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13 June, 2019

Summer 2019: International Environmental Issues & Globalization




A visit to Villa Blanca Private Cloud Forest Nature Reserve in the Tilarán Mountain Range (above & below).














Learning about Costa Rican history & biological diversity at the regional museum in San Ramón.












Hiking in the lowland rain forest of the Northern Zone (above), with a stunning view of Arenal Volcano (below)













Volunteer work on an organic farm near La Fortuna: Soil preparation and planting medicinal herbs & fruit trees.















A World Environment Day celebration in Palmares: Releasing morpho butterflies into a butterfy garden (above),
and learning about local environmental conservation efforts & tree planting to create a small park at a local high school (below).
















Some of the local wildlife we were lucky enough to see during our outings!

















Learning about marine ecology and sustainable
community development projects of the
Pacific Coast in Puntarenas.



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