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PARQUE AMBIENTAL MUNICIPAL RIO LORO

country
PAYS Costa Rica
calendar
01/01/2024 31/12/2024
age
Âge : 18 +
code :  ACI24-09
activity
Thématique EDU ENVI RENO
numvols
Nombre de volontaires 2 VOLS
language
Langue basic level of english and/or spanish
fee
Frais
Les frais sont à régler en deux fois
Frais d'inscription à payer dès maintenant :
Moyen Long Terme (à partir de 1 mois) : 250 EUR
Frais de participation à payer au partenaire international après la validation d'inscription :
400 USD par mois

Description

The Municipality Environmental Park “Rio Loro” is located in the Central Mountain Range of Costa Rica at approximately 1200 meters above the sea level and consists of 23 hectares of land. The creation of the park was an initiative of the Running Water Technical Commission of the Municipality of Cartago, with the aim of protecting the springs that provide running water to the nearby communities and also to offer environmental education and a place for leisure for the people of these communities and of city of Cartago.

The park protects a very important water spring that supplies drinking water to the communities of Ochomogo, Loyola and Quircot, from the district of San Nicolás in the province of Cartago.

During the school year (from March to November) the park receives groups of elementary school students. Over the weekends and during the “summer” vacation (from December to April) the park receives visitors that come to spend the day with their families and friends. 

The park furthermore has a butterfly garden with the purpose of preservation, reproduction and ecological education, as well as two composts where organic residue can be used sustainably throughout the park. 

Objectives:
-Conservation of the water resource and the biodiversity of the region.  
-Environmental Education. 
-To be a spare time area for the local people.

Services:
-Protection of local water resource.
-Information about the local ecosystem.
-Butterfly, Snakes and Turtles Hatchery Zoo.
-Bird watching Tower.
-Trails in the park.
-Picnic area.
-Multi functional court field.
-Children Playground.

PARTENAIRE

ACI is a non-profit organization founded in 1967, whose main goal is to promote programs of intercultural learning and international volunteer service (IVS) for people from all around of the world, facilitating their experience in social and ecological projects, developing global citizens. ACI wants to contribute to solidarity and friendship between the different societies of our globalized world, to sustainable human development, and personal growth of our participants.

Localisation

location Rio Loro

aéroport le plus proche

San José

Informations supplémentaires

  • Has to be an honest, positive, organized, punctual and structured person. (Very important).
  • The volunteer should enjoy working with environmental topics.
  • Proactivity is a must.
  • Creative and motivated person.
  • Interest in intercultural issues.
  • Leadership Skills.
  • Good attitude.
  • Open to flexibility of schedules.
  • The volunteer needs to be willing to work in a natural environment and to work physically.
  • To be respectful towards the internal rules the project.
  • To love nature as the main goal of this project is the protection of water resource and nature.
  • To be very flexible and to do different tasks during the day which may involve cleaning as volunteers may be also responsible of taking care of the park.

Remarques

The cost of the volunteer project : 400 USD for the first 4 weeks (for shorter periods a specific rate will be done). Then it is 100 USD per extra week.

Each project has a different cost, which includes lodging and 3 meals a day. Note that the program does not include daily local transportation.

This cost includes:

  • Accomodation and food at the project
  • Transfer from the Airport to the hostel
  • 2 nights at a hostel when you arrive
  • Orientation day (introduction day to costarrican history and culture, and also a city tour through main places in the capital city of Costa Rica

This cost does not include:

  • ACI support and coordination: 206€ (this fee has to be pay only once, it is not depending on how much time you will stay). 

Travail

Main idea: protecting the springs that provide running water to the nearby communities and to offer environmental education.

Volunteers tasks:

  • Support in environmental education activities
  • Maintenance of trails and green areas in the park
  • Taking care of actual infrastructure and gardens
  • Design of multimedia material

 

Logement & nourriture

All volunteers who support RIO LORO will be living in Local Host Families from the nearest main city which in this case, it is the city of CARTAGO, located in the east side of the Central Valley of Costa Rica.  These families will supply all needed food and lodging to all volunteers.

RIO LORO is located about 30 minutes away by driving from the City of Cartago.  Cartago is one of the 4 main and biggest cities together with San José (the capital city), located in the Central Valley Area of Costa Rica or what we call the Metropolitan Area of Costa Rica.

Cartago then has all facilities and services from a regular middle – big city.  Hospitals, Medical Facilities, Supermarkets, Banks, ATMs, Cinemas, Shopping Malls, Restaurants and Cafeterias, Sport Facilities and many other places are available.

Emplacement & temps libre

The volunteer will be able to discover the region during the time off.