Blogs from Nicoya, Guanacaste, Costa Rica, Central America Caribbean

Last week me and Jakub had a chance to visit Hojancha and had a great opportunity to visit Daycare and Nutritional Center. Hojancha is a small town located in the Province of Guanacaste. The origin of the name Hojancha comes from a tree located in the region, which the Indians called broad-leaved, because of the very special characteristics and the size of their leaves. Because Hojancha is a small town, it's easy get to know local people and to make new friends. Volunteers are welcome in town and are taken care of very well by our host families and community members. Hojancha can be proud of its cleanness, how well the town is organized and maintained. Even more, it is one of the safest towns in the country and it is reflected that residents feel in ... read more

I return to reality via a bus that only reaches about three quarters of the way to my community from then onward a local has promised to pick me up. I get off when I see his car. He asks me how my trip went and I mention that we talked about bio-digestors he is totally on board and already knows how difficult it can be to get on the waiting list for government classes.. I tell him i'll look into it. I then outline my administrative tasks for the next month and a half he tells me that they are ridiculously large for the time I have. I acknowledge that but point out that they must be done he makes a better you them me face. He starts talking about bio-digestors again. I think hell ... read more