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Pitzer College Study Abroad Costa Rica Tropical Ecology

Pitzer College Study Abroad Costa Rica Tropical Ecology. Fall 2005 Students among buttress roots of a Strangler Fig, approximately 200 years old, Hacienda Baru. Fall 2005 Students Hearty Look and Erica Helsen sample stream waters in secondary forest, North Trail Creek, Firestone Property.

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Pitzer College Study Abroad Costa Rica Tropical Ecology

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  1. Pitzer College Study AbroadCosta RicaTropical Ecology Fall 2005 Students among buttress roots of a Strangler Fig, approximately 200 years old, Hacienda Baru

  2. Fall 2005 Students Hearty Look and Erica Helsen sample stream waters in secondary forest, North Trail Creek, Firestone Property

  3. Using the microscope, Daniel Ingroff, an environmental studies/art major sketches out stream organisms Jake Mirbegian analyzes water samples for nutrient levels

  4. Matt “Go with the Flow” Berry measures water flow at the waterfall in the Quebrada Cacao on the Firestone Property

  5. Fall 2005 Students at the Waterfall, Quebrada Cacao, Firestone Property

  6. A bamboo bridge crosses over a stream in the Secondary Forest on the Firestone Property

  7. Fall 2005 Students with Cristian Velanciano, Farm Manager, in secondary forest

  8. Hearty Look uses a range finder to map Leaf-Cutter Ant trails on Firestone Property

  9. David Goldman samples for bacteria at stream head in primary rainforest, Hacienda Baru

  10. Erica Helsen samples sediment in primary rainforest, Hacienda Baru

  11. David Goldman and our guide, Pedro, in primary rainforest, Hacienda Baru

  12. A young lizard, a resident of the Program House, perches on Field Notes

  13. Fall 2005 Class stands amidst a 300 year old “Ceibo” or Kapok Tree

  14. Rewarded with a view of a friendly three-toed sloth after a strenuous hike

  15. Gus Porter and Jake Mirbegian check out a Buttonwood Mangrove, Parque Ballena Marino Leaves and flowers of a Buttonwood Mangrove

  16. A grasshopper perches on a palm outside the Program House

  17. Cattle egrets and Boat-billed Heron roost in red mangrove trees

  18. A “bolo”. A relict from pre-Columbian culture, in Palmar Sur No one knows for sure why they were formed by the ancient society

  19. Isabel’s Birthday Party, Isabella Arguello is the Program Director

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