Ometepe Biological Field Station is located along on the edge of Lake
Nicaragua. You have spectacular sunsets, a fantastic rear view of Volcan Maderas and front view of the lake.
Facilities include main house, kitchen, four student cabins with 16 rooms,
staff house, a library/laboratory/ lecture hall (giant tiki hut), potable
spring running water and electricity (standard voltage and outlets), boat
ramp and dock. Each dormitory cabin has showers (no hot water), flush
toilets and beds for 4-6 students per room. The station also has a boat
available for emergency transportation. If you like fishing, bring your
fishing pole. The kitchen staff at both stations prepares group meals tree
times a day.
Meals are served buffet style and include a combination of traditional
Central American cuisine and also typical North American dishes. Meals
include fresh fruit, home made cheese and vegetables, yucca, heart of palm
and other foods local to the region. The Lake provides us with fresh fish
products and our beef comes from local free ranging animals. Efforts are
made to accommodate those with medically related dietary needs.
Meals are vegetarian in nature; some meals contain meat but not all.
The guardhouse: The stations dormitories are gated and the door is monitored
by a guard at the guard house. The lodge were you stay has a trail behind it
that takes visitors to the San Ramon Waterfall. You will see tourist walking
to the trail through property. A guard at the front gate provides access and
security to the compound. Since you are staying at a lodge a tourist or
tourist group may be encounter from time to time and will share the dining
facility with you. The may be more than one class scheduled during your
session.
Rentals: Bikes, kayaks and horses, these can be rented at Hacienda Merida a
walk from the Field School.
Our cd rom shows Ometepe students participating in the eco challenge. You
see students riding bikes and horses and so on, that is the daily agenda for
the Eco challenge. Students taking classes have other agenda (see class
description). A day will be set a side so you can do one of these
activities. On your day off you may choose to hike the volcano (San Ramon
Crater lagoon) 11 hours or hike the water fall (Ramon Water Fall) 3 hrs or
ride bikes around the island (to see the petroglifs), or Kayak to Monkey
island. You may choose your day off activity upon arrival and as a group.
La Suerte Biological Field Station does not have Bikes, kayaks and horses.
Side trips: Side trips are not part of the fee. Ometepe Students typically
have a side trip at the end of their class on the mainland.
Details on this will come after you register. You will be visiting Masaya,
and Granada. |
