Villa Caletas Herradura

... the Moutain of Death.

The Moutain of Death is a mountain range on the InterAmerican Highway that got that name long before cars were around when people used to cross this moutain range by foot, horse, or donkey. Many people died back then and this moutain was almost the dealth of poor Wesley as well! We barely made it over the pass as Wesley was sputtering, blowing smoke, and wouldn´t go over 40 kms. We even pulled over and Devin replaced the fuel filter as ...

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Had to change plans as there was no space at Sirena Ranger Station. Margarita was able to organise alternative route into Corcovado
Got Marvi bus to Sierpe. Stayed in good cabinas and had excellent meal in their restaurant

... is a pretty sweet lifestyle. This english guy has been here for 3 months and his philosophy is to sit in this hammock untill he has come up with an idea and then go do it. I was thinking that is an excelent way of life and might just have to adopt that. ha As far as doing yoga It has not even happened. haha I have done some meditations which have been great but its really to hot for yoga. Anyway I was going to stay a week here but I ...

... learning things about their culture, and learning together about Costa Rica. The local saying here is Pura Vida. Pure Life. I love it. It is so simple, so real. Last night we did go out to a bar (only the second time we have partied hard since I have been here) and it was so much fun. I danced...Kelly taught me some moves. In fact, there were 12 of us from Cascade Verde that went together...all of us dancing...all of us bonding ...

... time ive been on my own in, i cant even remember the last time, so its very strange not to turn around and have beck asking if im ready to go do something. so thats it from central america, much as im looking forward to new zealand i will miss the jungles and crazy lodges and palm trees and beaches. i will even miss rice and beans for breakfast, lunch and dinner. oh well, onto the next continent.. five months down, three to go..

... Isidro. There was a lot of washouts along the way, so it took longer. It felt like you were in a car because it had so much power. When we finally got to San Isidro, we waited for the 1:30 bus but it didn't exist anymore because it had an accident. Only three people were killed. When we discovered that we took a taxi to Finca Ipe. Then we walked down this road to the wrong house but met the person we were supposed to meet. She took ...

... raiforest has been very comfortable with strong breezes and mising often. After the narrow trails, he 'let the horses run' full throttle thru all the plateau areas. Tow lessons learned: 1-Even if you feel like you're going to fall, for whatever reason, you don't 2- Don't trink too much Costa Rican coffee before going out riding...painful to the bladder.

... Rica and tho similar to Ayacucho, Peru in its small town feel, it doesn't seem to have the simple beauty of Ayacucho. Came back from town to have our 2 hr. introduction to the CCS program here and then went on a tour of the city. Small town city, a bit more stuff to do than Ayacucho but not quite as charming. Tomorrow is our first day of work so I's early to bed. Monday-Tuesday Well today is our first day of placement and since the special education school is only ...

... for the worse ?? We went back to the pool for a dip... I did a wonderful handstand (it really wasn't) in the pool, then went to swim with the dolphins painted on the bottom of the pool! My nose got scraped on the bottom and I came up bleeding. The girls all screamed and I was asked to quickly leave the pool (see enclosed picture of damages). I may have to call Denise to increase my medical ...

... horas más o menos y estaba lloviznando. Por lo tanto, desistimos de la idea. Costa Rica es un país que se ha concentrado mucho en la conservación de su flora y su fauna, casi el 25 % es zona protegida, y han aprovechado la misma para desarrollar el turismo. Nos hemos encontrados con una importante infraestructura turística y nos dimos cuenta que los ticos, la gente de Costa Rica, está lista para recibir al turista. De los países que hemos recorrido en este viaje, Costa Rica es el que ...