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2008 January-Term Results

For three weeks in January, 9 U.S. AMIGOS volunteers partnered with 45 Costa Rican AMIGOS volunteers to successfully complete projects in three different Costa Rican National Parks.

SUMMARY OF PROJECT RESULTS

Park Project # of Beneficiaries Amount
Tenorio National Park Trail maintenance  7,556 120 very large cement blocks moved to trail head
Manuel Antonio National Park Trail maintenance  215,538 400 Trail separators made, Beach clean-up
Chirripo National Park Trail Maintenance,
Foot Bridge Construction

 4,429 3 trails raised, 2 foot bridges completed, storage shed organized, sewage pipes replaced

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