Day 4 Pictures - 1/12/2024 Boruca Community (Rachel)

Group picture before Boruca


Students in front of Boruca mask artisan shop


Toucan :)




Intro to Boruca culture & breakfast




Meeting the pets of Boruca


Butterfly




Hiking to the sacred waterfall of Cuasran




Boruca artisan showing us how wooden masks are carved







Swimming and sunbathing at Cuasran with a view of the mountains



Lunch at Boruca


Señora Lourdes hugging her son behind the stove where she cooked for us 



Painting traditional Boruca masks 


Group picture at the end of our visit 


End of the day invertebrate ID lesson for tomorrow's tide pool exploration!

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