Cartago y Caribe: Turrialba Days   Hello, we are Dryden, Cindy and Chantreya, we are on Cartago y Caribe! To tell you about what we have been doing this past … Read More

Cartago y Caribe: A Week in Our Life   Hola! During our first week in Costa Rica, we experienced so many new and amazing things. On Day 1 we stayed … Read More

Cartago y Caribe: A Tortuga Carey Encounter!   Parismina: a town of 500 people nestled between the river and the Caribbean coast, making it accessible only by lancha (boat), and … Read More

Cartago y Caribe: Updates from the Field   We have just finished the first week of our AMIGOS Cartago y Caribe project, and our volunteers have been able to participate … Read More

Cartago y Caribe: About The Area Parismina is a beautiful Caribbean town located on the Eastern shore of Costa Rica, just south of Tortugero National Park. Parismina is a small … Read More

Cartago y Caribe 2023: Meet the team! Kiernan King, Project Director Kiernan King is AMIGOS’ Project Director for the Cartago y Caribe project in Costa Rica! Kiernan’s career has been … Read More

Homemade Empanadas Yesterday, a community member from Parismina taught us how to make traditional empanadas! She was very excited to have us in her home and enthusiastically taught us her … Read More

Cartago y Caribe: Student Exchange, Typical Day, and Sea Turtles Student Exchange at UCR Today, we visited the University of Costa Rica for a student exchange that was arranged with … Read More

Cartago y Caribe: Volunteering at CATIE, Cacao Farm, and more! Volunteering at CATIE There have been lots of opportunities for our group to help out at CATIE. Our first job … Read More

Cartago y Caribe: Empanadas, School, and Tortuguero This week was really eventful! We participated in multiple activities, one including a talk about race and ethnicity. We talked about the similarities … Read More