Family Home and Organic Farm - Rural.
Araucanía
Proyecto de agricultura familiar basada en principios de permacultura y conservación. Contamos con una pequeña Huerta en constante expansión e invernaderos de reproducción de especies nativas y ornamentales, más un bosque comestible en en proceso, estamos constantemente experimentando y aprendiendo sobre el arte de cultivar alimentos y el mejoramiento del hábitat mediante métodos sostenibles. (Nota de oficina WWOOF Chile: Por motivos de iniciación, esta granja puede cobrar una mantención a sus invitados, prever eso antes de aceptar)
Te invitamos a que nos contactes y puedas aprender y disfrutar de este bello lugar.
WWOOF Chile office note: This farm, exceptionally and because it is just starting out, has been allowed to ask the wwoofers for a little money for their food. (WWOOF Chile office note: For initiation reasons, this farm may charge a maintenance fee to its guests, anticipate this before accepting)
Learning opportunities
Vegetable farming
Fruit or nut farming
Forestry
Wild foraging
Flower farming
Aromatic or medicinal plants, teas
Seed saving or production
Bakery
Green Building
Mechanics / tools / technology
Methods or systems
Biological pest control
Biodynamic agriculture
Holistic management
No-till farming
Permaculture
Regenerative agriculture
Host type
Nonprofit / Community
3.3
Hectares
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8.2
Acres
Franko
Member since 2021
Languages spoken:
Croatian, English, Portuguese, Spanish
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Response rate: 92%
Response time: typically within 4 days
Araucanía
Pucón
Reviews
Aiyana
Germany
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April 2026
Franco and his brother Arturo are two truly generous, funny and cheerful persons. We learnt a lot about planting different kind of plants, pines and also mushrooms. We spent a lot of time in nature and they taught us to value every living thing, no matter if it’s a plant or an animal. Our conversations were not only very interesting, but also profound and educational. We will come back for sure! Thank you for everything and hopefully see you in Europe next time ;)
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Oscar
Spain
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March 2026
Estuvimos poco tiempo en el refugio Liwkura, así que no podemos hacer una valoración muy completa. Aun así, no terminamos de sentirnos del todo cómodos; percibimos un ambiente un poco extraño durante nuestra estancia.
Tratamos principalmente con Franko, una persona enérgica, con muchos proyectos e iniciativa, además de disposición para compartir conocimientos. El refugio está bien: habitaciones compartidas, muro de boulder y un terreno amplio. El proyecto es bonito, aunque aún se ve algo a medio desarrollar, ya que lo compaginan con su empresa de rafting y kayak, que parece bastante profesional.
La comida nos pareció bastante simple y sin mucha participación por parte de los voluntarios, algo a tener en cuenta si se pide contribución económica.
En general, puede ser una buena opción si te interesa la zona, la huerta, la bioconstrucción y un entorno joven, aunque nuestra experiencia fue algo irregular.
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Mélina
France
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April 2025
Muchas gracias a todos por esta experiencia muy buena.
Es un refugio increíble con lindos gatos y perros. Me quedé dos semanas y tenía ganas de quedarme más. Marianne y Bastian me enseñaron muchas cosas, no he visto Franko ni Arturo ellos no estaban allí. He hecho esquejes en el invernadero, crear un camino en el bosque, poner en orden el invernadero, cuidar de los animales, cocinar y muchas otras cosas. Siempre han sido atentos, benevolentes, ayudantes y me enseñaron mucho sobre el español. El lugar es maravilloso, relajante y limpio. Nada que decir. Gracias al humor de Bastien que realmente me hizo reír y la amabilidad y atención de Marianne. realmente disfruté trabajando con usted. Recomiendo este refugio a todos. Magnífico .
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Rae
Canada
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January 2025
While I didn’t get to meet Franko, I had a really great experience staying with his brothers Arturo and Bastian. There was good variety in the tasks on the farm and they were really good about explaining their process and describing future goals for their property. It’s already really amazing what they have accomplished and I can’t wait to come back in a few years to see how things progress.
They are both very kind and made me feel like part of the family from day 1. I feel very fortunate to have had this week here with them and would love to come back again sometime. This place is a little piece of heaven.
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Christian
Austria
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June 2024
Liwkura-Experience was our first ever wwoofing experience an it was from the start a great one!
We got to stay with Arturo, one of the brothers that live and create this wonderful project. The athmosphere was relaxed and we felt very well looked after our needs and wants in every aspect.
As it was off-season during our one week stay, and autumn already in full swing, it was raining quite a lot. Nevertheless, Arturo found us some work and we helped to tidy up the workshops and could enjoy some working hours in the winter garden, were we learned how to make seedlings from different trees. Work was also arranged in a way that we would work some full days to be able to explore the region, together with Arturo, or on ourselves. We could venture on some hikes, enjoying this beautiful region from snow topped peaks around the Vulcano Villarrica to the thick and colourful forest of Santuario El Cañi.
We can just recommend staying there and getting to know the Liwkura-Experience for oneself.
Thank you Arturo for everything - see you next time!
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Juliette
Belgium
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May 2024
I spent a full week here in the beautiful region of Pucón and I could not believe my eyes every time I stepped outside, with the volcano as a direct view, incredible. The work hours were super good and in terms of the work itself it was of a moderate difficulty. I did not get the chance to meet Franko, I only met his brothers Bastian and Arturo, and Josefina, Arturo wonderful girlfriend, regardless they were just as nice as the other comments I read that made me determine to come to this place. There is only one thing and that I was obligated to pay for the groceries. I am an 18 year old fresh out of high school with zero budget for food or accommodation, hence one of the reasons I choose to do wwoofing. So here I was a bit conflicting, Bastian kept using the word community and that I had to put my part in, which I completely understand, but then wwoofing doesn’t follow those guidelines and therefore lies a slight problem. Wwoofing states that you work and in exchange you receive food and accommodation. Since I only stayed a week, I payed my part of 30,000 pesos, but that was when I discovered that not long after my arrival two other wwoofers joined me and did the same, while never seeing Bastian pay for any groceries, always letting the volunteers pay. There could be an insinuation of profit here… Other than that, my time in Refugee was very good and I enjoyed it very much. (Seen by WWOOF Chile and corrective mesires will be taken)
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Reply from Franko
Dear, I am sorry for this inconvenience, but it is something that is asked of all volunteers and it is made clear to them before their arrival, each one accepts according to the conditions that they are informed, we are not yet a commercial farm to provide food support, we are on our way to be one, but we do exchange with accommodation, our tourism activities in the area for free and the experiences and teachings of the place. There is no profit motive with the money, it is only to pay for the feeding of each volunteer and in this case of the whole team, who each one puts their corresponding quota. There is no profit or intention of this. I am sorry for this, we have already talked with the woofer team and the shelter team and this misunderstanding will not happen again. Greetings.
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