San Carlos Stories


Update

We've been VERY busy the last couple weeks. February 23: We visited to La Purisima, which is the 3rd largest oasis on the peninsula. After two lectures we were allowed to go swimming. So far, this is the most beautiful place we have visited. February 27: We went snorkeling for the first time. We were instructed to find the crab traps that had...


Mortality walk

Februray 22, 2007 We went to [i]the dunes[/i], located on one of the nearby islands, to do a mortality walk. A mortality walk is where one goes looking for dead turtles/remains. We found a few painted (indicating that they were previously recorded) shells and a couple dolphins, but only one unmarked turtle carapace. This information generates many...


Ospreys and van adventures

Last week we went out to collect some data for one of the research projects dealing with ospreys, which are a type of raptor. The ospreys mainly nest on man-made platforms atop telephone poles. Basically, we were recording information about the nests including description, gps location, and number of birds in nest. We decided to go off the main road ...


First day on the water

Today we had two lectures. One was on sustainable development and the other on coastal management. After lunch we cleaned up trash along one of the roads in town. It's sad to see so much garbage in a place that is so beautiful. Puerto San Carlos is a small, fairly young, rural fishing community that currently does not have a waste management system...