Last night everyone packed up and got all the rooms cleaned out for the morning. We woke up, ate breakfast, thanked the La Anita staff, and headed to Horizontes around 9am. We were all very sad that it was the last meal with fresh juice and cacao! On the way out of Colonia Libertad, we stopped at the Mariposario; the local women-led business of the village. There we bought homemade bracelets and necklaces to support the families of Colonia Libertad.
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| Bracelet for sale at the Mariposario |
We hopped in the vans with Eddie and Felix (our hilarious drivers) and set off on a three hour journey. Half way to Horizontes we stopped in Liberia for a snack run. All 22 teens ran around the grocery store for a half an hour collecting junk food to last the next two days. Not as chaotic as anticipated, though. Another hour of driving and we arrived at Horizontes. The girls were split into two groups of four while the boys roomed with one of the Minnesota boys. Ms. M-H pulverized the first scorpion of the trip without hesitation (smashed with boot).
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| Iguana near our rooms |
We saw iguanas, birds, a mare, and her foal within minutes of being in Horizontes. Everyone gathered together to eat lunch; beans, rice, salad, beef, veggies, and peach iced tea. After a bit of a break we all met up in the classroom to talk to Veronica Valverde-Cantillo; the marine biologist specializing in sea turtles. She will be the lead scientist in our sea turtle expedition and be helping us to locate the turtles. (We will be informing you of our turtle findings in tomorrow's blog).
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| Notes taken while listening to Veronica |
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| Veronica telling us about tonight's adventure and how we will be observing/studying the turtles |
We are now on our way to witness the mutualistic relationship between acacia ants and acacia trees with Cindy.
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| Students observing and listening to Cindy explain the mutualistic relationship between the ant and tree |
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| Acacia ants and acacia tree |
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