BOTANICAL GARDEN LANKESTER 2018

Name: BOTANICAL GARDEN LANKESTER 2018
Start: 2017-10-31
End: 2018-12-22
Location: San José, Costa Rica

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Costa Rica Environment Environment Permanent

About the project

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

ACI COSTA RICA.

💼 What the programme involves

The Jardín Botánico Lankester is an ecological project and is a part of UCR (Universidad de Costa Rica). The mission of the Lankester Botanical Garden is to promote conservation, enjoyment and sustainable use of native flora of Costa Rica threatened with extinction, especially epiphytes, through programs of scientific research, horticulture and environmental education. As a botanical institution it´s a leader in the study and conservation of epiphytic plants of the Mesoamerican region. It consists of 11 hectares with field collections, collections in greenhouses and secondary forests in the garden house and is habitat for more than 3,000 species of plants. -- Possible tasks for the volunteer: ï‚· General garden maintenance ï‚· Care of the collections of plants in field and greenhouse Cleaning of trails ï‚· Volunteers with training in fields related to botany also contribute to the implementation of specific tasks and activities

🏠 Accommodation on site

The volunteers stay in a host family, in Cartago Center.

📍 About the location

Paraíso de Cartago, Cartago (Costa Rican Central Valley).

ℹ️ Additional information

: Extra fees to pay on arrival based on a 1 week stay (camp fee 75 $ + adm. cost 150$ for ACI Costa Rica). 75 $ for each extra week. Open all year, arrival date is free.

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📅 Available sessions

CRC-06

31/10/2017 → 30/04/2018

Closed

0 / 4

♂ 0/2 ♀ 0/2

ACI/BOTGL2018

08/01/2018 → 22/12/2018

Closed

0 / 5

♂ 0/3 ♀ 0/2

ℹ️ Key information

Age required

18–99 years old

Solidarity donation

300.00 EUR

French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).

📍 Location

San José Province, San José, Costa Rica

Costa Rica

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Costa Rica Colon (CRC / ₡)

Exchange rate

1 CRC = 0.001986 EUR

Rate as of 31/05/2026

🛡️ Before you leave

Security information

📞 Contact us

[email protected]

+32 2 888 67 13

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✅ Features

🗣️ Languages spoken

English Spanish