Humans Battle Aliens at Playa el Rey Costa Rica - Part 1 (preview) - Eco Tourism 2.0

Playa el Rey, on the central pacific coast of Costa Rica, has been invaded and conquered by aliens, alien species that is.

For many the sight of a coconut palm lined white sand beach evokes thoughts of paradise. For the wildlife that inhabits the coastal regions of Costa Rica, it is a wasteland, barren of any life sustaining vegetation. While a natural rainforest ecosystem my feature hundreds, even thousands of species, Playa el Rey has been completely taken over by non native palms and grasses.

The outcome of this restoration project will be to transform Playa el Rey into a fully functioning ecosystem teaming with wildlife. In addition it will serve as a vital biological corridor that will link Costa Rica's most visited national park, Manuel Antonio, to the Savegre River Valley, which is arguably has more biodiversity of any valley on the entire planet.

In this brief film, you will see trees taken from a nursery on the edge of the Savegre River and transferred to the alien landscape at Playa el Rey.

You are invited to join in the effort through our EcoInteractive / Eco Tourism 2.0 initiative. Participate in our Active Conservationist program or come and volunteer. We can help with all aspect of travel planning. We also welcome those interested in biological research and field study.

Facilities are available for Universities, Researches and Student Groups that wish to participate.

Thanks to the follow for making this effort possible:

MINAET -- ACOPAC -- Manuel Antonio Park
Amigos de Parque Manuel Antonio
Association of Manuel Antonio Park Guides
Costa Guard of Costa Rica
Hacienda Matapalo
The Municipality of Matapalo
Carlos Vinicio Cordero
Angel Alberto Villarreal Bogarín

A special thank you to our dear friends:
Julio Bustamante
Hacienda Matapalo for donating trees, workers and transportation.

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• Costa Rica
• Reforestation
• Travel
• Volunteer
• Research
• Rainforest
• Quepos
• Manuel Antonio
• Eco
• Vacation
• Tour
• Tourism
• Conservation
• Wildlife

[KeithinQuepos]

Great video