You can send project participation payments or donations by means of a personal check or money order. Checks and money orders should be made out to “PRETOMA”, and mailed to:
PRETOMA Apdo. 1203-1100 Tibás Costa Rica
Note: All checks need to be in US Dollars.
Bankers Draft:
If you do not have a bank account with USD you can go to your bank and ask them to issue a banker's draft in USD to PRETOMA. Bankers Drafts should also be sent to the address above.
Note: There is usually a charge involved when banks issue a draft.
ATTENTION: If you are paying for project participant fees by check, money order or banker's draft, please mail your check/money order/bankers draft one and a half months before your visit as deposits can take from 1-6 weeks in Costa Rica.
Bank Wire Transfer Funds:
Bank wires are much faster, but please be aware that you will need to include an additional $35 to cover the bank fees charged by each bank. To make a wire transfer, you can go to you local bank and provide the following information:
TRANSFER FUNDS TO: Wachovia Bank, NA(New York International Branch), New York, NY, USA
SWIFT:PNBPUS3NNYC
ABA:026005092
ACCOUNT BETWEEN BANKS: 2000192000042
BENEFICIARY BANK: Banco San José, S.A. San José, Costa Rica
SWIFT:BSNJCRSJ
BENEFICIARY NAME:Asoc. Programa Rest de Tortugas Marinas
BENEFICIARY ACCOUNT NUMBER:903254928 US$
Do not forget to put your full name in the details section! Whichever form of payment you decide on, send us an email message (
) or FAX +(506) 236-6017, so we can keep an eye out and inform you when the transaction has been completed.
