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HEREDIA/CENTRAL VALLEY

Your suburban classroom close to the city is the perfect balance of culture and comfort! • Get your adrenaline pumping on a whitewater rafting adventure! • Bond with your group at a night of crazy Karaoke • Experiment with the local cuisine in cooking class

Service Project: Run programs such as sports, reading, dance, crafts and face painting for the children of La Carpio. Participate in a beautification and local development project in this impoverished town by painting murals on the walls and improving their homes and community.

ARENAL

Visit La Fortuna waterfall and relax in thermal hot springs • View the lava flowing from this active volcano…don’t worry, we keep a safe distance!

FLAMINGO

This beachfront paradise is an ideal stop for our classes • Sail off Flamingo beach and dive into the crystal blue waters to snorkel • Learn to surf at Tamarindo Beach – our expert instructors will have you standing on the long board in no time! • Experience local nightlife at a disco and beach bonfire

Service Project: Participate in a community improvement project; groups may be doing beach preservation or improving local homes for underprivileged residents.

RINCÓN DE LA VIEJA

On this retreat, spend two days river tubing and pampering yourself in rustic mud baths.

MONTEVERDE

The Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve is home to unique wildlife and will be the base for more language learning • Hike to the Santa Elena reserve and relax in the hot springs • Walk the canopy and ride the zip line • Learn the art of Latin dancing!

Service Project: Complete a project focusing on reforestation (planting trees) under the supervision of a local guide. Protect growing plants from invasive species and plant coffee plants at a local co-op.

A 14 Day or 28 Day Costa Rica Combination is available as well.