Bienvenidos a Costa Rica!

The team of 8 students and 2 professors consists of students Hannah, Lindsay, Alison, Danielle, Nick, Carl, Grant, and Eric along with professors Ryan and Pat.

A smooth flight over the Carribean and across Central America took us over Lake Nicaragua to land in Liberia, Guanacaste on the west coast of Costa Rica.  Our guides Ronaldo and Mario met us at the airport and helped us to get on our way.  We headed in the van to get lunch and supplies and then out the National Park of Santa Rosa.

Santa Rosa is located in the largest remaining dry tropical forest in the western hemisphere. This amazing hot and dry  ecosystem is home to 5% of the world's biodiversity.  For example, there are over 10,000 species of moths within the national park alone!

There we were taken on a tour of La Casona, a historical fort where Costa Rica defended its independence against a group of filibusters in the 1850s.

After leaving the park we headed to la Finca Anita, a biodiverse farm located in the humid tropical forest where we are staying 2 nights with plans of doing community service by painting a school building.

Everyone is good spirits and excited to continue the journey into the heart of this beautiful and peaceful Central American country.