COTORCO Volunteer Reviews

Volunteer: Holly Coleman

Review: I have been coming to volunteer at Carate a few weeks now and I find it so rewarding to come and patrol the beaches and help out the local community. I especially enjoyed helping out the beach clean as it was such a community effort.

Volunteer: Marjone Laroque-Plante

Review: I really enjoy volunteering at Carate. The location is beautiful, everybody is very nice and the turtle patrols are very helpful for their conservation.

Volunteer: Yeicol Ramirez Arauz

Review: Ok trabaje en el vivero porque necesito el trabajo al igual que me gustan muchos las tortugas más trabajar con ellas. Pienso que el vivero es demasiado importante porque hace que cuidemos los haccos y que aigan muchas tortuguitas también trayendo los huevos al vivero no podrán robarlos es algo que beneficia mucho a las tortugas marinas.  Me gusta mucho trabajar para el proyecto de tortugas COTORCO aprendí demasiado de tortugas aquí en el proyecto espero todas las anos creca mas y más muchas gracia. 

Volunteer: Alex Lusty

Review: Volunteering at Carate has been very rewarding. I especially enjoy the turtle patrols and have seen so many Olive Ridleys.

Volunteer: Lisa Forsyth

Review: I have enjoyed volunteering at Carate, especially the turtle patrols. We saw 2 Olive Ridley turtles, amazing experience. The people and the location are beautiful. I hope to come back.

Volunteer: Nicola Wibberley

Review: Witnessing a turtle heaving herself onto the beach and creating a nest, protecting it and maneuvering herself back into the ocean was one of the most humbling experiences ever! We went night patrolling today with Jorge and 2 other tourist. We found a Lora turtle laying her eggs and we put the eggs in the hatchery. I learned the principles of how to take the turtles information when she lays her eggs. This is my second day volunteering so far. Tomorrow I am looking forward to help paint the signs! Amazing experience so far!

Volunteer: Jan, Francoise, Cedric

Review: We are a German-French family living in Lion/France. Our week spent with Phoebe and the people of COTORCO was a rich experience. Very welcoming Phoebe showed us her passion for turtles. And the engagement and a good humor of COTORCO people who shared it with us. Thank you all for these very special moments in Carate!

Volunteer: Becky Holland

Review: We started our 6-hour shift at the hatchery as the sun was setting over Carate beach. The sky was washed with pastel yellows and pinks. Once it was dark, we started to walk the beach and it wasn't long before we saw our first turtle of the night. Her nest had to be relocated as she dug by the shoreline and the sea was flooding her nest.

Further down the beach we saw another turtle digging, this time though she picked a good place to lay. We watched as go 4 ball sized white eggs dropped from the turtle into a carefully dug chamber. Once she was finished she covered her nest and patted down with her flippers.

With the full moon above us, we no longer needed to use our red lights to see. We saw one more turtle laying before we finished our patrol and headed back to the cabins for much needed sleep.

Volunteer: Yeicol Ramires Salavar

Review: OK trabaje en el vivero porque necesito el trabajo al igual que me gustan mochos las tortugas más trabajar con ellas. Pienso que el vivero es demasiado importante porque hace que caidemas los huevos y que again muchas tortuguitas también trayendo los huevos al vivero no podían robarlos es algo que beneficia mucha las tortugas marinas. Me gustó mucho trabajar para el proyecto de tortugas Cotorco aprendí demasiado de tortugas aquí en el proyecto espero todas los años cresla mas y más muchas gracia. ;)

Volunteer: Nadine

Review: I enjoyed any time at Carate very much! I like the beautiful nature and the people here so much. All off the were so friendly. And it was really exiting to do the patrols in expectation to see a turtle :)

Volunteer: Sophia

Review: I was astonished when I first saw the sea turtle during the night patrol. I've never saw one in "real life" before and it was a magical moment. I've never felt so harmonious with nature and the environment before. Everyone who gets to experience this should cherish this moment forever. !Pura Vida!

Volunteer: Patrick Jeshe

Name: Hatchery name: Will-A-Way! It was a special experience taking part in the turtle project in Carate, with the beautiful sunrise and the exotic animals roaming around. An unforgettable experience!