CALENDAR
We welcome new participants on the following mondays:
JANUARY 20th
FEBRARY 2nd &17th
MARCH 3rd, 17th & 31th
APRIL 14th & 28th
MAY 12th & 26th
JUNE 9th & 23rd
We ask you to respect these arrival dates, as the group activities we offer to newcomers are organised accordingly.
You need to present a negative typhoid test before your arrival.
ORGANISATION
Day of arrival
Welcome at 11 with tour of the site, installation and signature of the contract
Welcome lunch
Free afternoon
End of afternoon, presentation of the volunteer programme
During the days
The days are dedicated to the development of the local project and its sectors of activity. That’s means is the voluntary time.
From 9.30am to 12.30pm and from 2pm to 5pm, Monday to Friday inclusive. You have saturday and sunday free. The temazcals and ceremonies take place at the weekend.
For volunteers the reciprocation is 25 hours per week and for other people it depends on their category of monetary reciprocation or their level of commitment in terms of responsibility.
Monday: maintenance
Tuesday: kitchen help & maintenance
Wednesday: agriculture
Thursday: food processing & kitchen help
Friday: agriculture & food processing
Late afternoons and evenings
These are dedicated to the process of discovering the path: singing circle, ritual with Mama Coca and Tobacco, readings and discussions, ceremonies.
From 6 p.m. until 8 pm or 10 p.m. depending on the activity.
First week
Monday: chanting circle – 6pm
Tuesday: meeting with the supervisors of the project and of the process of discovering the path of life, for a first ritual with Mama Coca and Tobacco – 3pm
Wednesday: chanting circle & reading of the Bhagavat-gitā – 6pm
Thursday: ritual with Mama Coca and Tabac, readings and discussions – 19:30pm
Friday: chanting circle – 6pm
Saturday: Temazcal ritual – 9am
Sunday: free day with posibility to spend the day in the tranquillity of the upper part of the community, called Huayallquen.
Second week
Monday: chanting circle – 6pm
Tuesday: ritual with Mama Coca and Tabac, readings and discussions – 19:30pm
Wednesday: chanting circle & reading of the Bhagavat-gitā – 6pm
Thursday: ritual with Mama Coca and Tabac, readings and discussions – 19:30pm
Friday: drive up to Huayallquen & instalation for the week-end – 5pm
Saturday: quiet day and ceremony at night – since 10:30pm
Sunday: Rest after the ceremony and personal accompaniment if necessary. The collective debriefing will take place in the following days. Everyone is free to sleep in Huayallquen or to walk back down to Choquepata to sleep.
The following weeks
People can stay longer if they wish to continue to get involved in community projects.
The same goes for the process of discovering the path, continuing the activities that correspond to it.
*The timetables provided are for guidance only. Changes may occur. We thank you for your understanding; organisation and adaptability complement each other.