Bar staff needed Arequipa and Puno!

We need fun loving backpackers to join our teams in Arequipa and Puno!
We offer free accommodation, lunch, breakfast, great discounts and a fun place to work!
Email the hostels Arequipa@thepointhostels.com, puno@thepointhostels.com or pop in for a chat.

Bar and Events Manager Lima

The Point Lima is looking for a outgoing backpacker to manage our lively bar. We offer a excellent package including free accommodation, breakfast and lunch as well as great discounts on food and drinks. We also offer a monthly salary as well (thepointmarketing@gmail.com for details).

The right person must be a fun and friendly backpacker and be able to manage a small team of staff and keep control of stock, the correct person will also have to organise events at the bar and help continue the tradition of a fun and friendly atmosphere in the bar.

If interested please email the aforementioned email or come into the hostel and talk to Shalom.


We look forward to hearing from you!
The Point

Can You Help?

In february, 8 year old Marco Tirado Cruzardo, of Milagro, Trujillo, Peru was a victim of a terrible event. He went to play out in the street with his friends and another child through a flammable liquid at his leg and set it on fire. He has been left with the vast majority of the lower part of his leg severely burnt. He was sent to a plastic surgery hospital were his mother was told he would need an operation. Not only could his mother not afford to pay for the operation, but she also could not afford to keep him in hospital. Help Donate Here

MSH with the great support from some very kind people raised the money to put Marco back into hospital. The money paid for all the bills until his mother got her health insurance and then for all the medicine the insurance did not cover and for the plastic surgery. Marco was recovering well, but the doctors were worried that he was not recovering as quickly as they hope, so they suggested he visit a specialist in Lima. MSH with money from this appeal paid for Marco and his Mother to go to Lima and see the specialist, it was hoped this trip would only be for a week. However, the specialist informed Marco´s mother that the leg had once again become infected and that he would need to stay in the hospital in Lima for what is hoped no more than three months. However, this hospital costs 50 soles a night (just over 10 pounds), and Marcos family’s income is about 300 soles a month. The health insurance fails once again as it does not cover these costs because the hospital in Lima is not the hospital attached to Marcos local area. Marcos mother has had to take out a loan from her sister to pay for Marcos hospital expenses. The fact is she lives in extreme poverty and cannot pay for the treatment and the government is not going to help. We need to make sure that Marco gets THE BEST treatment available, he is 8 years old and cannot lose his leg. MSH wants to pay for Marcos treatment, and make sure he is getting the best available, for this we may be looking at private treatment. Marco should be well on the road to recovery by now and the fact that his leg is infected again is extremely worrying.

Marco has 5 brothers and sisters and his father left his mother to bring them all up alone. Mysmallhelp recently found Marco in the barrio of Milagro, Trujillo in urgent need of support. His family is extremely poor; his mother does not work as she has to look after her children, so the oldest of her children have to work to support the family. The children have ever been to school for a few random years, and some not at all because their mother simply cannot afford to pay.

Mysmallhelp is currently looking for regular monthly sponsorship for Marco and his siblings.

 Please help us continue to raise money to get Marco all the medicine and treatment he needs. This boy is only 8 years old he wants to run around with his friends, play sports, or just simply be able to walk again. Please help us make sure that this does not get taken away from him, especially at such a young age. 

To Donate click this link 

Backpacker needed in Puno!

We need a fun and friendly backpacker to join our team in Puno. In exchange for some shifts on the bar we offer free accommodation, free breakfast and lunch as well as great discounts. Also most importantly you will have a fun time in one of the most enchanting cities in Peru.

English Teaching in Peru

So perhaps you like the country you are in and want to meet some people and earn some money while you are there, well as many of you will know if you speak English you already have a job somewhere in the world and its all the more easier if you are native, because of course if you are native your English is better right?

Many teach in Asia where the wages can be as much as $3000 a month, nice, if you can sell your soul and teach 5 year old kids the alphabet for 8 hours a day.  But I am afraid in Peru wages are between $5 and $15 an hour, but still not bad, most will earn $7 an hour. All you need is perhaps a degree or  maybe not even that, but anyway we can all false s degree certificate cant we? Anyway life is better on this continent isn't it. And many a latina/o will surely end up falling in love with there gringo/a teacher.

       If you want it there is work out there

Those looking to wing it in lima like many do in South Korea will have a bit more difficulty generally South Americans have a good grasp of grammar so if you don’t know your past present passive from you present continuous you better swat up, or be caught out by some 14 year olds. The most enjoyable thing about teaching in South America and especially Peru is the people, students are fun  and interact with classes more, they will ask questions, give back some banter and you can genuinely get to know them and enjoy the lessons. Compare this to the robotic automatons that Asian students so often are, and you can see why more and more people are coming to South America to teach English.

There are some excellent international schools in Lima and for these you will certainly need a PGCE and Degree from good university, in fact the best schools on the continent are in Lima, and these have a worldwide reputation for brilliant students. The top schools in Lima are bilingual and these students will speak perfect English far better than most people from English speaking countries so you have to be on the ball to teach them. Most English institutes teach a variety of students from 6 year old kids to business people with a variety of English levels from basic to proficient. You will see these all over Lima, the biggest two are IPNA and Britanico.

Some institutes specialize in business people, teaching business people is also becoming more and more common, with 7% economic growth in 2010 Peru is a growing economy and English skills are essential for international trade.  If you can swap t shirts and jeans for shirt and trousers then this is an interesting way to make some money. You may end up working in high tech offices (be prepared for 7am starts) or for a mining company or even be sent to the mine itself to teach business people on site. This can pay up to $1200 a month with all meals and accommodation paid, but then you have to live in a mine for a month.

Teaching privately is also an option, but be prepared for students not to turn up or cancel at the last minute. You can charge $10 an hour and if get students to pay upfront for say 10 hours  you can get some cash coming in instantly. Once you get one student then you will surely get more especially if they are at college or at University.

You don’t really need a visa to find work in Peru, and it is not easy to get a working visa. So many people just don’t bother. TEFL qualifications are not that important unless you want to work for a really good English school, even then it’s not essential. A smart appearance and pleasant manner will get you far in South America.

Despite having a bad reputation as a smog filled crime fest most people will end up teaching English in Lima, and then they will see that it’s a great city with great people, nightlife, top museums and absolutely everything you would expect from a modern western city. There is also work in Trujillo and Arequipa and some as well in Cusco but it’s harder to find. So fancy earning some money in Lima? Get some smart clothes, print out CVs and Business cards and take them to some institutes. Send you CV as well but it is important to go in person, you should be able to get work no problem.
If anyone has questions please leave a comment and I will get back to you.
David Horne