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Campus Abroad

Foothill-De Anza Community College District Campus Abroad Program

Invites you to join us in:
Belize
Summer 2010 (August)

Information Meetings
January 20, 2010
3:30-4:30 pm
Meet in Kirsch Center (De Anza Campus)
$500 deposit due at meeting.

Led by Kristin Jensen Sullivan (E.S. Faculty - DAC) & Ryan Phillips (Belize wildlife expert)
Meet local experts on social, environmental & economic issues.

Study
Tropical Ecology: rainforest, birds galore
Marine Ecology: Largest Western Hemisphere Barrier Reef in the world & Manatee Preserve
Environmental Law & Policy Issues
Local Conservation Topics
Jungle Cruises: crocodiles & lots of hikes
Mayan Archeological Sites, Mestizo Village

Sign up for ES86-61 [4.0 units]
15 days
Cost: ~ $2,900.00 (includes flight, room and board, park fees and guides)
*Financial Aid & Scholarships available.

Contact
Kristin Sullivan @ (408) 864-8625 or Ryan Phillips @ (831) 234-7324 for more info!


General Itinerary
Day 1-4: Rio Bravo Conservation and Management Area (3 nights at La Milpa)
Day 4: Lamanai Boat trip (Mayan site) Crooked Tree
Day 4-6: Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary (2 nights)
Day 6-7: Monkey Bay Baboon Sanctuary, night at TEC (1 night)
Day 7-10: Morning at zoo, Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve, Caracol, Rio On Pools (3 nights at HVI)
Day 10-12: Butterfly Farm, Maya Center, Cockscomb Jaguar Sanctuary (2 nights)
Day 12-15: To Ambergris Caye (3 nights)
Day 15: Fly out


Detailed Itinerary
Day 1:
Arrive in Belize at the International Airport. Meet and Greet at the airport by Programme for Belize representative and naturalist guide. Three hour bus ride to La Milpa Field Station.  Welcome and settling into living quarters.  Dinner. Orientation to La Milpa Field Station.

Day 2:
Early morning birding, breakfast, presentation on Rio Bravo, morning hiking (Chicle trail) for intro to sub-tropical forest. Lunch.  Mahogany Trail; self exploration.  Dinner.  Presentation on Belizean Fauna. Set up infrared field cameras. Night hike/spotting/frogging.

Day 3:
Early birding/mist-netting. Breakfast. Check infrared cameras. Mestizo Village visit.  Lunch. Visit to La Milpa Arch. Site. Dinner. Presentation on Maya/Archaeology. Night hike/spotting/frogging.

Day 4:
Breakfast.  Depart La Milpa Field Station to Lamanai Mayan Site. Depart from De la Fuente Hotel at 10:00 on boat to Lamanai. Return from Lamanai at 5:00. Depart to Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary (Bird’s Eye View). Dinner at Crooked Tree.

Day 5:
Breakfast. Morning boat trip of lagoon. Lunch. Afternoon hike. Dinner. Night boat safari for crocodiles.

Day 6:
Breakfast. Depart Crooked Tree to Community Baboon Sanctuary. Day at Sanctuary (lunch). Depart to the Tropical Education Center (TEC). Overnight at TEC. Night tour of the Belize Zoo.

Day 7:
Breakfast. Morning visit to The Belize Zoo. Lunch at Cheers. Depart to Mountain Pine Ridge. Arrive at Hidden Valley Inn. Night hike.

Day 8:
Early morning birding. Breakfast. Visit to King Vulture Falls, Bulls Point, Butterfly Falls. Lunch. Visit to 1,000 ft. falls. Dinner. Night hike.

Day 9:
Breakfast. Depart to Caracol Mayan Site for day trip. Lunch at site. Swimming at Rio On Pools and visit to Rio Frio Cave. Dinner at HVI. Night hike.   

Day 10:
Breakfast. Depart MPR to Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary. Visit the Greenhills Butterfly Farm. Arrive at Cockscomb. Settle in. Hike to vista. Set-up remote cameras.

Day 11:
Breakfast in the Maya Center. Hiking/Check cameras. Night talk from first Ranger in Cockscomb.

Day 12:
Depart Cockscomb to Ambergris Caye.

Day 13:
Bacalar Chico Marine and Wildlife Reserve on Ambergris Caye with Leslie, Snorkeling

Day 14:
Swallow Caye with Chocolate, Snorkeling for Manatees

Day 15:
Depart Cayes to airport. Fly out.