Cataratas Resort La Fortuna

... of the volcano emerged and THEN, bright red and orange lava shot out of the top and began to sliver down the mountain side making spectacular glittering sparks! It was fantasitc. I jumped out of my seat and clapped. I don´t know. We might have even all hugged eachother. Well, maybe not, but it was that good.<br><br>After the magma show, we loaded back into the tourist van and headed out to max and relax in a natural ...

... first it seemed to be doing better but had now become itchier and slightly reddish. The Maleku girl gave her another leaf; a local numbing agent that helps relieve the itching from insect bites. She told Susie to chew on a piece of it to see how the numbing properties worked and she learned firsthand how effective it was after half her tongue went numb for a minute. I called it her &#8220;tropical peyote&#8221;!! I&#8217;m sure this is illegal ...

... they quite believed me. Costa Rica has lots of foreign volunteers but most stay for only a few weeks or maybe a few months. It was such a strange, exhilarating feeling knowing that I'll be the only foreigner in my community and for miles beyond it for the next two years. Yet almost anybody who joined the Peace Corps will tell you that's a big part of why they joined. In a way Peace Corps is a way of pushing your limits and finding out how far you can ...

... It is described in the Lonely Planet guidebook as a "pretty swimming hole". Well after a night of heavy rain it's not. The waterfall is only a couple of meters high but a huge amount of water was thundering over the edge, and in the pool at its base, surrounded by steep rock faces on either side, the water was violently churning around. It looked like the devil's cauldron. I changed into my swim shorts - not that there was much point, my clothes were ...

... nature and a series of beautiful waterfalls. **NOTE: this is also the place that was later hit by the earthquake and tourists had to be saved by helecoptor from** This wasnt like an American zoo! We touched tucans, held hands with monkeys, a butterfly too a liking to Connor and started licking his hand...it was a fun and interactive place. After our visit to La Paz, we jumped in the car ...

Things are still going great! I am giving tours now and getting tips so that means not only am i doing a great job. It also means i get money to go to the bars! Everyday it rains and the clouds surround us. we actually spend a bunch of the time inside of the cloud which is really cool. for holloween i was a pirate and we all went out to the bars and had a very good time! I was stung by a ...

... a hatchet to the head. I don't think I get to do the slaughtering, but if I'm very lucky I might get to clean up the blood. There we go again, more bloody cleaning! Anyhow, at least you all know I've successfully negotiated phase 1 of this trip, and phase 2 is underway. More later...although internet access is very limited around here, so don't sit by your laptops or pcs all day and night waiting for news! Hasta whatever!

... of the ten most active volcanoes in the world. What better place to spend the first week in Costa Rica! On our first night there we went hiking on the side of the volcano...the daily eruptions cause lava flow on only one side of the volcano, so the other side is covered in lush vegetation and secondary forest. It was a surreal experience to walk through the dense forrest to the sound of howler monkeys (for those of you who´ve never heard a howler monkey - they are little monkeys ...

... a frog and butterfly emporium...I can't remember what they are called in English. In the afternoon we went on a hike through Arenal National Park. We say monkeys, very far away, but the first wild monkeys I have ever seen! At night we visited a natural hot springs. You should have seen this place, it was gorgeous. It was a huge resort with something like 40 different pools, all different temperatures. I spent the a good ...

... caer otra tormenta de escandalo, el amigo Hugo fue previsor y cogio su chubasquero de capitan pescanova, Toni por el contrario no lo llevaba al igual que el repelente de mosquitos, basico para caminar por la selva. La excursion empezaba fatal ya que ibamos predispuestos a mojarnos hasta las trancas, a que nos comieran los mosquitos y para acabar de reamatarlo, la niebla no nos dejaria ver las erupciones del volcan segun nuestro guia Atenor (ojito con el nombre ...