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Environmental /Ambientales 07<br />

El Cebollal, Miraflor Wildlife Reserve<br />

The Miraflor Reserve in Nicaragua is 206sqkm of beautiful mountainous terrain with various<br />

ecosystems such as tropical savannah, dry tropical forest and mountain cloud forest. Within<br />

the reserve there are a number of communities living through subsistence farming and gaining<br />

income through coffee, cattle and some small tourism initiatives.<br />

“I have learned so much from the locals. This is the best place to learn Spanish, explore<br />

another culture, experience whole other lifestyles and discover the history of the Nicaraguan<br />

revolution.”<br />

Scarlett Storr, Venturer, 18, Switzerland<br />

“The support of <strong>Raleigh</strong> is very valuable for us as a community. I feel very happy to work with<br />

this group of people because by planting fruit trees they will feed the community, help with<br />

reforestation and remind us of when <strong>Raleigh</strong> were here. This group also helped to restore trails<br />

and viewpoints which will work to give a better service to the tourists and the people of the<br />

government who visit the ranger station.”<br />

Don Rolando, Community Leader, El Cebollal, Nicaragua<br />

La Reserva de Miraflor en Nicaragua es un hermoso terreno montañoso de 206 km cuadrados, con<br />

varios ecosistemas tales como sabana tropical, bosque tropical seco, y bosque montañoso nuboso.<br />

Dentro de la reserva existen un número de comunidades que viven de la agricultura de subsistencia<br />

y que tienen ganancias a través del café, ganado y algunas pequeñas iniciativas turísticas.<br />

“He aprendido muchísimo de los locales. Este es el mejor lugar para aprender Español, explorar<br />

otras culturas, experimentar otras formas de vida y descubrir la historia de la revolución<br />

Nicaragüense.”<br />

Scarlett Storr, Participante, 18, Suiza.<br />

“El apoyo de <strong>Raleigh</strong> es muy valioso para nosotros como comunidad. Me siento muy feliz de trabajar<br />

con este grupo de gente ya que sembrando árboles frutales se estará alimentando a la comunidad,<br />

ayundando con la reforestación y recordándonos el tiempo que <strong>Raleigh</strong> estuvo por aquí.<br />

Este grupo también ayudó a restaurar senderos y miradores lo que permitirá dar un mejor servicio a<br />

los turistas y a la gente del gobierno que visite la estación de guardaparques”.<br />

Don Rolando, Líder Comunal, El Cebollal, Nicaragua.

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