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Alzar vuelo con la OET

¡Quedan 2 lugares! Eso es lo que decía el correo electrónico. Rápidamente corrí por el pasillo de nuestro instituto y le grité a mi amiga y compañera maestra de biología: "¡Quedan dos lugares! Somos nosotras". Ya antes habíamos estado en Costa Rica, pero siempre con un grupo grande de estudiantes....

Taking flight with OTS

Two spots left! That’s what the email said. I quickly ran across the hall of our high school and shouted to my friend and fellow biology teacher, “Two spots left! That means us!” We had been to Costa Rica before but always with a large group of students. Could we...

An Account of OTS’ 60th Anniversary Costa Rica Tour

OTS celebrated its 60th anniversary last year and, for the first time, organized a special tour to all three of its research stations in Costa Rica: Palo Verde in Guanacaste, Las Cruces in the Zona Sur (very close to the Panamanian border), and La Selva near Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui...

Relato de una gira por Costa Rica por el 60 aniversario de la OET

La OET celebró su 60 aniversario el año pasado y, por primera vez, organizó una visita especial a sus tres estaciones de investigación en Costa Rica: Palo Verde en Guanacaste, Las Cruces en la Zona Sur (muy cerca de la frontera con Panamá) y La Selva cerca de Puerto Viejo...

Venturing into the unknown: Cathy Pringle carves a career in the science of streams

Venturing into the unknown: Cathy Pringle carves a career in the science of streamsCatherine Pringle, now a distinguished research professor, was once a 28-year-old graduate student spearheading a group of scientists on an expedition into the rugged land connecting La Selva Research Station to Braulio Carrillo National Park. It sounds...

Catherine Cardelús Climbs into the Canopy, Uncovers Insights about Epiphytes

Catherine Cardelús Climbs into the Canopy, Uncovers Insights about EpiphytesThe summer after Catherine Cardelús graduated from Barnard College in 1996, she found herself about 30 meters above the forest floor exploring the rainforest canopy for the first time at La Selva. “It was magnificent,” she said. “When you’re just peeking...