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COSTA RICA 2004 |
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San José & Santo Domingo
Arenal Volcano Above
Hot Springs From:
http://www.worldisround.com/articles
Costa Rica:
Spider Monkey
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http://www.costaricaecotour.
Costa Rica: Squirrel
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Overview Located in north-western Costa Rica, high in the Tilaran mountain range and on the edge of a cloud forest preserve, the Monteverde Institute (MVI) is a non-profit association which works alongside both the local rural community and the wider international academic community, bringing the two together in an ongoing partnership. June
23rd (Wednesday): Monteverde 7:00
am Breakfast June 25th (Friday): Monteverde Environmental History 7:00
am Breakfast June
26th (Saturday): Monteverde Finca La Bella is a cooperative farm located in the upper portion of the San Luis valley close to the Monteverde Cloud Forest Preserve and the Children’s Eternal Rainforest. Families are currently producing coffee, milk and vegetables, and are conserving soil, improving yields and reforesting with local species. Visitors to Finca La Bella have the opportunity to learn about some of the sustainable production systems currently being used at the farm, and can enjoy interacting with local rural families. Finca La Bella is immensely important from a conservation point of view because it requires the creation of an economically and ecologically viable land mosaic for a successful buffer zone. This land has a high wildlife habitat value by providing food, shelter and breeding areas for native species and a combination of cultivated land and forest patches. The farm also provides connections between forest patches in the upper San Luis valley, strengthening critical biological corridors between major conservation areas at altitudes with relatively little forest cover. 7:00
am Breakfast June
27th (Sunday): Monteverde 7:00
am Breakfast June
28th (Monday): Monteverde 7:00
am Breakfast Field Notes- coming soon Photo Album- coming soon Video-coming soon |
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Saint Martin's College |
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