Student Adventures Update: August 6, 2013

Posted on August 6, 2013 by Outward Bound Costa Rica

It’s officially summertime here at Outward Bound Costa Rica! Tune in to our blog on Tuesdays for updates on our Summer Adventures and Fridays for updates on our Girl Scout destinations program to hear all about our student happenings here in Costa Rica and Panama. Rainforest Exploration Challenge Our Rainforest Exploration Challenge students finished up a culture-packed week at their […]

How to Harvest Sugar Cane Using a Traditional Trapiche!

Posted on October 1, 2012, updated on November 14, 2019 by Outward Bound Costa Rica

An age-old practice of rural Costa Ricans is harvesting sugar cane using a trapiche (sugar cane mill). An exciting activity many of our courses offer is the chance to make dulce (sugar candy) using this simple hand-crank mill. Here is how it happens: