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Coral Reefs and Tinglares (Leatherback Turtles)!

SORANIA RIVERA

This last week in Culebra was wonderful! From the barely 2000 residents of Culebra I have been able to in various occasions share casual conversations with the locals on the Island’s sustainability. The weather has been hot and humid. The Sahara dust makes the days hazy and the views not as breathtaking. The island could surely use some rain! I traveled to the main island of Puerto Rico on the weekend looking for some items not found in Culebra’s (such as fresh produce) and was able to ride on one of the new subcontracted ferry boats. The ride on the new Big Cat Express was definitely much nicer than the old one I rode on my first trip. This time I didn’t get sick from the indoor smell of fuel.

This week CORALations prepared the “Laberinto del Tinglar” or the Labyrinth of the Tinglar (leatherback turtle) for the kids at the summer camp at the “Escuela Ecologica”. With the collaboration of a group of students from “Cesam Sociedad Ambiente Marino” (Cesam Marine Environment Society) and other volunteers the campers were able to enjoy the journey of the Tinglar to its nesting beach. Especially the little ones seem very excited to complete the journey with the guidance of the volunteers who narrated the path through the maze. The team worked many hours to put the exhibition together, but the smiles of satisfaction from the kids will last forever in our minds.

 


I love the little corner of the marine biology room at the Escuela Ecologica I was provided to do my desk work. I am surrounded by marine biology books, images of fish, corals and “Tinglares” and the tools necessary to provide the local kids with a great learning experience under and out of the water.


 

 

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