In 1990, John and Karen Lewis bought 1000 acres of Costa Rican rainforest to stop it being ...

Published on September 1, 2026

John and Karen had met years earlier while serving with the US Peace Corps in Kenya, an experience that shaped their thinking about conservation ...

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