Professor Troy Abel from Huxley College of the Environment and his students share their insights on ecological citizenship, political biogeography, and immersions in one of the most biologically intense places on the planet. Costa Rica is translated as rich coast, a name originating from Spanish conquistadors who mistakenly thought the land was filled with gold. Many now recognize that Costa Rica’s riches are more green than gold with more than 4 percent of the world’s estimated biodiversity. Costa Rica has universal health care, a longer life expectancy than the U.S., and no military. Only by expanding our attention to all of these facets can one begin to see “Ecotopia’s Prism,” or Costa Rica’s intersections of ecology, economy, and culture fostering and inhibiting sustainability.

Friday, July 10, 2009

Surf Camp

Buenos dias friends and family. We are finishing surf camp this morning and the students have enjoyed their break. We are at full strength again and the group is ready for our Osa portion of the trip. We leave Dominical at 11am and should arrive around 4am. We'll get a good rest in a nice eco-lodge and then start at 4am tommorrow for the tractor ride followed by an 18 kim hike. We should arrive at the Sirena biological station after a full day of trekking and begin our 8 day immersion into Corcovado National Park. We'll be off the grid so our last blogs for 10 days will appear today.

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