Hi Guys, having a great time here in Costa Rica! For the last week, we have been helping out the Cortorco Turtle Conservation project on Carate Beach on the Osa Peninsula. I really enjoyed helping the community by making coconut oil and was surprised to see how many processes were involved. The money raised by selling these bottles goes to support the turtles so am really pleased to be able to help!
- Giles Broome-Ogden
Helping out at the COTORCO conservation project these past few days has been a real joy and pleasure. Doing patrols, both morning and evening, exploring the local area and producing some coconut oil has been a great experience and knowing it helps the local people and wildlife makes it all the more enjoyable. The work people like Phoebe and London are doing out here is amazing and I hope it gets continued support for years to come.
- Philip Crisp
Spending a week here in Carate helping out with the Cortorco Turtle Project has been very interesting. Some of the tasks we have been doing include patrolling the beaches, cleaning litter and making coconut oil. The oil can be sold to the local community and the money raised will go towards the project. We are sleeping out in the open with a great view of the ocean. This is a great place to help the community.
- Samuel Bashford
I have had a great time here in Carate helping the cortorco project with beach patrols, litter picking and coconut oil production. We are staying in an incredible location with a great view of the sea and surrounding area. This has been a great experience that I will remember for many years to come.
- Thomas Young
As part of our project phase we have been helping out the COTORCO project patrolling the beach for turtle tracks and nests; collecting and processing coconuts to make coconut oil; and clearing the beach from litter to protect baby turtles. It was surprising to see how difficult and time consuming it is to make coconut oil. The views are amazing everywhere, but especially where we are sleeping on the yoga platform looking out onto the beach and forest. This project is amazing and I hope it continues to be supported for many for years.
- Bruce Chivers
My week in Carate has been filled with walks on the beach looking for turtle tracks and nests and also making bottles of coconut oil that can be sold to help fund this amazing project. My favourite part has been making the coconut oil as seeing the end product is very satisfying and it would be a crime not to mention the stunning views from where we are sleeping, this will surely be something I remember for years.
- Bailey Kent
We have been helping out at the Cotorco project as part of our World Challenge expedition and it has been one of the best parts of the month. I personally enjoyed making the coconut oil as it was extremely satisfying to see the end product and patrolling the beach for turtles was a pleasure.
- James Doran
The Cotorco project is a great initiative and reinforces the importance of doing small things to make a big difference. Some of the tasks we carried out included beach clean ups, making coconut oil and morning and night patrols to look for turtle activity. Turtles are an underappreciated animal and deserve a lot more attention from those that care about our planet; just like the Cotorco project itself.
- Morgan Richards
- Morgan Richards
Spending a week with The Cotorco Project here in Carate has really opened my eyes to the seriousness and extent at which the people who work for this conservation help both turtles and the environment as a whole. We had the opportunity to hand-make coconut oil, do night and day patrols of the beach and also, there is nothing more exciting than walking down the beach at the crack of dawn or in the pitch dark in hope of seeing sea turtle tracks or, even better, a sea turtle itself.
- Danny Sharp
What shocked me most about our work here, was the amount of plastic which washed up from the ocean. So many tiny pieces! We need to think about how we dispose of our rubbish, as it is clear to me now how turtles must inadvertently swallow these pieces of plastic all the time. In addition, making cocoanut oil is such a long process and enabling me to better appreciate the high prices in the shops.
This is a stunning place and I will never forget it. Thanks Phoebe for having us here.
- Kate Tomes
I came sixteen years ago to Costa Rica and I have been very lucky to return again and to see this unspoilt area and to help a tiny bit to the amazing job the Cotorco project do. It has been a fantastic opportunity and experience and I have enjoyed every part from helping with the production of coconut oil to patrolling the beach at night and in the morning looking for turtles. For me it has been very satisfaying that I was able to help to clean the beach and realized that we take everything for granted and we don’t care if a tiny plastic bit pollates this beautiful part of the country. Thank you Phoebe and London for all the great job you do. An unforgettable experience.
- Ainhoa Arbizu (School Leader)
My experiences so far at the Cotorco project has really made me realize the real world impacts ofour lifestyle at home, for example the amount of rubbish we found whilst clearing the beach was astounding and it made me realize how simple things like recycling can be very important in saving some of our planets most beautiful and ancient animals. I also found the coconut oil a great way to fund the project in a practical way which our whole group also enjoyed.
- Gary Holder
After an enjoyable stay with the Cotorco project, thanks to the great work that both Phoebe and London do, I concluded that this project does an amazing job in the preservation of an unspoilt landscape and its stunning wildlife. With new ideas in the pipeline for greater understanding of wildlife and for raising money in its battle to protect ancient creatures like the Turtles, this project is expanding and I would encourage anyway to volunteer. Making coconut oil is always a fun and productive way in producing finances for the project and definitely a personal highlight of mine. Thank you for allowing us to spend a few days helping and look forward to hearing of future work from Cotorco.
- Matthew Kerr
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