International Internship for U.S. – Costa Rica Sister Park Agreement During the autumn of 2014, Melissa Garcia, a Costa Rican student from CEDES Don Bosco technical high school in San José, spent...

  In May 2014, the Caminos de Liderazgo project was launched in the ACOSA area and carried out with the participation of INOGO, CRUSA, the Costa Rican National Park System (SINAC), with RBA as the...

  Sea Turtle Festival 2014 The Sea Turtle Festival was held Friday, November 14th through Saturday the 15th in Playa Tortuga, Ojochal (Osa). This festival is held every year in order to promote...

  U.S. and Costa Rica Sister Park Agreement: SINAC Staff Visit Oct. 12-24 Chris Stein, Superintendent of U.S. National Park Service, provides an overview of Costa Rica’s National Park Service (SINAC...

INOGO Phase I research taught us that a key component to sustainable growth within the Osa and Golfito cantons, whether of an individual, a community, or the region, is first understanding what...

  Entrepreneurship and Biodiversity in the Osa Peninsula The “Constructing My Business” project was created with the goal of working with poachers, gold miners, and illegal loggers to develop legal...

Caminos de Liderazgo, which started in May 2014, is an effort focused on capacity building in leadership and entrepreneurship for local entrepreneurs and local tour operators.  Local entrepreneurs...

  In late July, members of the INOGO team met with both public and private Costa Rican institutions in San José and Puerto Jiménez to further explore the possibility of collaborating on a pilot...

  New GIS Tool for Municipality of Osa This new tool, developed by the local government of Osa, was designed to offer GIS information about the Osa Municipality and the services it provides to the...

  Canton Soccer Festival The Vice-Mayor and the Women’s Soccer Union (Uniffut) invited everyone to celebrate the Canton Soccer Festival, which took place July 20th, from 8am-12pm in the Municipal...