Day
#4:
During the morning the group will have the
opportunity to visit a local community school.
School students and teachers will tell you
how they include environmental education
in their study programs. Our environmental
educator will organize an educational program
where the group can participate and interact
with local students. Later, we will visit
the Chocuaco Lagoon. This lagoon is located
in the community of Rancho Quemado, at 30
minutes from the TC. We will walk through
several caddle farms until we get to the
border or the lagoon. While navigating through
the canals, we have the opportunity to hear
interesting sounds: birds, reptiles, amphibians
and lots of insects.After dinner, we will
have an introduction for tomorrow’s
trip to La Gamba Community.
Day #5:
La Gamba Project has been part of a community
program from the Neotropica foundation since
1998. Part of the mission is that the community
reaches their own self-development through
equitable, organizational, productive processes
and community actions that conduct to better
social and economical conditions. All activities
lead to a better environmental quality for
protected areas. Students will learn about
the history of the community, visit their
school, integral farm, iguana and badger
breeding, biodigestors, medicinal plants
and other ecotouristic attractions that
this community has developed. After dinner,
get ready for an extraordinary experience,
taking a night walk at Heliconia trail.
Open your senses to enjoy the scents, sights
and sounds of the rain forest’s nightlife.
Day #6:
Today we will be dedicated to a field laboratory.
The objective of this activity is to develop
a practical biolab in direct contact with
nature, to understand the complex functioning
of our natural environment so that students
take concrete actions to minimize our impact
to natural resources. Groups will present
their results after a full day of interesting
discoveries. After dinner, get ready for
an exciting popular dance lesson!
Note: we offer diverse laboratory themes
according to the group’s needs and
expectations.
Day #7:
We will pack our bags and leave the TC to
visit other interesting areas in Osa. In
the morning we will visit an Indian Reserve.
This cultural activity allows the interaction
between Guaymi Indian and all participants
of the group. First, they will give us an
introduction of their way of living, the
textiles they produce, medicinal plants
they use and their typical food. We will
be able to visit the local school and actually
visit their shacks. We will have lunch at
the reserve and then we will transferred
to Danta Corcovado Lodge. We will spend
two nights in this lodge. At night, we will
prepare food in the wood oven. After dinner,
our educators will explain about tomorrow’s
activity to Corcovado National Park.
Day #8:
We will take an early breakfast, after
which we will leave towards the Park.
The trip to and from the Park will
be on wagon pulled by a tractor. This
park protects the last remnant of
tropical rain forest on the Pacific
coast of Central America. It covers
over 40.000 hectares of primary forest,
home for a great variety of species
of flora and fauna; including heliconias,
frogs, butterflies, small mammals,
snakes, fig trees. This will be the
only time during the program when
you will be in a primary forest. We
will cross Rincón River several
times during the wagon ride and will
follow its bank for approximately
an hour, until you reach the trail
to "Los Patos" ranger station
inside the park. Wood slabs have been
dug into the trail at intervals to
offer foothold, making the 3-kilometer
walk to the station (1 1/2-hour) less
exhausting. Once we arrive, we’ll
have a snack. The station has bathroom
facilities. After the snack, we’ll
hike on a trail that leads to a waterfall
where you can bathe and will enjoy
your lunch. During the ride and walks
there will be natural trails interpretation,
mainly on the primary forest. Usually,
the arrival time back at Danta Corcovado
is around 4pm. At night we will review
our Spanish tips and learn new phrases.
Day #9:
After breakfast, we will pack our
bags and visit an organic agriculture
farm called Köbö. First
we will learn about domestic orchards,
followed by banana plantations, medicinal
plants, sugar cane, pineapple, cassava
and cocoa. Sugar cane is later processed
in their own sugar mill. The owner
also has milk cows, pigs and produces
organic fertilizer with earth worms.
At the end of the activity, we will
have the opportunity to walk along
a beautiful forest that the owner
is preserving. Later we will be transferred
to La Cusinga, a beach lodge located
in the “Ballena Marine National
Park”. There will be free time
to enjoy at this beautiful beach.
After dinner we will have a presentation
on marine ecosystems.
Day #10:
Early in the morning, our environmental
educators will take us for walks along
the Ballena Marine National Park,
accompanied with splendid views and
free time at the beach. After lunch,
we will get ready for our trip back
to San José. At night, we’ll
celebrate the closing for the program
and give out their certificates.
Day #11:
Bye Costa Rica! After an exciting
program full of environmental education
and adventure, we will return to our
homes.
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