By Chrystal Houston
Lead photo by Robb Kendrick

On a remote hillside on the edge of a Central American rainforest sits an Aggieland outpost where the hoots and howls of monkeys and the screeches and squawks of parrots wake Texas A&M University students each morning. It’s more than 2,000 miles from College Station, but you’ll still hear “howdy” alongside “buenos días” as the day begins at the Soltis Center for Research and Education in San Juan de Peñas Blancas, Costa Rica. Students and faculty rise early and vie for the best seats—the rocking chairs on the porch—where they sip coffee and drink in the sights and sounds as the rainforest wakes up.

Read the full story at Maroon a Texas A&M Foundation Publication