PICTURES FROM THE SUMMER 2000

ETHNOGRAPHIC FIELD SCHOOL IN

COSTA RICA  

Participants - 2000 Summer Field School - after the Canopy Tour       

The futbol (soccer) field of downtown Quepos                                                            Walking to downtown Quepos.

Some say: Playa Biesanz is the most beautiful beach in Quepos.                     Playa Espadillas Norte, near Manuel Antonio National Park.

Our rafting company.                                                        It takes a troop carrier to get us to the Savegre River.

Riding the Savegre River in a raft is exciting and fun.

Homestays are the essence of the success of the program.

The families of Quepos are very supportive of our efforts to learn how to do ethnographic fieldwork in their town.

The warm temperatures of Quepos are matched by the warm reception we received.

The final banquet brings everyone together one last time.

Students, families and instructors work together to develop a meaningful and valuable experience in ethnographic fieldwork.

Paul and Amy                                                             Wendy and Danielle.                                            Chris follows an Eastern philosophy?

Grey squirrel monkeys are a barrel of un and only found here in Manuel Antonio.  Feeding them is not a good idea, but hard to resist.

A coatimundi is about as big as a racoon                                            The squirrel monkey does not have a prehensile tail.

A Scarlet Macaw in capitivity.                                A large Green Parrot in captivity.

Ancient ceramic crafts are practiced in Costa Rica                                                Leo Godines is our biologist-guide of Manuel Antonio Park.

A beautiful and quiet homestay for Kathy in Damas.     

   Classes often take place at student homes.

Matt arranging for drinks during a class time break.

Ethnographic nterviewing is an essential part of the research project all students undertake during the six-week program.

Typing up fieldnotes is a daily chore, but it is bearable when surrounded by a warm, supportive homestay family.

Don Yeyo is an institution in Boca Vieja where many students are lodged.  Boca Vieja is one of about ten neighborhoods in Quepos.

Each year we take a five day excursion to other parts of the country such as this trip to Monteverde aboard Don Jorge's magic bus.

The cloud rainforest park of Monteverde is spectacular and includes a bridge so one can see the forest canopy.

A new form of canopy touring is the zipline carrying us from one platform to another. The last lap is about 500 meters.  It is a Zen experience.

Peaceful moments at the Tabacon Hotsprings Resort, 3 km. away from the Arenal Volcano.

The Carreta is a national symbol of Costa Rica's coffee baron heritage.    In Costa Rica one is never far from the ocean-Atlantic or Pacific.

The assistant director and the director at the overlook, but a secret code has been learned by all.

Puntarenas is the jumping off point to Nicoya Peninsula.                                    A hot shower in waterfall at Tabacon on our excursion trip.

We met a man taking this snake home to dinner.                 Back in Manuel Antonio it is not hard to find beautiful scenery.

Many of us wish we were back there right now!!!