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New Welcome Center and Residence

P1060021casamarresize Tropical Adventures and the Casa Milagro Foundation have a new home in Puerto Viejo. This home acts as our Welcome Center, volunteer residence and Spanish school. We’re very excited to have a real presence in town now, as well as having a place for volunteers to gather, get to know one another and spend time together.

This new house is about 900 feet from the ocean; still close enough to hear the waves. And it’s only about 1 mile from the center of town.

There are presently 4 bedrooms available in the house. Each can hold up to 3 people. We also rent out rooms to non-volunteers when available. Our website and online reservation system can be found by clicking here.   

Upstairs_bedsml_4 We offer breakfast, a full kitchen, common TV, high-speed wireless access, laundry service, boogie board and snorkel rentals, as well as bike rentals.

We hope you’ll stop by and see us soon!

 

 
Finca Educativa

Finca_fotoVolunteers working with the indigenous women's group in Shiroles have the choice of staying with a host family, or on this beautiful educational farm. Finca Educativa was built and founded by another NGO called ANAI, which has been working on sustainable development in Costa Rica since 1978.

ANAI typically only stays in one area for a certain period of time, helping locals to become self-sustaining. After many years in Shiroles, they donated this land and educational farm to the local residents, who formed their own non-profit association to run this educational training facility.

In addition to training, the farm provides private lodging in a hostel-type setting, as well as meeting space and three traditional, delicious meals per day. The staff is delightful and the setting is beautiful. You'll be surrounded by many species of tropical birds, plants and flowers, as well as iguanas, raccoons, reptiles, sloths and countless other animals. The farm is located directly across the street from the ACOMUITA offices on the Talamanca Indigenous Reservation.