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The place is called The Ara Project.
It runs entirely on donations and volunteers. I worked at the breeding facility in Alajuela which is walking distance from the main airport. They have release sites in the south and they are studying others for environmental impact. It takes about 3 years to find a release site. You can also volunteer at the release sites. I don't like heat and mosquitos so the coastal release site wasn't for me.
I was planning on going to Guatemala to take an intensive Spanish course. (Guatemala is the cheapest place to do that)
I've traveled extensively in Mexico and Costa Rica and knew there were lots of volunteer opportunities.(some cheap, some expensive)
I realized that if I volunteered and worked and lived with native Spanish speakers I would learn just as fast. You have a choice of a English or Spanish homestay. I chose a home where only Spanish was spoken.
There are also opportunities to work with sea turtles on both coasts, big cats in the north, coffee co-ops, orphanages and lots of others. I found these while there but there are sites like workaway and idealist that have good opportunities.
One of the cool things was that I never needed an alarm clock to get to work on time. There are roosters(and chickens) everywhere, even in the city so everyone gets up at sunup. The only downside is thunderstorms in the middle of the night. When lightning strikes the roosters start crowing.
The place is called The Ara Project.
I was planning on going to Guatemala to take an intensive Spanish course. (Guatemala is the cheapest place to do that)
I've traveled extensively in Mexico and Costa Rica and knew there were lots of volunteer opportunities.(some cheap, some expensive)
I realized that if I volunteered and worked and lived with native Spanish speakers I would learn just as fast. You have a choice of a English or Spanish homestay. I chose a home where only Spanish was spoken.
There are also opportunities to work with sea turtles on both coasts, big cats in the north, coffee co-ops, orphanages and lots of others. I found these while there but there are sites like workaway and idealist that have good opportunities.
One of the cool things was that I never needed an alarm clock to get to work on time. There are roosters(and chickens) everywhere, even in the city so everyone gets up at sunup. The only downside is thunderstorms in the middle of the night. When lightning strikes the roosters start crowing.
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