Rancho Bienvenido, Maleku Reserve, Costa Rica

by La Reserva Forest Foundation
Rancho Bienvenido, Maleku Reserve, Costa Rica
Rancho Bienvenido, Maleku Reserve, Costa Rica
Rancho Bienvenido, Maleku Reserve, Costa Rica
Rancho Bienvenido, Maleku Reserve, Costa Rica
Rancho Bienvenido, Maleku Reserve, Costa Rica
Rancho Bienvenido, Maleku Reserve, Costa Rica
Rancho Bienvenido, Maleku Reserve, Costa Rica
Rancho Bienvenido, Maleku Reserve, Costa Rica
Rancho Bienvenido, Maleku Reserve, Costa Rica
Rancho Bienvenido, Maleku Reserve, Costa Rica

Project Report | Mar 25, 2013
Almost There

By Roberta Ward Smiley | CEO and founder

Rancho Bienvenido November 2010
Rancho Bienvenido November 2010

We are almost there for funding on this project. I can’t tell you exactly until we receive the next month’s disbursement but many hundreds of dollars in donations to this project were received from the generous employees of Hewlett Packard here in Latin America.

The photos in this progress report really tell the story of Rancho Bienvenido. LRFF and the Maleku tribe created the Maleku Tribal Council within the original rancho, held ceremonies for that purpose and to entertain the sponsors of the Rio Sol Biological Corridor, Sole Technology. Even at that time the rancho was in need of much work, notice the plastic to cover the deteriorating roof in the first photo. It has burned down this past year, second photo, and the Tribal Council needs a place to meet.

In the past few months the Maleku Tribal Council has made much headway in their work to recuperate their territory. One farm was successfully returned to them and another two farms are in process. I’m sure that the next time you hear about this project it will be built and in use by the Tribal Council. Just in time now that their dream of recuperating their lands is coming true. 

Rancho Bienvenido after fire in summer 2012
Rancho Bienvenido after fire in summer 2012
Bienvenido Cruz Castro, President Maleku Council
Bienvenido Cruz Castro, President Maleku Council
Angel Silva, Co-founder and secretary, MTC
Angel Silva, Co-founder and secretary, MTC

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Dec 26, 2012
The Ultimate Gift

By Roberta Ward Smiley | CEO and founder

Sep 24, 2012
Rebuilding to Rebuild the Community

By Robert Pearson | Executive Assistant

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Organization Information

La Reserva Forest Foundation

Location: Tilaran, Guanacaste - Costa Rica
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Twitter: @LaReservaCR
La Reserva Forest Foundation
Matthew Lee
Project Leader:
Matthew Lee
Project Leader
Tilaran , Guanacaste Costa Rica

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Combined with other sources of funding, this project raised enough money to fund the outlined activities and is no longer accepting donations.
   

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