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many as 1,300 Amazonian plants have known medicinal applications and
over 235 are planted in the ReNuPeRu Medicinal Plant Garden located in
the upper Amazon basin of northern Peru. When you walk through
the rainforest, you’ll notice that some leaves are tattered and eaten
while others are untouched. Over the years, plants have evolved
with various strategies to keep from being eaten by insects and
destroyed by pathogens. Manufacturing toxins and disease-fighting
chemicals has been one of their most successful adaptations for defense.
We’ve discovered that some of these same compounds address our own
ailments and problems.
Through keen observation and sacred ceremonies, long before scientific
explanations were available, Shamans began experimenting with the
chemical cornucopia of plants that surrounded them. Over
centuries, these indigenous people have been the gatekeepers of the
forest’s immense potential for medicinal healing. Their knowledge
is the basis for many of our scientific discoveries. While
identifying the best remedies for their patients, they continue
improving their knowledge with each generation.
We have all benefited from the collective wisdom of Shamans.
Teachers travel tuition free to the Amazon Rainforest
 Environmental
Expeditions and EcoTeach will pay your trip tuition fee (a $2,000 value)
when you participate in a 2011 Amazon Rainforest Workshop. Find
two students, colleagues or travel companions to join you at the
standard trip cost, pay for your international flights and you’re on
your way to the Amazon!
Then, when you’re ready to come back to the Amazon, we’ll cover your
full trip cost (tuition + international flights) when you travel with a
group of 10 or more participants AND we’ll reimburse you for your 2010
international flight.
The Amazon Rainforest Workshop is a discovery to one of the earth’s most
biologically diverse environments. Work side-by-side with scientists
using hand lenses, binoculars, maps, taxonomic keys for identification,
and simple field equipment. Other key program elements
include:
1/4-mile Rainforest Canopy Walkway * Amazon Culture & Crafts
* Village Service Project
Ethnobotanical Garden * Trading with the Yagua *
Night Hikes * Monkey Island
For more information please review the following links:
Amazon Rainforest Workshop Travel Guide:
www.travel2learn.com/4students.htm
Workshop Itinerary (9-Day Door-to-Door):
www.travel2learn.com/amazonitin.htm
Contact Frances Gatz at 1-800-669-6806 or
frances@ee-link.net by November
12 for application, specifics on this remarkable Amazon experience, and
details on this limited time offer.
Tortuga Coffee is a fundraiser with a conscience
Save the World...Drink your Coffee!
Earn $4.00 for each
bag of organic and fair-trade certified coffee sold through
www.tortugacoffee.com.
Tortuga Coffee sells Sol Colibri Coffee from
Costa Rica. Sol Colibri
Coffee represents hundreds of small, family-owned farms in the Dota
region of Costa Rica who are dedicated to their environment, community
and producing a great cup of coffee. While
many U.S. companies import green coffee beans and roast and package in
the states, Sol Colibri Coffee keeps all of the labor in their local
community from growing to roasting to packaging.
Our easy-to-navigate website was created to make ordering quick and
easy. Customers simply select your organization from a drop-down
menu during the check-out process and your group earns credit for every
bag of coffee sold in your group’s name. Orders are shipped
directly to the customer’s home or office. No inventory, no
distribution, no money handling.
To sign up for our fundraiser, contact us at 1-888-894-3603, ext. 10,
or info@tortugacoffee.com.
To learn more about the amazing work being done by Sol Colibri Coffee,
visit www.solcolibri.com.
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Now Booking 2011 Dates
Dates are filling up, but we still have some availability during turtle nesting season. Call us today to get started booking your 2011 trip!
Costa Rica
Mexico
Peru
Did You Know?
 There
are few street signs in Costa Rica and even fewer addresses. Most
addresses are written in terms of a well-known
building or landmark; often the local Catholic Church, cemetery, or
another permanent location. Considering buildings can burn down, be torn
down, or replaced with another building, finding an address in Costa
Rica can be quite challenging!
Come See Us!
EcoTeach will exhibit at the following conferences this Fall.
National Middle School Association Conference
November 4-6, 2010
Baltimore, MD
EcoTeach Booth #209
National Science Teachers Association Conference
November 11-13, 2010
Baltimore, MD
EcoTeach Booth #319
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