Academic itinerary with specific lecture details will be distributed the first day in Charleston. Itinerary is subject to change.
TENTATIVE Itinerary*
Please bring your Student ID card!!!
**All hotels will have two double beds for 3- or 4- people occupancy.
*** Students are expected to behave in a proper manner at all times in Costa Rica. Remember you are part of the program 24/7. Students should KEEP THE NOISE level down, while they are at hotels.
The following is 2017 tentative itinerary, it is not final, but just a sample itinerary! Companies can vary and number of days in each place can also change.
| DATE | ACTIVITY | HOTEL |
| 6/26-6/28 (M-W) | Class meets with Dr. Avendano at CofC | |
| 6/28 (W) | 2 pm. Visit to Port of Charleston Long Point Terminal (length: 1.5 hour) |
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| 6/29 (R) | Trip to Costa Rica (usually an early flight)
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San Jose |
| 6/30 (F) | Procomer (11 am) PXS (2 pm) - Prepare sandwiches after visit? |
San Jose |
| 7/1 (S) | Breakfast to the Homeless (6am) Trip to Arenal Volcano Area |
Arenal (rainforest) |
| 7/2 (SU) | Chocolate Farm company visit |
Arenal (rainforest) |
| 7/3 (M) | Breakfast to the Homeless (6am) Coffee Plantation (11 am) |
Arenal (rainforest) |
| 7/4 (T) | Free (to work on papers and readings) | Arenal (rainforest) |
| 7/5 (W) | Trip to Playa Hermosa AdAstra Rocket (3pm) |
Bosque del Mar |
| 7/6 (R) | Trip to Tamarindo | Bosque del Mar |
| 7/7 (F) | Free (to work on papers and readings) | Tamarindo |
| 7/8 (S) | Trip to RainforrestRiver Rafting | San Jose |
| 7/9 (SU) | Free day | San Jose |
| 7/10 (M) | Professor Swap (Dr. Avendano joins the trip) | San Gerardo de Dota |
| 7/11 (T) | Waterfall and rainforest hiking. LACS 101 | San Gerardo de Dota |
| 7/12 (W) | Cataratas de Nauyaca (use truck) | Manuel Antonio |
| 7/13 (R) | Manuel Antonio | |
| 7/14 (F) | Trip to San Jose. PXS Global (4 pm) Prepare sandwiches for BTH service project. |
San Jose |
| 7/15 (S) | Morning. Social Project: Breakfast to the Homeless Visit to the Central Market and walk downtown San Jose |
San Jose |
| 7/16 (SU) | Café Britt | San Jose |
| 7/17 (M) | Museums: Museo de Oro Pre-colombino, Museo Nacional de Costa Rica | San Jose |
| 7/18 (T) | Teatro Nacional de Costa Rica (12 pm) Afternoon: Souvenirs Market RAMLUNA at night |
San Jose |
| 7/19 (W) | Cerveceria Costa Rica (10am). Dress code: closed shoes and no heles, long pants, no sleeveless shirts, no jewelry or watches inside plant, no cell phones inside plant. Bring ID. | San Jose |
| 7/20 (R) | Travel to Charleston (6:30 AM) |
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*This itinerary is subject to change. All lectures correspond to 60 hour academic class time. Students are expected to do readings/assignments outside of those meetings times. *** We are representing the College of Charleston every minute we are in Costa Rica. Hotels and companies, and any people/agency we get in contact with, expect us to act responsibly. We need to sign a "Behavior Contract". TOURS ARE OPTIONAL, SINCE THEY ARE NOT OFFICIALLY PART OF THE PROGRAM. YOU MUST NOTIFY THE PROFESSORS IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO PARTICIPATE IN ANY OF THE TOURS SO THEY MODIFY RESERVATIONS. OPTIONAL TOURS WILL BE GUIDED WITH A LOCAL TRAVEL AGENT. YOU SHOULD ACT IN A RESPONSIBLE WAY AT ALL TIMES AND FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN BY THE TOUR GUIDE. SOME TOURS WILL NOT BE ACCOMPANIED BY THE PROFESSORS AS THEY ARE NOT PART OF THE PROGRAM. |
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