One and two week openings are available, costing $1,570 and $1,890 respectively. The fee covers round-trip airfare from Miami, food, accommodations and the cost of the research project. The project is sponsored by the Caribbean Conservation Corporation (CCC), a not-for- profit organization and much of the fee is tax-deductible.
Scientists and volunteers will be housed at the CCC's Tortuguero Biological Field Station. Tortuguero is a remote roadless area on the coast, at the edge of a wet tropical rain forest, criss-crossed by rivers and streams. Access is by boat or plane. The field station is located adjacent to the small village of Tortuguero and the 20,000 hectare Tortuguero National Park.
In addition to working with the turtles, volunteers will have the opportunity to meet the residents of a typical Caribbean coastal community and go on day-trips, organized by field station staff, to explore the rain forest and other landscapes of the northern Caribbean coast of Costa Rica.
For more information, reservations and group discounts, please contact Caroline Reiners, Tortuguero Coordinator, Caribbean Conservation Corporation, P. O. Box 2866, Gainesville, Florida 32602, USA. Phone: (904) 373-6441; fax: (904) 375-2449; email: creiner@ccc.org.