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Costa Rica forms the natural land bridge between
North and South America. As a point of convergence it is a main corridor for migrating fauna. Costa Rica is a developed country with
universal health care, mandatory education, and a viable social security program.
Costa Rican facts
- Population: 4 million
- 1.25 million acres of protected rainforest
- The only country in the Western Hemisphere without an army
- Home of the world's finest coffee
- Several active volcanoes
- Some of the world's best white water rafting
- 850 bird species
- 205 mammalian species
- 160 types of amphibians
- 220 types of reptiles
- 9000 plant species
- 34,000 types of insects
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Algonquin College offers students, teachers and those interested in experiental learning, opportinities to visit and learn more about Costa Rica and the rain forests.
In partnership with Earth
University and the Rios
Tropicales Adventure company, Algonquin College has embarked
an exciting reality learning program. Participants will experience
culture, science and adventures all designed to provide an
undepth understanding of the land, the rivers, the mountains,
the flora and fauna of a fragile tropical rain forest environment.
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An Eco-Learning Adventure
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