Excursiones y visitas guiadas en Playa Ostional guanacaste Costa Rica tortuga
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1CMMrE5mof/?mibextid=wwXIfr Playa Ostional and its community is more than conservation, it´s about the local people ...and the environment they live in.... it´s a Wild Life adventure!The setting: RNVSO, located in the middle of San Juanillo and Nosara, is still full of unexplored wildern
ess: tropical beaches, rainforests, mangroves and traditional ways of living. Nosara with it´s capital town of playa Guiones is locally known as ”one of the most beautiful beaches in the world . It´s inhabitants, although economically poor, are lively and very friendly and live "isolated" from the mainstream Costa Rica economy in a landscape full of beauty and abundant natural resources. Arribadas Station is located on the main beach, It was established in the year 1993 by the Cruz Sevilla family in order to promote sustainable community development in the area of influence and to maintain a productive conservation area. The Station serves as a base to develop and implement a variety of community extension and ecotourism programs in the region. STATION’S DESCRIPTION AND FACILITIES Arribadas Station covers a succession of ecosystems such as beaches, mangroves, man-made wetlands and tropical humid rainforest. The National Reserve are, on a small scale, an example of natural resource management integrating sustainable acuaculture, agroforestry and range management with conservation. At Arribadas we offer one main types of accommodation:- Volunteer House: Wooden house with capacity for 24 people- - FAMILY home stays: If you prefer a true local experience, we at Arribadas can place your stay with a local family in a nearby village and participate as a volunteer by helping them in their needs at home, in the mangroves/sea and/or farms. FIELD COURSES IN "CONSERVATION AND THE HUMAN ELEMENT" Professionally guided social/environmental courses/tours are also available at arribadas : Mangrove experiences, nature hikes, wildlife observation, cultural programs, sea turtle observation and whale watching (in season only). For more detailed information about 5 to 6 day tours contact us here at our fB page or [email protected] VOLUNTEER PROGRAM at Arribadas Station, Volunteers wishing to work at the arribadas Biomarine Station will be able to participate in a wide range of activities. The program is quite flexible and volunteers can choose the activities they are most interested in. Service Learning, Study Abroad programs and personal projects can be tailored with the local staff to suit personal or academic needs and ideas are always welcome! By participating in a wide range of activities, volunteers get a feeling of the local reality while learning about conservation and social issues; it is a true learning and personal growth experience. The interaction of volunteers/visitors with the locals also becomes a multicultural experience that broadens everyone’s horizons and empowers them to take action and propose their own solutions. There are two main local communities to work with: 1. Ostional Village : This is a small community of 200 people,walking distance from the station. The community has approximately 700 inhabitants in 17 kms , their main means of existence is fishing, shellfish extraction, and small scale cattle raising. The community has only one elementary school and a day care center.2. San Juanillo : This is the nearest town in the area located about 7 kms from the Station by public bus ,The population is about 400 living some on the bay while most in the hills. There are two internet places, phone services, hotels, restaurants and stores with the basics. ACTIVITIES FOR VOLUNTEERS This is a general outline, for more details contact Wendy here at our fB page or [email protected] . Social service (with people in towns and villages)2. Economic sustainability and income generating options (at Station and with farmers)3. Education: English teaching and /or environmental, sexual, health and other education campaigns.4. Environmental development and conservation: Activities include mangrove reforestation, litter reduction program, beach clean ups, etc 5. Building & repairing infrastructure: Maintenance of the infrastructure at and outside of the Station as well as trail maintenance and other related activities. FREE TIME ACTIVITIES: - Visit nearby beaches all within an hour bus ride:Nosara,Ostiona,San Juanillo- Visit small fishing communities- Scuba diving- Surfing- Fishing- Canoeing- Horse back riding- Making your own handcrafts- Milking cows- Hiking- Weekend "Rumba": Local Clubbing & dancing, beach bonfires... INTERNS and RESEARCHERS are welcome too, with our professional staff we can help you accomplish your goals! For more detailed information about any of our programs contact Wendy here at our fB pag or at [email protected]
