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Indigenous, Afro and Caribbean culture

Don't just visit a place. Immerse yourself in it.

Live a deep learning experience through immersion in nature, culture and local projects.

A group under the pavilion on the cacao tour
In the pavilion on the cacao tour

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Our programmes are designed for students, professionals and travellers who want to understand, experience and learn by doing, combining specialised training with real experience in the field.

From biodiversity and conservation to sustainability, circular economy and regeneration, each experience opens a new way of understanding our planet.

Puerto Viejo beach seen through the branches of a tree
Puerto Viejo beach

Puerto Viejo City Tour

Walk through the history and great cultural diversity of the Caribbean, with its Indigenous and Afro-Caribbean roots, visiting the most emblematic places in Puerto Viejo. Taste the exotic flavours of the Caribbean and enjoy the magic of its people and their pura vida style.

Guests and hosts serving dinner at the buffet
The meal, just served

Caribbean cooking class and Afro-Caribbean family farm

Visit a traditional Afro-Caribbean farm and enjoy its variety of fruits and flavours. Help prepare a traditional rice and beans or rondón cooked by a local family while you learn about their traditions and culture.

Waterfall dropping into a turquoise pool in the middle of the jungle
Waterfall and crystal-clear pool

Traditional cacao tour and Bribri cosmogony

Enjoy a delicious hot chocolate made the traditional way by the Bribri people, and learn about their sacred temple and their cosmogony, their relationship with nature, and their traditional and medicinal plants.

You'll also meet the most striking, brilliantly coloured frogs of the Caribbean jungle and, to end the day, the area's most important waterfall, where you can cool off and enjoy a natural massage in crystal-clear water.

If you wish, you can also stay in an Indigenous community to learn about its culture and way of life.

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Each programme combines accommodation, community and adventure on the South Caribbean coast. Prices are per person.

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+506 8949 5801
Location
Puerto Viejo de Talamanca, Limón province, Costa Rica
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