The Sendero Pacífico is a 60 kilometer long hiking trail extending from Monteverde to the Gulf of Nicoya in Costa Rica. The developing trail has potential to offer hikers unique cultural experiences and economically benefit smaller communities but lacks a culture of safety and preparedness. We worked with the World Trails Network Americas to develop a framework for safer hiking culture. Through observing the trail and interviewing outdoor leadership experts and local trail ambassadors, we identified gaps in emergency planning and communication systems. We improved hiker preparation resources, developed a handbook for guides, and created an infographic to display at hostels along the trail for the purpose of improving emergency prevention and planning by hikers, guides, and hostels.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Cork, Maren
• MacGregor, Mike
• Hadley, Grace
• Drasser, Rachel

Subject

• Learning
• Infrastructure
• Culture
• Health
• Project-Based Learning
• Environment
• Security
• Well-Being
• Community

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-030422-130613
• 49426

Keyword

• Hiking
• Sendero Pacífico
• Trail
• Safety
• Monteverde
• Costa Rica

Advisor

• Strauss, Sarah

Year

• 2022

Center

• Monteverde, Costa Rica Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• World Trails Network Americas

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• 3 - Good Health and Well-being
• 9 - Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
• 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
• 15 - Life On Land

Date created

• 2022-03-04

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright

License

• All rights reserved