Educación para un Futuro Sostenible Education for a Sustainable Future
University of Illinois March 17th – 25th, 2018
DAY 1 SATURDAY ARRIVAL IN COSTA RICA MARCH 17 Morning Flight UA 1187 Depart Chicago-O’Hare (ORD) 7:30am, arrive San Jose, CR (SJO) 11:45am Depart for Cahuita Lunch en route Check in at hotel Program and country orientation Health and safety briefing Dinner at hotel LODGING Atlántida Lodge (1) Tel: 011-506-2755-0115
DAY 2 COASTAL CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT SUNDAY LIONFISH MARCH 18 Morning Breakfast at hotel Introduction to Cahuita National Park unique management strategy
Hike in Cahuita National Park (with local guides) Lunch at restaurant Afternoon Lionfish activity (with ASOPESCADORES, Southern Caribbean Artisanal Fishers Association) Evening Traditional Caribbean dinner prepared with lionfish caught by group LODGING Atlántida Lodge (2) Tel: 011-506-2755-0115
DAY 3 MONDAY TRAVEL DAY MARCH 19 6:30am Load bags on bus 7:00am Quick breakfast at hotel 7:30am Depart for La Fortuna Observe and discuss banana and pineapple production en route Stop to sample tropical fruits en route Afternoon Lunch at Rancho Margot restaurant (until 2:30pm) Check in to bunkhouse 3:30pm Tour Rancho Margot 2017-10-20
Evening Dinner at farm restaurant LODGING Rancho Margot (1) Tel: 011-506-8302-7318
DAY 4 TUESDAY FINCA LUNA NUEVA MARCH 20 6:15am Optional cow milking 7:00am Optional yoga class 7:00am-9:00am Breakfast at farm restaurant 9:00am Depart for Finca Luna Nueva 10:30am Farm or Sacred Seeds tour Lunch at Finca Luna Nueva restaurant Afternoon Continue tours Return to Rancho Margot 4:00pm Optional yoga class 6:30pm-8:30pm Dinner at farm restaurant LODGING Rancho Margot (2) Tel: 011-506-8302-7318
DAY 5 ARENAL VOLCANO NATIONAL PARK WEDNESDAY RENEWABLE ENERGY MARCH 21 FOREST NIGHTLIFE 6:15am Optional cow milking 7:00am Breakfast at farm restaurant 8:00am Depart for Arenal 8:30am Hike in Arenal Volcano National Park (with MVI coordinator) 11:00am Continue on to Monteverde Lunch en route Afternoon Discuss renewable energy while driving around Lake Arenal and past wind turbines en route Check in at hotel 5:30pm Night walk at Bajo del Tigre (with local naturalist guides) 7:30pm Dinner at restaurant LODGING Cabinas Capulín (1) Tel: 011-506-2645-6717
DAY 6 CLOUD FOREST ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION THURSDAY THE MONTEVERDE INSTITUTE MARCH 22 AMPHIBIAN DECLINES Breakfast at hotel 7:00am Collect packed lunch
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7:45am Transfer to reserve 8:15am Natural history hike to the continental divide (with local naturalist guides) Packed lunch in reserve 2:30pm Presentation and Tour: The Monteverde Institute and Sustainability Issues (with MVI representative) Transfer to hotel with stop in town if necessary Presentation: Amphibian Declines and Partial Recovery (with Mark Wainwright, naturalist guide, illustrator, Evening conservationist) Dinner with Mark at hotel LODGING Cabinas Capulín (2) Tel: 011-506-2645-6717
DAY 7 AGRICULTURE IN MONTEVERDE FRIDAY FREE AFTERNOON MARCH 23 BATS 7:00am Breakfast at hotel Visit LIFE coffee farm, discuss sustainability Presentation and Activity: Social Change in Monteverde (with Guillermo Vargas, LIFE co-owner/founder) 12:00pm Lunch on farm Free afternoon
Faculty debrief with MVI administration Refreshments at MVI 5:45pm Presentation: Bat Ecology (with Bat Jungle representative) Bat mist-netting (with Bat Jungle representative) Dinner at restaurant LODGING Cabinas Capulín (3) Tel: 011-506-2645-6717
DAY 8 SATURDAY THE GUACIMAL SUSTAINABILITY DEMONSTRATION CENTER MARCH 24 7:00am Breakfast at hotel 8:00am Depart for Guacimal Discuss the Bellbird Biological Corridor en route (with MVI coordinator) Tour of the Sustainability Demonstration Center (with Verónica Sheehan, SDC co-owner/founder) 12:00pm Lunch at Guacimal farmers market Spend the afternoon at the farmers market and river Evening Dinner in Guacimal Closing discussion
Course evaluations Guacimal Sustainability Demonstration Center (1) LODGING Lodging will be rustic here – mattresses on floor of SDC main building for students, professors in rooms Tel: 011-506-2647-1057
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DAY 9 SUNDAY DEPARTURE MARCH 25 Morning Breakfast at SDC or en route, depending on flight departure time Flight UA 1099 Depart San Jose, CR (SJO) 12:45pm, arrive Houstton 6:20pm Flight UA 2131 Depart Houston 7:40pm, arrive Chicago-O’Hare 10:10pm Group bus arrives on campus approximately 3 hours after arrival in Chicago.
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