We left Monteverde to head to Spanish School. We decided we would break up the journey with a night stay in Alujuela. We were definately glad we decided to do that, as it was a bit of a long and slow ride from Monteverde. Unfortunately, we were on a shuttle with no air'conditioning - so it was a bit uncomfortable, but as always an adventure. Most of the journey was along the Pan American Highway, which is a major truck route. The road is quite curvy and hilly, and only 2 lanes. So although the entire journey was only about 140 kilometers, around 100 miles I think, it took us about 5 hours. We were stuck behind huge trucks carrying sugar cane, pineapples, and the like. For stretches, it seemed we were only going about 5mph
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