The itinerary outlines a 3 day schedule for students visiting the La Reserva La Hesperia nature reserve. Day 1 includes an introduction to the reserve, activities related to forest biodiversity, chocolate, coffee and medicinal plants, and an evening bonfire. Day 2 consists of milking cows, reforestation work, survival techniques, hiking to set up an overnight camp, and a night walk. Day 3 involves breakfast at the campsite, a walk to a waterfall, studying aquatic invertebrates, swimming, and returning to the reserve for lunch before departing.
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The schedule of programme for the three days at La Hesperia
The itinerary outlines a 3 day schedule for students visiting the La Reserva La Hesperia nature reserve. Day 1 includes an introduction to the reserve, activities related to forest biodiversity, chocolate, coffee and medicinal plants, and an evening bonfire. Day 2 consists of milking cows, reforestation work, survival techniques, hiking to set up an overnight camp, and a night walk. Day 3 involves breakfast at the campsite, a walk to a waterfall, studying aquatic invertebrates, swimming, and returning to the reserve for lunch before departing.
The itinerary outlines a 3 day schedule for students visiting the La Reserva La Hesperia nature reserve. Day 1 includes an introduction to the reserve, activities related to forest biodiversity, chocolate, coffee and medicinal plants, and an evening bonfire. Day 2 consists of milking cows, reforestation work, survival techniques, hiking to set up an overnight camp, and a night walk. Day 3 involves breakfast at the campsite, a walk to a waterfall, studying aquatic invertebrates, swimming, and returning to the reserve for lunch before departing.
08h00: Leave Liceo Campoverde 10h00: Arrive at La Reserva La Hesperia, welcome and snack 10h00 - 12h00: Walk up through the forest to the house, introduction and observations 12h00 - 12h30: Welcome from Alex Hoeneisen and La Hesperia staff 12h30 - 13h00: Organisation of rooms, rules 13h00 - 14h30: Lunch & Journal Time 14h30 - 16h00: Forest biodiversity / Chocolate & Coffee / Medicinal plants Groups A, B & C 16h00 - 17h30: Forest biodiveristy / Chocolate & Coffee / Medicinal plants Groups A, B & C 17h30 - 19h00: Forest biodiversity / Chocolate & Coffee / Medicinal plants Groups A, B & C 19h00 - 20h00: Supper 19h00 - 20h00: Dinner 20h00 - 20h30: Journal time 20h30 - 21h30: Bonfire & integration activities 21h30 - 22h00: Getting ready for bed and lights out (at 22h00)
DAY 2 1st March / 6th March
06h30 - 07h30: Milking Cows & Farm visit 07h30 - 08h00: Breakfast 08h00 - 10h30: Reforestation 10h30 - 11h00: Snack 11h00 - 12h30: Field survival techniques / loading a rucksac 12h30 - 13h00: Journal time 13h00 - 14h00: Lunch - Free Time 15h00 - 15h30: Preparation for hiking to camp site 15h30 - 16h30: Team hike up to campsite 16h30 - 17h30: Organisation of tents & setting up camp 17h30 - 18h30: Integration activity 18h30 - 19h00: Journal Time 19h00 - 20h00: Dinner (prepared by students) 20h00 - 21h00: Night walk 21h00 - 22h00: Journal time 22h00: Lights out
DAY 3 2nd March / 7th March
07h00 - 08h00: Breakfast 08h00 - 08h30: Breaking camp 08h30 - 09h30: Walk through cloud forest to Riachuelo stream and waterfall 09h30 - 10h30: Aquatic invertebrates - collecting, identifying and recording 10h30 - 11h30: Swimming 11h30 - 12h30: Return to La Hesperia 12h30 - 13h00: Lunch 13h00 - 14h00: Clean up, final talk, farewells 14h00 - 15h00: Walk down to the Reserve entrance 15h00: Leave La Hesperia to Quito 17h30: Arrive Liceo Campoverde