Hotel La Punta Puntarenas

Barrio El Carmen, 50 mts.sur Terminal Ferry Boat Puntarenas, Province of Puntarenas, Costa Rica

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Tico Time

A travel blog entry by kim_puravida

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... I could do was cling on to the huge cliff/rock face on the side of the river, fighting against the current. It was so painful but funny at the same time!

We walked back up to the house to have an early dinner/bedtime as we had to get up at 5am tomorrow, to make sure we saw the builders by ensuring that we were at the building site as the sun was rising, which is how the Costa Ricans tell their time!
Tico Time!
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Scarlet Macaws!

A travel blog entry by lollygagger

10

... western coast of Costa Rica. Unlike many roads we've been on, this was paved and relatively pothole free. We stopped numerous times, but finally arrived early afternoon to the small town of Uvita. After lunch and settling into our room, we went down to the beach, a lovely stretch of white sand bordered by jungle. We relaxed and swam and watched the sunset. When it was time to go we had a few minutes of panic because Joe had ...

Let's Get Sandy!!

A travel blog entry by julianstauffer

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... 2000 piles of poop on the streets, which doesn't smell very pleasant at all. The parade left a stench in the town that remained until after we left the following day. The ticos were enjoying the festivities as you can tell from the picture of a woman passed out on the sidewalk. I wonder how many people know the significance of this parade of horses...
People came over to our apartment at 7, which initiated the chaos of a typical ...

Puntarenas, Costa Rica

A travel blog entry by billjoanpanama

4

... Our captain spotted a crocodile and stopped the boat in a shallow area. Next thing we saw was our captain slapping raw pieces of chicken in the water. The crocodile slowly approached and the captain held the chicken high in the air for the crocodile. It leapt from the water and went to grab the chicken. Those jaws were quite wide, and the teeth looked very sharp. As long as it didn't think we were part ...

The World's Largest

A travel blog entry by danharriet

27

... Here we finally were able to see the World’s Largest Painted Ox Cart. And yes, it was large. It was too large for normal oxen. Only a mythical Ox like Babe, the blue ox of Paul Bunyan could ever hope to fit the harness of this enormous cart. We were here in the rain. But rain could not stop us. We stepped bravely out of the bus into the cold mountain rain and like every tourist before and after us; we raised our cameras and began capturing images of the ...

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