GVN News

10:45am 24 December 2009  
Filed under: Costa Rica, Fees, GVN, Honduras, Peru, Program Information, Programs

Our partner organisations in Honduras, Costa Rica, and Peru have set their program fees for 2010.

Honduras

Due to increases in the cost of living and transport costs in Honduras, our partner will raise their program fee. This change will take effect to all volunteers who pay their application fees from January 1st 2010 onwards. The new program fee prices are:

• Cost for 2 weeks - US $756
• Cost for 3 weeks - US $861
• Cost for 4 weeks - US $987
• Cost for 5 weeks - US $1092
• Cost for 6 weeks - US $1176
• Cost for 8 weeks - US $1408
• Cost for 10 weeks - US $1686
• Cost for 12 weeks - US $1964

> Honduras volunteer program

Costa Rica

Due to increases in the accommodation costs and subscription fee in Costa Rica, our partner will raise their program fee. This change will take effect to all volunteers who pay their application fees from January 1st 2010 onwards. The new program fee prices are:

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2:56pm 24 June 2009  
Filed under: Costa Rica, Fees, Program Information

Due to increases in the cost of accommodation, park entrance and coordination fees in Costa Rica, our partner will raise their program fee. This change will take effect to all volunteers who pay their application fees from July 1st 2009 onwards. The new program fee prices are:

Cost for 2 weeks - US $914
Cost for 3 weeks - US $1040
Cost for 4 weeks - US $1160
Cost for 4 weeks (2 programs) - US $1260
Cost for 5 weeks - US $1392
Cost for 6 weeks - US $1518
Cost for 8 weeks - US $1722
Cost for 10 weeks - US $2052
Cost for 12 weeks - US $2374
>Costa Rica Volunteer Program

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2:15pm 13 March 2009  
Filed under: Costa Rica, GVN, News

All new photos are available for viewing in our Costa Rica Gallery

Photos include release of baby turtles, the hatchery, and care of adult Leatherback turtles.
> View Costa Rica Gallery

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5:21pm 7 April 2008  
Filed under: Costa Rica, Fees, GVN, Program Information

Due to rising costs of accommodation, the Costa Rica turtle conservation program has increased its fees. These new prices will apply to anyone paying the Application Fee from 14 April 2008 onwards.

Cost for 2 weeks - US $815
Cost for 3 weeks - US $934
Cost for 4 weeks - US $1047
Cost for 4 weeks (2 programs) - $US 1147
Cost for 5 weeks - US $1272
Cost for 6 weeks - US $1391
Cost for 8 weeks - US $1581
Cost for 10 weeks - US $1897
Cost for 12 weeks - US $2205

> Costa Rica Program

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9:47am 1 November 2007  
Filed under: Costa Rica, GVN, Program Information, Programs

Due to technical issues, the Costa Rica page has been inaccessible for the past day. It is now working again - apologies to anyone who has tried to access it recently.
> Costa Rica Volunteer Program

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3:46pm 7 November 2006  
Filed under: Costa Rica, Fees, GVN, Programs

Due to an increased contribution to host families and an increasing cost of goods and services in Costa Rica, the program fee will increase for all volunteers who pay their application fee from November 14, 2006 onwards and who are volunteering from January 1st, 2007.

The new fee structure also allows for volunteers staying for more than 4 weeks to attend one or more conservation projects as well as the turtle project during their placement. For volunteers staying for only 4 weeks but who would like to split their time between 2 projects a surcharge of $100 can be applied to the program fee to cover this option.

• Cost for 2 weeks will be US $693
• Cost for 3 weeks will be US $798
• Cost for 4 weeks will be US $903 (2 projects: $1003)
• Cost for 5 weeks will be US $1,108
• Cost for 6 weeks will be US $1,213
• Cost for 8 weeks will be US $1,423
• Cost for 10 weeks will be US $1,733
• Cost for 12 weeks will be US $1,943

>Costa Rica Volunteer Program

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9:38am 15 December 2005  
Filed under: Articles, Costa Rica, Programs

“Isabelle Pury, a Swiss citizen, saw Costa Rica by sunset, sunrise and, mostly, by moonlight. During the day, she was resting. But she wasn’t a weary traveler; she had come to Costa Rica to work. Isabelle volunteered through GVN to work on a conservation project rescuing endangered turtles on Costa Rica’s scenic Pacific coast.”

Read the rest of the article here.

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12:20pm 2 November 2005  
Filed under: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Fees, Honduras, Programs

In order to bring the program fees for our three Central American programs, Costa Rica, El Salvador and Honduras into line with each other, we have changed the fee structure, as outlined below:

• Cost for 2 weeks will be US $532.00;
• Cost for 3 weeks will be US $623.00;
• Cost for 4 weeks will be US $735.00;
• Cost for 6 weeks will be US $896.00;
• Cost for 8 weeks will be US $1 100.00;
• Cost for 10 weeks will be US $1 350.00;
• Cost for 12 weeks will be US $1 600.00.

These new prices will apply to any volunteers who are yet to pay their application fee. Volunteers who have already paid their application fees will pay the program fee as agreed upon on their letter of acceptance.

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2:44pm 13 July 2005  
Filed under: Costa Rica, Programs

Volunteers will work with Baula Turtles between October and February and Olive Ridley Turtles between May and September.

The Baula Turtle is a subspecies of the Leatherback Turtle, the biggest marine turtle in the world, weighing as much as 1,900 pounds and reaching nine feet long. Their name is indicative of their backs, which are actually not a shell but a pliable thick leather like skin. The Olive Ridley or ‘Lora’ or Carpintera is the smallest of its species, weighing in at 75 pounds and measuring only 2 feet. Both species’ populations are in sharp decline due to over harvesting of eggs, beach development, fishing, pollution, and being killed for their meat and leather.

This program is run by a biologist, and volunteers are supervised by trained personnel, who will give training to volunteers on site. The work is very “hands on” and involves close contact with the turtles. Volunteers are not required to have particular biological knowledge, and so the project is both rewarding and educational. Volunteers are often required to work at night, when turtles lay their eggs, and demanding work during the day under the heat is also needed. Accommodation is very basic, and the facilities are built only for the turtle season.

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