The local school in Laguna de Tierra Oscura (Darkland Bay in English)
is directly across the water from CocoVivo. It takes just a few
minutes to get there via boat. You could even borrow a kayak from
CocoVivo and help yourself across the water for a visit. There is an
elementary school and a high school. The elementary schools serves 70
kids and has four teachers, while the high school serves just 20
students and has two teachers. When I visited, there was an abandoned
construction site behind the teacher-housing complex. Apparently an
effort to expand the school was put on hold when funding fell through.
For those of you interested in visiting CocoVivo for a longer period
of time, volunteering at the school to teach English (or another
subject of your expertise) would be a great opportunity to give back
to the local community. The pictures below are from a visit a few
months back. I met a bunch of sweet local kids who loved to pose for
the camera, and then giggle at the pictures of themselves on my
digital camera afterwards.