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You can't visit a Central American country in the tropics and go home without having seen a monkey. Join us on our trip to Chorcha, Chiriqui and we'll make sure that you see loads of them!
We'll be traveling to Chorcha during the following weekends of 2012:
- Saturday March 24th - Sunday March 25th
- Saturday June 30th - Sunday July 1st
Alouatta Lodge. Chorcha, Panama
Our itinerary will be as follows:
Saturday
- 9 a.m. - Depart from Boquete
- 10:30 a.m. - Arrival to Chorcha and welcoming
- 11 a.m. - Introductory speech (search for monkeys, photos session)
- 12:30 p.m. - Lunch
- 2:00 p.m. - Hike to the lagoon
- 2:45 p.m. - Arrival to the lagoon, and try to spot crocodiles
- 5:30 p.m. - Setup camp
- 7:00 p.m. - Dinner (BBQ)
- 8:00 p.m. - Interactive Spanish session
- 9:00 p.m. - Monkey party night
Sunday
- 7:30 a.m. - Breakfast
- 8:30 a.m. - Departure to indigenous community
- 9:00 a.m. - Arrival to the indigenous community (get to know their modus vivendi)
- 11:00 a.m. - Leave back to the camp
- 12:30 p.m. - Lunch
- 2:00 p.m. - Short hike to the river
- 2:30 p.m. - Swim in the river
- 4:00 p.m. - Head back to the camp
- 4:30 p.m. - Head back to Boquete
- 6:00 p.m. - Arrival to Boquete
For Habla Ya Spanish students this trip will cost $165 per person (and $175 per person for non students). Price includes:
- Roundtrip transportation Boquete to Chorcha
- Meals (2 lunches, 1 dinner, 1 breakfast)
- Snacks and drinks: rum, beer and water
- Camping gear: tent, sleeping bag, mat, flashlight, first aid kit, tarp
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What to bring? Towel, soap, mosquito repellent, passport or copy of it, camera, extra water and a back-pack.
What a better way to spend the weekend after several days of intensive Spanish classes? Join your fellow classmates and Spanish teachers: come and experience the magic and the sounds of the jungle... come to see and hear the animals of the Chorcha reserve!
View of the Chiriqui Gulf from Chorcha
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