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Contact:
Carlos Roberto Chavarria
Executive Director
Tirimbina Rainforest Center
P.O. Box 856-3000
Heredia, Costa Rica
Tel: +506/2761-0333
Fax: +506/2761-1576
info@tirimbina.org
www.tirimbina.org
Recommended by:
Sarapiquí Conservation Learning Center
info@learningcentercostarica.org
www.learningcentercostarica.org
Type of accommodation:
Bed & breakfast, lodge, inn
Research station
Features:
Conference rooms
Internet connection
Kitchen
Laundry facilities
Private or shared bathroom
Restaurant
Telephone
Wheelchair accessible
Year founded: 1999
Number of employees: 23
Percent of employees who are local residents: 90%
Type of destination:
Farm, ranch (rural)
Forest/rainforest
Mountain
Able to accommodate:
Families
Gay/lesbian
Handicapped
Seniors
Singles
Singles with children
Volunteers
Description of the area:
La Tirimbina has:
Available activities:
Bird watching
Eco/nature/wildlife
Educational, research, volunteering
Tours
Visits to conservation projects
Walking/hiking
How to get there:
Making a difference:
Tirimbina Rainforest Center protects a 350 ha ( acre) national wildlife refuge with impressive biodiversity that includes 300 bird and 120 mammal species, and more; this favors the execution of many research projects. Moreover, ecotourism in the Reserve supports an environmental education program for the community of Sarapiquí, where primary school children and high schoolers have the opportunity to raise their awareness about the value of conservation; this program reaches 3,000 children in 110 of the region's educational institutions.
General rates:
Single room, USD 30
Double room, USD 35
Rates are not season-dependent.
Date this information was provided: May 2008
