RIO LORO
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About the project
RIO LORO
📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
ACI-Costa Rica is a non-profit-organization, whose main activity is the promotion of exchange between young people from different countries, as a means to create links, encounters and solidarity among the different people and cultures of the world. ACI-CR also organizes Eco-Camps, Work-Camps, short exchanges, international activities and has developed an environmental education project named Yàblö Yàmipa.
Principles :
- To promote fraternity among human beings
- To work for sustainable human development
- To encourage substantial changes in the relationships between human beings and the environment, assuring harmony among them
💼 What the programme involves
The Municipal Park 'Naciente Rio Loro' (or Loro River Water Springs) is located in the Central Mountain Range of Costa Rica at approximately 1200 meters above the sea level and consists of 23 hectares of land. The creation of the park was an initiative of the Running Water Technical Commission of the Municipality of the small city of Cartago aiming to protect the springs that provide running water to the nearby communities; also, it aims to offer environmental education and a place for leisure for the people of these communities and of downtown Cartago. During the school year (from March to November), the park receives groups of elementary school students. Over the weekends and during the 'summer' vacation (from December to April), the park receives visitors that come to spend the day with their families and friends.
The volunteer's tasks will be :
- To clean trails
- To maintain infrastructure
- To assist with the groups that visit the park
- To translate into other languages if necessary
- Some office tasks if necessary
🏠 Accommodation on site
📍 About the location
ℹ️ Additional information
Participation costs :
- On the project : $300 for 4 week. $75 per extra week.
- ACI fees : $150 for the first 4 weeks + $100 charged by ACI per extra month.
Open all year, arrival date is free.
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Sign in to apply📅 Available sessions
ACI/RIOLOR2017
04/01/2017 → 31/12/2017
ACI/RIOLOR2018
08/01/2018 → 22/12/2018
CRC-09
31/10/2017 → 30/04/2018
ACI/RL2014
10/01/2014 → 15/12/2014
ACI/RIOLOR2016
04/01/2016 → 18/12/2016
ℹ️ Key information
Age required
18–99 years old
Solidarity donation
300.00 USD ≈ 269 EUR
French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).
📍 Location
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
✅ Features
🗣️ Languages spoken