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| Tri-Country
Semester: 85 days |
| Cross Country Trekking Element
(25-35 days):
• Trek 5-10 miles per day through tropical cloud and rainforests
with amazing views from the Caribbean to the Pacific!
• Learn about rainforest biology, natural history, conservation,
backcountry skills, etc
• Group formations: setting up camp, meals, and nightly meetings
• Continual presence of Costa Rican instructor and bi-lingual lead
instructor
• Interactive teaching style (language supplements, verbal and cultural
immersion)
• Homestay in Piedras Blancas – a remote Mestizo village nestled
deep in primary rainforest
• Possible Activities: solo (24-48 hours), cultural exchange, practice
Spanish, community service, planting or harvesting traditional foods (bananas,
rice, beans, sugar cane, cocoa, avocados, oranges, corn), preparation
of traditional foods (milking cows and goats, grinding corn, hand-making
tortillas on an open fire), playing soccer with kids, tree canopy climb,
jungle waterfall rappel, medicinal plant hike with local shaman, and more!
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Surf Element (9-12
days):
• Holistic instructional approach (lunar phases, wave formations,
coastal ecology, mangroves)
• Group normally visits 3 different beaches with varied breaks and
wave types
• Group formations: setting up camps, meals, and nightly meetings
• Warm water breaks of the beautiful Pacific
• Surf locations along Central Pacific (locations dependent on weather
conditions): Playa Avellanas, Playa Negra, Playa Hermosa, Quepos, and Manuel
Antonio beaches
• Rest and relaxation, sunbathing, or fun in the sun surfing and boogie
boarding, at a tropical beach paradise
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| Nicaragua Element
(7-10 days):
• Expedition down the Rio San Juan River, paddling in inflatable
kayaks
• Community Service Project
• Learn about the History of Nicaragua
• Experience one of the most bio-diverse areas in the world
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Costa Rica River
Element (15-24 days):
• 9-12 days whitewater raft captaining course on some of the following
rainforest shrouded rivers: Sarapiqui, Reventazon, Pacuare, Pejibaye, Savegre,
and General (depending on water levels)
• 6-12 day kayak course on some of the following rivers: Savegre,
Naranjo, Parrita, and Sarapiqui (depending on water levels)
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Panama Element
(8-10 days):
• Get NAUI Certified for SCUBA Diving
• Snorkel in the warm, crystal waters of the Caribbean
• Learn about reef ecology
• Possible Activities: sea kayaking, biking, wakeboarding, sailing,
community service and solo
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CERTIFICATIONS
• NAUI (SCUBA Diving)
• First Aid
• CPR
• Whitewater training
• Swift water rescue training
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AVAILABLE
COURSE CREDIT
• Coastal Ecology, 3 credits
• Intro to Spanish, 3 credits
• Tropical Natural History of Costa Rica, 3 credits
• Group Leadership, 3 credits |
Note: We reserve the right to alter our itineraries due to
unusual water conditions, weather, other acts of God, or other cause. In all
cases we will make every effort to substitute an activity or location with something
comparable.
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