rural communities. Esperanza is a US based organisation with 35 years health experience.
Estancia Ranquilco - Describe themselves as "a five month de-wimping course." Activities include permaculture, alternate building, soft touch horse training, holistic land and livestock management, organic gardening, country crafts, outdoor skills and wilderness survival.
Ethnias Spanish School - A Cusco Spanish school where activity options include salsa classes, Peruvian cookery classes, pottery, sports and volunteer work.
Excel Spanish Language Centre - Spanish programmes and English language tuition in Cusco, Peru.
Expanding Opportunities - Skilled and unskilled volunteers can help make a difference in Peru.
Expand Peru - A non profit organisation, concerned with the improvement of the quality of life of people living in extreme poverty in Peru. Volunteers need commit for a week and can work in Andean Huancayo or in the city of San Ramón, in the Amazon.
Fast Forward Language Institute - Learn Portuguese in Brazil and complement your language studies with volunteer and internship programmes. Some paid internships are also available.
Finca San Antonio - Volunteers experience life in a remote Andean community in northern Ecuador, sharing their values, skills and lifestyle with local people, and learning about theirs. Placements are free and there are no administrative costs.
The Flying Doctors of America - Medical and non medical support volunteers wanted in central and South America.
Fox Language Academy - Either tackling a class on your own or alongside one of their professional language teachers, this Sucre based language academy doesn't charge a thing for your help. They may also be able to provide somewhere to stay or will help you look and, if you don't want to teach, help with volunteering at nurseries, orphanages or other organisations in the area.
Friends of the Osa - A sea turtle conservation programme in Costa Rica.
Fundacion Jatun Sacha - Voluntary work in Ecuador.
GAP Adventures - Lead or participate in adventure tours in South America.
GIC Argentina - Spanish lessons Buenos Aires. Extracurricular and cultural activities are included. Volunteering and internship opportunities also available.
Global Choices - An organization based in London and involved in international educational and cultural exchanges. They can offer a wide variety of programs for students, young professionals and other participants from the UK and internationally. Latin American placements currently to the Argentina, Guatemala, Costa Rica and Brazil.
Global Volunteer Network - A non profit organisation. GVN place people in community projects in Ecuador. Volunteers have the opportunity to participate in a variety of educational and community aid programs and can be involved in areas such as teaching English, environmental work, health and sanitation, plus cultural home stays.
Greenforce - Environmental expeditions to developing countries. Monthly open evening held in Covent Garden, London. Paid staff jobs offered to ex volunteers.
Guadalajara Language Center - A school for English and Spanish study programs based in Guadalajara, Mexico. Foreign students who wish to learn Spanish can live with a Mexican family. They also employ English teachers and accept volunteers with an intermediate level of Spanish to help street children.
Helping Hands Cusco - HHC help children and single mothers who are in a state of poverty, abandonment, physical and emotional violence, malnutrition, and discrimination. Volunteers can lend their own hand to the project.
Helping Honduras Kids - A non profit rganisation that manages a children's home, caring for children who have been abandoned, abused and neglected on the north coast of Honduras, near La Ceiba. HHK appreciates volunteers that can share their talents and skills with the children, such as computing, karate, athletics, etc.
Hogar de Esperanza - An orphanage for orphaned, abandoned and abused children in Peru. There is both a short term, a week to a few months, and a long term volunteer programme. Short termers pay a fee while long term volunteers get their food, accommodation and other benefits for free.
HorizonCosmopolite - HorizonCosmopolite offers internship programs abroad, volunteer work opportunities on every continent and Spanish immersion in Central America. Our programs are designed for any age groups, all nationalities and rarely ask for specific knowledge or qualifications.
Hosteria PapaGayo - A bed and food are offered in exchange for participation in three different volunteer roles. These are helping out at the Papagayo hostel, teaching in local schools, and working at a surrounding dairy farm.
The Humanity Exchange - Provide volunteer placements in west Africa, as well as in Peru, Colombia, and Mexico. In addition to volunteering, they have research abroad, Spanish abroad, and French abroad opportunities.
IECR Instituto de Español - Spanish school in Costa Rica with intern, homestay and volunteer work programmes.
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