Spanish + Ecology

Costa Rica

Five percent of everything alive on Earth lives here. Cloud forest canopy at sunrise, Pacific coast by evening, Spanish all day long.

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Itineraries
2
Cost to plan
$0
A keel-billed toucan with a colorful beak perches on a mossy branch next to a small bromeliad, with a blurred green background.
Aerial view of a lush green landscape with scattered houses, a winding dirt road, and a large volcano partially covered by clouds at sunrise or sunset.

Costa Rica at a glance

  • Spanish and Biology can split the cost, which makes approvals easier
  • Biodiversity density unmatched for a week-long field course
  • Service-learning mornings give counselors something concrete to report
  • Homestay option pushes language from classroom to dinner table

On the ground

  • Cloud forest canopy
  • Arenal volcano
  • Sloth & toucan spotting
  • Pacific coast
  • Homestay Spanish
  • Reforestation service

Five percent of everything alive on Earth lives here. Cloud forest canopy at sunrise, Pacific coast by evening, Spanish all day long.

Why we recommend it

  • Spanish and Biology can split the cost, which makes approvals easier
  • Biodiversity density unmatched for a week-long field course
  • Service-learning mornings give counselors something concrete to report
  • Homestay option pushes language from classroom to dinner table

What groups see

  • Cloud forest canopy
  • Arenal volcano
  • Sloth & toucan spotting
  • Pacific coast
  • Homestay Spanish
  • Reforestation service
Trips

Trips in Costa Rica

2 itineraries

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