Best Western Irazu Hotel San Jose

... tortugas komen aan land op een verderop gelegen strand de vijf nachten vóór volle maan. Op dit strand komen er per nacht germiddeld een stuk of tien....volle maan of niet. Op het andere grote strand is het moeilijker om een tour te boeken.
De tortuga´s (schildpadden) zijn onder te verdelen in drie groepen...parrots (met een kop als een papagaai.....leatherbacks welke wel 400 kilo zwaar zijn en de soorten welke wij gezien hebben (door het enthousiasme even de naam vergeten) waren een ...

... true. I tasted the local drink Cacique. They tout it as a vodka rum mix. I am not sure the mix, I am sure of the taste…nast. I did stay until 3:30am. I had to be sure the party scene was not for me. I kept waiting for something interesting to happen. It didn’t.
I did learn though that it is acceptable to wear and old church dress and a pair of my Nana’s old shoes to the club if you’re German…thats good to know.

... taken for our university IDs.  We then had the Veritas welcome meeting in which a teacher explained culture shock (ticos stand REALLY close in line, they're always late, etc) and what to expect in the city.  After that we had lunch.  

 Rodolfo has a stand in the courtyard and he sells burritos, hamburgers, etc.  I had a hamburger and on top of the cheese he puts a coleslaw-type thing and adds mayo and ...

... away from monkeys and they were swining on the trees, carrying babies on their backs, and jumping right in front and above us. We kayaked behind a tour boat and one jumped onto the boat. We were nervous one would jump into our kayaks - the only thing in our kayaks were spiders. The spiders were really big and loved my kayak. I couldn't freak out though, because I would turn the kayak over. oh well...I dealt with it. It was my first time kayaking and ...

... in Honduras ist. Eine grosse haessliche Industrie-Stadt. Aber das schaffte mir einen Tag, um zu entscheiden, wohin es denn gehen soll... Gelandet bin ich dann schliesslich in El Salvador, obwohl das eigentlich nie geplant war. Wollte dieses Land auslassen, einfach so, nicht aus einem bestimmten Grund... Aber ja, da bin ich nun...=) So kanns gehen. San Salvador ist die Hauptstadt von El Salvador. Da bin ich als erstes hin. Hat ziemliche Bandenprobleme ...

... than our differences to foster peace. The indigo factory that the Spanish built here was found accidentally during the construction of a picnic area for the site. The Spanish had no idea that they had built their factory on a Mayan site. The Maya culture declined around the 9th Century - well before the Spaniards arrived in the 16th Century. Most of the artifacts found at this site have ...

... the middle of nowhere and in the entire weekend we saw no other tourists, only a few local families enjoying the waves and rock pools. The whole weekend felt like a holiday within a holiday, because Manolo took care of everything and we just had to go along with it and r.e.l.a.x. On Friday night we were joined by a couple he knows from San Salvador, both young hotshot economists with plenty to talk about and plenty of questions for us about the UK, the US, what we think of ...

... become close friends, and have been able to enjoy the latin american culture to its fullest. We are excited to see all of you at some point in the next while. Our next step after this trip is not entirely figured out yet, but I am sure we will be able to share a hug, beer, or smile with all of you in the future. Hope you enjoyed our blog as much as we enjoyed our journey. Jenn and Rustin P.S. On the orphanage, many of you expressed some interest in the ...

Hi Everyone, Well its been a while since i last edited the blog. This has more to do with the quality of the computers than anything else. I have thrown away computers better than these over ten years ago. I digress. First stop after Masaya was Leon, another colonial city, this one was not quite as polished and felt a bit more authentic than Grenada which was a little bit too touristy, we didnt stay long here, strolled around the town and went Volcano boarding ...