News and Updates

Costa Rican Bird Route Challenge! February 21st to February 27th 2009.

First Trip to Costa Rican Bird Route
The first official tour of the Costa Rican Bird Route was run from February 17th to the 21st of 2008. The tour was a familiarization tour (or FAM tour) designed specifically for professionals from bird conservation and eco-tourism organizations. The primary objectives of the trip was to improve  the Bird Route project design by identifying existing holes in the project; and determining what further steps need to be taken to ensure success of the Route. Our secondary objective was to obtain support for the Costa Rican Bird Route. Read Full Article Here.

Costa Rica Phone Numbers
All phone numbers in Costa Rica have recently changed. For cell phones, add a number 8 in front of any cell phone number, i.e. 8-380-4000. For fixed lines, add a number 2 in front, i.e. 2-237-1618. Note: All numbers starting with a 3 or 8 are cell phones.

Costa Rican Bird Route Update: DECEMBER 2007
The Costa Rican Bird Route: Section San Juan-La Selva (CRBR) has continued to advance and is working its way to opening in 2008.  This Birding Trail, in the northern Sarapiqui/San Carlos region of Costa Rica will consist of 13 reserves within 12 official Costa Rican Bird Route sites.  All of these sites are now under contract to participate in this route for at least three years.  Sites are either considered Remote or Portal. Portal sites are those that have established tourism at their site and can offer tours to remote sites. Remote sites are sites that are not receiving tourism at the moment and are privately, or in one case community, owned. In November 2007, a certificate of recognition as an official Costa Rican Bird Route was presented to each site during a meeting and presentation for all of the sites of the CRBR. Read Full List of Updates Here.