COLOMBIA - Manizales
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About the project
COLOMBIA - Manizales
📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
💼 What the programme involves
The activities that will take place in this workcamp will be:
- Classification of solid waste from the source of its origin
- Determine the collection of solid waste and the location of points of collection
- Transfer of solid waste to the deposit for their collection and determine the use of recycling
- Determine the classification of waste for the collecting company
- Workshops to raise awareness about the environment.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Volunteers will stay in a hostel that will have all the facilities at their disposal namely, private bathroom, hot water, and internet.
🍲 Food
Food will be provided (it will be expected from the volunteer to help cooking).
Typical food and dishes in Colombia:
- plantain: one of the most produced and consumed nutrients of the country
- arepa: corn tortilla
- bandeja paisa: rice, beans, beef, plantain, chorizo sausage, corn, pork, fried egg, arepa and avocado
- ajiaco: traditional soup, served in the fresh mountainous locations, made with chicken, potatoes, corn, sour cream and often accompanied with rice and/or avocado
- patacón: plantain cake, can be served with many ingredients (fruits, vegetables, etc.)
📍 About the location
Manizales is a city in the mountainous coffee region of western Colombia, and is part of the Coffee Triangle. Manizales is a city of steep slopes, its streets evoke the tranquility of a town where all its inhabitants are known but with the turmoil of a city in full transformation and with the dream of consolidating itself as a large city, is a magical tourist destination in Colombia, and its constant cultural activity is well recognized. To learn more about Manizales: https://colombia.travel/es/manizales
🎒 Leisure activities
Manizales is known for its cultural events, steep streets and views of the nearby “Nevado del Ruiz” volcano. Of its cultural activity are the Manizales Fair (January), the Manizales International Theater Festival (September/October, being the most important theater city in the history of Colombia, and the Manizales Grita Rock Festival (October). The city is also one of the most important sites for bird watching in the country and has nearby sites where travelers can enjoy hot springs.
Main places to visit and events in Manizales and its surroundings :
- Annual Fair of Manizales, in January, including the Coffee International Beauty Pageant
- Quimbaya Gold Museum located in Armenia, about 100 km from Manizales (disappeared Native American civilisation , famous for its high-quality golden items)
- Natural History Museum and Archaeological Museum of the University of Caldas
- Cathedral of Manizales
- Los Yarumos, an ecological park
- Botanical Garden of the University of Caldas
ℹ️ Additional information
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VIVE21.11
15/09/2021 → 28/09/2021
ℹ️ Key information
Age required
18–99 years old
Solidarity donation
0.00
French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).
📍 Location
Manizales, Caldas, Colombia
Colombia
🌍 Location info
Local currency
Colombia Peso (COP / $)
Exchange rate
1 COP = 0.000274 EUR
Rate as of 31/05/2026
Timezone
Colombia Standard Time
Local time: 20:56 (12/11/2026)
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