3rd Day in Costa Rica

Fungus Garden

Queen Ant 

Butterfly 

Caterpillar 

Research Classroom 

Butterfly Research Facility 

Hike to Harvest Ants

Alan with a Snake 

Moth Trap 

Crazy Huge Bug from Cabin 9

Video of Leafcutter Ants Traveling 

Leaves Cut From Ants 

Butterfly enclosure 

Caccoons 

Moth Trap 

Snake Caterpillar 

Bullet Ant 

Today we harvested our fungus gardens for research, we worked many hours in the classroom learning the scientific method, we went zip-lining through the rainforest, and went to the butterfly research facility there. 

-By Katherine Van Bever and Graham Castle

2nd Day in Costa Rica

                                          Waking up to a beautiful view outside our cabin.

This is how the cacao beans are extracted from the cacao plants.

Checking out the cacao bean convection system.

Mr. Heintz showed us how to separate the beans and the shells of the cacao seeds.

Pablo showed us the process of making chocolate and their different flavors.

Today we started with a great breakfast of toast and fruit. Then, Pablo showed us the different steps to making chocolate. Next, we were given samples of all the different chocolates they make on the plantation, and what they were. Finally, we got our groups started experiments! we were given they question "Where are microbes most abundant?" Each group used the scientific method and made an experiment to prove which area had the most microbes.. Once we finished an amazing dinner, most students finished the night on an adventurous night hike. -Madison and Chloe

1st Day in Costa Rica

We landed in San José, Costa Rica around 11:30 to a beautiful Mountain View.

Mountain Ranges during the drive to Finca La Anita.

Dinner on the first night.

Here is a Costa Rican toad.

We are on our way!