Pirates?

Beautiful beaches and sea turtles?

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November 13th 2008
I went to Tortuguero with my Tropical Ecology class last weekend, and it was terrible. No really, I think all of my bad luck from my first 6 weeks here all piled up into this 36 hour time span. First, we had to be at school at 5 AM on Saturday to leave. This meant I had to get up at 4 AM, which would have been fine had I been able to go to sleep before midnight. Sadly (and, for them, happily) ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Costa Rica » San José » San José

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Costa Rica is a Central American success story: since the late 19th century, only two brief periods of violence have marred its democratic development. Although still a largely agricultural country, it has expanded its economy to include strong techn... ... read more