By Sacha Tortugero is a little island off the coast of the Caribbean, near Costa Rica. There are many turtles that come to Tortugero to lay there eggs. The island even derives its name from them. There are also loads of dogs there, most friendly and amiable. We met a really nice guy called Mo, […]
Continue reading →Now that we’re shivering in Cuenca, Ecuador, this long sweaty hike in Costa Rica seems like a long time ago. Thalie led the way into the deliciously cool water, and was duly pummeled and swirled. I finally inched my way down there and it was bliss – we were prodded around by the relentless force […]
Continue reading →By Thalie Tortugero was a place unlike anywhere I have ever been in my life. It is quite a small stretch of land with a river on one side and the Caribbean Ocean on the other. Everyone probably knows everybody else and it’s a really sweet community. There are no cars, all dirt roads, and […]
Continue reading →There are many monkeys in the Amazon, from the cotton-top tamarin monkey to the dusky-headed titi monkey. Interestingly enough, monkeys did not originate in South America. They originated in Africa, and probably made their way to the Amazon Basin on floating vegetation. Gradually they adapted to make a new continent their home. Although their are […]
Continue reading →By Luke We went white water rafting in Costa Rica. It was fun. We went on 35 rapids and had to paddle very hard to help steer the boat. It started raining in the middle of rafting. It was lighting and thundering all around us and it was cold. Our guide was really nice. We […]
Continue reading →By Thalie Hot springs are springs that are naturally heated by the earth’s core. There are also hot springs heated by volcanoes though. Those are heated by the thermal activity of the volcano it’s near. The ones near volcanoes are very dangerous because they are normally at or near boiling. Sometimes the spring gets […]
Continue reading →By Sacha Arenal volcano As I’m sure you all know, my eager pupils, there are three types of volcanoes. Composite, cinder-cone, and shield. You get the drift, right? Well, then let’s dive right in. Shield volcanoes usually spew out aa (pronounced ay-ay) lava, the fluid, low silicon kind that flows out easily and hardens quickly. […]
Continue reading →By Luke The Arenal volcano is a stratovolcano. It has been dormant for two years but before that it was active from 1968-2011. It is as high as 1633 meters . Its crater is 140 meters wide. It used to have 1 crater but it erupted in 1968 it created 3 more craters. But now […]
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White water rafting – just before a massive thunderstorm!
Hello everyone! The answer to the last Weekly Riddle was EYES! However, it’s time for a new one. I know I’ve been a little late… sorry about that… but better late than never! Flowing flowing flowing, […]
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