Monteverde, Costa Rica Project Center - IQP
Current Director(s)
Program Term(s)
C-Term during winter
Project Opportunities
Interactive Qualifying Project (IQP)
Costa Rica is a land of contrasts: banana plantations, flaming volcanoes, misty black sand beaches, and a thriving modern capitalist economy. A remarkably stable country, both politically and economically, Costa Rica offers an opportunity for students to become immersed in a Central American culture where democracy, economic development, and concern for the environment are a permanent part of the landscape. WPI students will be staying in the Monteverde Cloud Forest region, about 3.5 to 4 hours outside of San Jose. The Monteverde, Costa Rica Project Center was established in 2018.
The Monteverde projects will focus on sustainability. Some potential sponsors include:
- CORCLIMA
- Monteverde Institute
- Bellbird Biological Corridor
- •Children's Eternal Cloud Forest
- Municipal Commission for Water Management
- Monteverde Community Fund
- Sendero Pacifico
- Monteverde Conservation League