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Where do you stay in Guatemala?
We use host families in order to make these programmes a full cultural experience. Your Spanish will improve fast by living with a local family, as there are so many opportunities to practise what you have learnt.
You have a single room but will share family meals and gatherings, traditional dishes, and much more. Our families are varied, for example, your family could be a mother whose children have already left their home, but she enjoys the company of foreign guests.
Why work and travel Guatemala?
Guatemala is an excellent starting point for volunteer work and travel in Latin America. Located in the heart of Central America, you can either travel south to countries like Costa Rica and South America or you can head North to Mexico.
Guatemala has so much to offer because there is so much natural diversity and Mayan history. Some of the places you can visit are:
- Mayan archeological site of Tikal
- Lake Atitlan and its volcanoes
- The beautiful colonial city of Antigua
- The tropical lowland jungles of Peten
Guatemala is one of the cheapest countries in Latin America to do volunteer work and travel. You can get by on just a few pounds a day, however, when doing the typical backpacker trips, these can be quite expensive. The country is so diverse and unique, that it is a must visit country when taking a gap year to Central America.
Why volunteer in Guatemala?
Guatemala, because of its coast lines and beautiful eco-systems, has some excellent opportunities to volunteer with wildlife in Central America with many different animal conservation projects, which need volunteer assistance. Volunteering is a fairly well established concept and previous volunteers have played a vital role at the projects they have taken part in.
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