Tropical Adventures is happy to announce some new projects in the Guanacaste Province:
The National Wildlife Reserve of Camaronal was founded in 1994 as part
of the System of National Conservation Areas, and specifically of the
Tempisque Conservation Area (ACT), which includes the Nicoya Peninsula. Tropical Adventures
partnered with ACT in 2007 to support their many projects in the
Tempisque area. As you can see, it’s taken us a while to get this info on the website!
Our
main purpose is to protect the our species of marine turtles nesting in
this beach, which are: Olive Ridley, Hawksbill, Leatherback and Black
turtles. This is a great project for families, as it’s .
Our
Camaronal Sea Turtle Project is different from our other sea turtle
projects as it receives much less funding and support — and is in much
greater need of
help. Some other advantages of this project are the facts that
volunteers can spend
some of their time helping in a nearby elementary school (with only 5
students) as well as in environmental education and the fact that it’s
our only sea turtle project that allows children under the age of 17. For these reasons, this project is especially great for families.
Barra Honda
National Park is located in the Province of Guanacaste about 15 miles
northeast of the city of Nicoya. As a volunteer at Barra Honda National
Park you’ll assist with trail
maintenance, tourists assistance, fire control, sign creation and
maintenance, environmental education, meal preparation, building
maintenance and construction or general cleaning and maintenance.
Barra Honda is a very unique park in
Costa Rica where you’ll find deep,
subterranean caverns. Though there are other parks in Costa Rica where
you’ll find caverns, Barra Honda is unique because of the types of
formations found here. Barra Honda is also famous for having the best
views in the whole Province of Guanacaste. It’s a very unique project
to work at and is especially fun if you enjoy being outdoors and
experiencing the natural beauty of your surroundings.
Hojancha is a small town located in
the Province of Guanacaste. Because Hojancha is a small town, it’s easy
to start meeting people and
to make new friends. Our volunteers are welcome in town and are taken
care of very well by our host families and community members. We’re
currently focusing our work in Hojancha at two elementary schools and a
daycare center. Because Hojancha is higher in elevation than most towns
in Guanacaste, the weather is very agreeable at an average of about 79
degrees F year-round.
Hojancha is another great family destination and is a wonderful place to experience a "typical" Costa Rican town and culture.