The Sanctuary Resort Nicoya

Driving into Barra Honda, one of costa Rica&#8217;s many National Parks, we <br>could already hear the Howler Monkeys... it was promising to be a good <br>visit. As of yet, we haven&#8217;t seen many monkeys, and definitely not <br>close up, so we were really hoping this would be our big chance. We <br>pulled into our campsite for the night and had some lunch before <br>beginning our tour through the park and into their famous caves with <br ...

... us horses struggle to step through belly high water in the fields. A Best Western Hotel  is surrounded by water. If you could get to it and rent a room on the top floor you would have a great view. Rescue teams and police are monitoring as vehicles slowly wade through the vast area of water flowing freely across the highway. We planned to stop in Liberia and spend the night at El Delfin, a camping area in a nice ...

... is made up from two Indian words - Necoc Iauh - meaning "waters on both sides". From the viewpoint of tourism, the place has everything a visitor is looking for. Banks, hotels, restaurants, good bars, and so on. Even so, the majority of the local people get their livelihood from wool, rice, and livestock. Nicoya is also the provincial capital of the region and possibly the oldest town in Costa Rica. I eat my usual breakfast at the hotel. While I am ...

... Channon Barplett." My friend Erica's husband Julio is from Mexico and frequently calls me "Channon." Based on that, I decided she was looking for me and that is when I met my driver Henry and his esposa. We loaded my baggage into his car and proceeded to make the 5 hour journey to Ocotal. It was a lovely drive, and Henry and his wife were very friendly. I alternated between sleeping, reading, and taking in the scenery. At some point, Henry ...

... Later, we knocked (so to speak) at the door of a lady. She invited us *in* to her patio and invited us to sit down. The air was thick with the smell of some delicious homemade bread. We commented about it and she said that because they live so far from anywhere they always make their own bread, in their clay oven. Que rico!!! So we continue conversing with her and explaining to her the Require brochure. Everyonce in a while she would get up to check on it ...

... today in this group, and we desided last night that we would rent a car. My plan is to make it over to see the Caribian side before I have to head back to Liberia for my flight. My goal is to spend at least a day in Puerto Viejo.. as I hear the water and vegitatation is definatly worth a look. So Im excited about the second leg of my trip, which unfortunatly looks like it will have little surf.

Today´s trip to Rincon De La Vieja was a blast. The minivan driver was an Agricultural Engineer. He decided to tag along with me and visit the things I am going to visit. At first I thought he is one of the other guys who is after the money but he was totally the coolest guy I have ever met. He went on and on about the history of Costa Rica, differnt types of animals, different vegetations and so on. My visit to this park was the greatest and I think it was ...

... There are also huge flocks of whistling ducks (yes they whistle) with some spoonbills, vultures, snail kites, ibis', and various herons mixed in for good measure. I have seen more herons here in a week than I have in my whole life on the east coast. They even have great blues! My experience on this course so far is very much like scientist summer camp. I don't have to feed myself, do my dishes, do my laundry or pay bills. I am not responsible ...

We wake early to pack. We have to be in Tamarindo by 8:45 to catch the 9am bus. Before then we needed to settle our bill, get a taxi to a path to a water taxi, and find the bus stop. when we arrive, the 9am bus has not only left, all the buses to San Jose are full for the day. We find Internet and a bus schedule and decide to go to Santa Cruz to see where we can get from there. Then we take turns are gear watch at ...

... en soi n'est pas particulierement difficile, mais sous un soleil de plomb, a 33-34 degres celcius, cela etait plus difficile. La grotte Terciopelo est agee de 70 000 ans, ce qui serait tres peu au Quebec. Mais ici, comme la temperature dans la grotte est beaucoup plus elevee que ce qu'on rencontre au Quebec (la temperature de la grotte est de 30 degres), les formations sont tres ...