Costa Rica Experts

... tour, in an actual coffee plantation where we will learn about the ancient techniques used by the experts to produce one of the best coffees in Costa Rica. Learn about the careful process involved on the cultivation, harvesting and roasting of the Golden ...

... Rainforest Alliance certified coffee farming. On Monday we change our address to: Lima, capital city of Peru, before leaving for La Merced, on the other side of the Andes. Before returning back home we will visit Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama!

... were only class III so we were looking forward to stepping it up this year. So, since we had these experiences under our belts, we were considered experts. Since we were experts, they put us alone in a raft with Julio, our guide. It was just the 3 of us! ...

... dollar in the black-market, and a typical nest will yield around 80-90 eggs. Ninety US dollars will go a long way in Costa Rica, so despite the illegality of the practice, it still happens. It doesn't happen as much in the national parks like Tortuguero ...

... the ferry in Paquera to Montezuma was crazy. The road was “paved” with lots of twists, turns and hills. In Costa Rica the double yellow line means nothing, if you think you can pass, you go for it, but don't forget ...

Costa Rica was our yummiest tour ever-what could be bad about chocolate (sorry Kim). The first stop on our itinerary was a Cacao plantation. Here we learned the process of making chocolate from the seed all the way to the finished product.  We tasted ...

... didnt actually travel that far, but our day consisted of so much waiting that it took about 12 hrs in travel time. We have become experts at gin rummi, and have been playing many a game. Our hostel in MA is really cute and offers 1000 C breakfast and ...

... the sacrifice of Costa Ricans defending against an attack from Nicaragua back in 1865.  Taking the tips of the field experts from dinner, and using our led headlamps, we managed to locate some scorpians and others bizzare insects.  From the ...

Hi everybody. Anne here. We worked very hard today. All the kids -boys and girls- are experts with a shovel and pick now. We started on a new site today which was beginning from scratch. So foundations had to dug- no such thing as a mini digger here. A ...

... difficult work in torrential rain.There was lots of digging, painting and construction work and several of our students are now experts at laying cement paths. Besides the work the students were able to release lots of leatherback hatchlings into the ...

... , fried patacones, and some sort of meat..and sometimes cheese. Plus you get sick of that after a while! We are becoming experts in the ways of hostel meals.  Everyday we make someone jealous with our culinary creations.  Yes...I, Farrah Fig, ...

... for an amusing presentation and samples of the fruit, juice and fruit cake. LUnch included a ¨"fashion show" with dancers in animal outfits. Another 2 hours on the bus to La Fortuna. See next entry for update here. Bob and Shirley, the turtle experts ...

... was a chance of getting our afternoon flight but there wasnt.  Instead we checked into yet another hotel (we are now experts) and sat in a local restaurant and had a great lunch before drinking them out of Tona, Buffalo and nearly Victoria beers ...

... nature of Costa Ricans and the low level of crime and violence by Latin American standards. Indeed we soon learned that rather uniquely Costa Rica does not possess an army, regards that sort of thing as a 'complete waste of money!' Our time in San Jose ...

... Vienna and tried to check in, upon whence I was told that I need to have a "proof of onward travel" to get into Costa Rica. There are a few other countries I´ve been to which have this requirement for travellers, but it is so utterly useless and ...

... So no. 1 deserves being checked out, n'est-ce pas. Going to Panama would allow me to spend a month in Panama and another month in either Costa Rica or Ecuador. Costa Rica is right next-door and would be accessible by bus and Ecuador would be a short round ...

... faculty of Messiah College in 1988. He has taught a variety of courses at Messiah, including a popular cross cultural course in Costa Rica. He has been involved in teaching comparative economic systems in the IBI program for a number of sessions and will ...

... , I am excited. I am also a little scared, not that I will be kidnapped by drug lords or have a bad time, but mostly that my husband may be shacked up with our Mexican cleaning lady when I return and I will have to kill them both. Costa Rica here I come. ...