HAMMOCK WORKSHOP AT KEKOLDI LODGE

Yesterday, me and some of the volunteers of the Migratory Raptor Conservation Project passed a fun afternoon learning how to build hammocks out of colourful string. It is amazing how building a hammock is almost as easy as laying in one! We are almost finished and I’ll make sure to post a picture with the group and their finished hammocks.

The next step will be collecting cocoa fruits for making traditional chocolate. We will first dry the seeds, and then Doña Ana, a nice lady that lives close to the lodge, will teach us the rest of the process, that involves roasting the dried seeds and mashing them, to make one of the most loved foods and drinks in the world.

At the end, when everything is done, we can lie on our brand new hammocks, drink a cup of strong and bitter chocolate and we will pass the night at the lodge, hearing some of the traditional stories form the Bribri. Stories about the forest, the animals that live in it, and spirits…

I think it will be a good finish for this season's activities and everyone is excited about it.