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OUR STORY

A continuous line of work in Kéköldi

Wildlife has been monitored at this base since the late 1990s. Since 2026, KREA has carried that work forward.

1

LATE 1990S

The Hernández family base

The Hernández family opens a wildlife monitoring and ecotourism base on their property, within the Kéköldi Indigenous Reserve.

2

2023

GVI in Kéköldi

GVI runs a volunteer-based wildlife monitoring project from the base.

3

JUNE 2026

GVI closes

GVI shuts down suddenly and the project is left abandoned.

4

2026

KREA is born

Former GVI Kéköldi staff found KREA as a Costa Rican non-profit association to continue the project locally, with a more focused scope and clear guidelines.

5

2027

KREA's first season

KREA's first volunteer and internship season at the Kéköldi Scientific Center.

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