Escape to Costa Rica

Escape to Costa Rica

Documentary 2017

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Science writer and explorer Gaia Vince travels to Costa Rica to find out how this remarkable little republic has become ‘the happiest, most sustainable country in the world!’:

Documentary 2017

TV-PG

Starring Gaia Vince

EPISODE 1

Capture a Crocodile

Gaia helps capture a rogue crocodile before travelling to Monteverde Cloud Forest and scaling a giant tree with scientists who preserve life forms. Then she meets President Luis Guillermo-Solis.

46 min · Apr 9, 2019 TV-PG
EPISODE 2

Save the River

Gaia takes a dip in a hot spring as she finds out how Costa Ricans have harnessed the power of active volcanoes. On the Pacific coast, she helps build artificial reefs from unlikely recycled materials.

46 min · Apr 9, 2019 TV-PG
EPISODE 3

Olive Ridley Turtles

In this final episode Gaia goes horse riding with a 99 year old cowboy, takes a canoe trip to meet the indigenous Bri Bri and witnesses an incredible natural phenomena - 'Arribada'

46 min · Apr 9, 2019 TV-PG

Gaia Vince

Host
Katie Bailiff

Producer
Brian Hill

Producer

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Escape to Costa Rica

DOCUMENTARY

Science writer and explorer Gaia Vince travels to Costa Rica to find out how this remarkable little republic has become ‘the happiest, most sustainable country in the world!’:

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Studio: C4
Released: 2017
Rated: TV-PG