The final part of our trip was completed outside of La Selva. After about two weeks there, it felt good to leave and see more of Costa Rica. The first stop we went to was Tortuguero. We took a 2 hour bus ride to get to a boat dock, then took a 2 hour boat… Read more »

This past week was our second and last at La Selva. A majority of the time was spent doing our research projects, however we went to the cacao plantation on Monday. We got to watch the process of turning cacao seeds into chocolate and we got to try the result of each of the steps… Read more »

We arrived at La Selva late Monday night after waiting for a while. After a quick dinner at the cafeteria, we began the half mile trek to our living quarters with our suitcases. I was so tired I did not notice much from the walk, except the long wobbly bridge stretching over the Puerto Viejo… Read more »