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“The lilies of the field toil not, neither do they calculate, but they are probably excellent structures, and indeed Nature is generally a better engineer than man … Nature seems to be a pragmatic rather than a mathematical designer; and, after all, bad designs can always be eaten by good ones.” – from Structures: Or [...] Read More
It all started with a girl’s enthusiasm towards birds. Terra Hope Filmer. She is a biology intern. I get to spend a lot of time with her because I share a room in the city with her as well as the tent in our base camp. Her passion towards nature and all sorts of creatures [...] Read More
Terra reflects on her observations of flora and fauna in the valley and the complexities that come along with it. Read More
by Courtney Frazee
Posted In: Adventures in the Tropics, The Creation of a Culture, Voices of Kalu Yala, Wandering Thoughts
“Spotlights swayed yellow and green over the Loomis intersections, like air plants, the mainlanders’ epiphytes…” (Swamplandia!, 265). The open landscape of the valley allows for sounds to travel a long distance. I was woken each morning by the animation of the landscape: the howler monkeys’ eerie lyricism, like instruments in the music of an ancient [...] Read More
With a New Year upon us the next generation of biology interns have arrived and are ready to move to the jungle and begin working for Kalu Yala. Read More
by Kelsey Montgomery
Posted In: Adventures in the Tropics, Designing the Village, Farm to Table Living
Kelsey shares updates of the agricultural development in the valley including the use of permaculture.
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One glorious Saturday afternoon, a few of the interns and directors ventured through the windy, muddy roads towards The Valley. It was one of the first sunny days that we had seen in San Miguel for ages. I was excited to return to The Valley to hike around and lay by the river. As we [...] Read More
Brigitte talks about the interns first weekend adventure to a small coastal town called, Pedasi. While trying to knock a fresh green coconut down from a thirty-foot tree, locals came over to show how it was really done. The locals offered to take the interns on a tour, stopping and showing them different flora and fauna that make up the biodiverse landscape between the beach and the surrounding forest. Read More
by Max Cooper
Posted In: Adventures in the Tropics, Crafted Investing, Designing the Village, Our Global Community, Voices of Kalu Yala
Recruitment for the 2011 Summer Biology Program; Apply now! Read More
“The lilies of the field toil not, neither do they calculate, but they are probably excellent structures, and indeed Nature is generally a better engineer than man … Nature seems to be a pragmatic rather than a mathematical designer; and, after all, bad designs can always be eaten by good ones.” – from Structures: Or [...] Read More
It all started with a girl’s enthusiasm towards birds. Terra Hope Filmer. She is a biology intern. I get to spend a lot of time with her because I share a room in the city with her as well as the tent in our base camp. Her passion towards nature and all sorts of creatures [...] Read More
Terra reflects on her observations of flora and fauna in the valley and the complexities that come along with it. Read More
by Courtney Frazee
Posted In: Adventures in the Tropics, The Creation of a Culture, Voices of Kalu Yala, Wandering Thoughts
“Spotlights swayed yellow and green over the Loomis intersections, like air plants, the mainlanders’ epiphytes…” (Swamplandia!, 265). The open landscape of the valley allows for sounds to travel a long distance. I was woken each morning by the animation of the landscape: the howler monkeys’ eerie lyricism, like instruments in the music of an ancient [...] Read More
With a New Year upon us the next generation of biology interns have arrived and are ready to move to the jungle and begin working for Kalu Yala. Read More
by Kelsey Montgomery
Posted In: Adventures in the Tropics, Designing the Village, Farm to Table Living
Kelsey shares updates of the agricultural development in the valley including the use of permaculture.
Read More
One glorious Saturday afternoon, a few of the interns and directors ventured through the windy, muddy roads towards The Valley. It was one of the first sunny days that we had seen in San Miguel for ages. I was excited to return to The Valley to hike around and lay by the river. As we [...] Read More
Brigitte talks about the interns first weekend adventure to a small coastal town called, Pedasi. While trying to knock a fresh green coconut down from a thirty-foot tree, locals came over to show how it was really done. The locals offered to take the interns on a tour, stopping and showing them different flora and fauna that make up the biodiverse landscape between the beach and the surrounding forest. Read More
by Max Cooper
Posted In: Adventures in the Tropics, Crafted Investing, Designing the Village, Our Global Community, Voices of Kalu Yala
Recruitment for the 2011 Summer Biology Program; Apply now! Read More
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