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Explore Sustainable Development in Costa Rica

by: Amigos de las Américas

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From farming and coffee growing to conservation and wildlife corridors, explore how local communities in southern Costa Rica practice sustainable development. Stay at a nature reserve and lodge in the rolling hills of the Brunca region as well as a wildlife refuge on the Pacific coast! This experience will be led in Spanish and English, so you’ll get a chance to use your language skills! Plus, ...

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Program Highlights

Earn 36 service hours while volunteering with local Costa Rican organizations.

Travel around the country, from the rolling hills in southern Costa Rica to the Pacific coast!

Hike in the foothills of La Amistad National Park.

Volunteer with women-led organizations supporting agrobiodiversity and coastal conservation.

Visit women's groups that live and work in the buffer zones of biological corridors.

Quick Details

Locations
  • Puntarenas, Costa Rica
Availability
Year(s) Offered2022, 2023, 2024Duration:
  • 2-4 Weeks
Age Requirement:Varies
Types & Subjects:
  • Agriculture
  • Community Development
  • Conservation
  • Eco-Tourism
  • Environment
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Guidelines:
  • All Nationalities
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Overall Rating

9.29

Total Reviews

5
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Wonderful, life-changing experience

by: Susan Matthews - United StatesProgram: Explore Sustainable Development in Costa Rica
10

My 15 year old daughter went to Costa Rica with the Amigos program and came back an improved version of herself! Her eyes were open to more of the world, the kindness of strangers, and learned what she can do emotionally and physically that she didn't know she could. In addition, her Spanish is improved, she learned to cook some new dishes, she offers to clean up things around the house (she NEVER did that before), and she (shockingly) loved not having her phone pinging at her for 3 weeks. Sh...

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Unforgettable

by: Sofia M - Costa RicaProgram: Explore Sustainable Development in Costa Rica
10

We spent an incredible time in Costa Rica, it was spent on four different places making it easier for us to get to know Costa Rica. Close to the international park La Amistad, the pacific in park Marino Ballena, and also national park of Chirripo. Such great sights, fresh air and great people. The attention by the staff and community members was memorable, it is what made the trip unforgettable. Nonetheless, the exchange of culture and volunteering that we did made us grow and learn about differ...

Unbelievable experience

by: Yvonne Tremoulet - United StatesProgram: Explore Sustainable Development in Costa Rica
8

This unbelievable experience is one I will never forget! AMIGOS's La Brunca program allowed me to fully immerse myself into Costa Rican culture and feel truly at home, even in a foreign country. Yet it still pushed me out of my comfort zone and gave me various opportunities to grow at a person and as a leader.

Program Details

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Locations

  • Puntarenas, Costa Rica

Types and Subjects

  • Causes
  • Agriculture
  • Community Development
  • Conservation

Availability

Years Offered: 2022, 2023, 2024

Duration:
  • 2-4 Weeks

Age Requirement

Age Requirement Varies

Guidelines

  • All Nationalities

Accommodation Options

  • Dormitory
  • Group living
  • Home-stays

Qualifications & Experience

Any/All Education Levels Accepted

Application Procedures

  • Online Application

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