Rainforest Hike & Homestay Update: June 27th

Posted on June 27, 2014 by Outward Bound Costa Rica

Hola! When we last left off, students had made the trek to the Lopez family homestay where they got a first-hand lesson on how to harvest pure Costa Rican sugarcane and turn it into candy using the traditional Trapiche tool, cauldrons, molds and a lot of hard work. After getting their fill, they spent their […]

Links We Like: September 21, 2012

Posted on September 21, 2012 by Outward Bound Costa Rica

Costa Rica is a country with a huge amount of tourism, especially ecotourism. Ecotourism is considered a low-impact form of tourism where those visiting a country explore natural areas that are often fragile. This interesting article talks about how a community in rural Bolivia is using ecotourism to sustain their way of life while enlightening […]