The invisible vamplette

Ok so this doesn't look to drastic, but you have all these little bites all over you and they itch like mad! And 5 days later it's worse... You wake up in the middle of the night scratching crazy style! I call them the invisible vamplettes cos you never see these sneaky black flies, only the dripping blood and scars are evidence they ever payed a visit!

The Earthwatch story comes to an end: Part Uno (1)

December 14th 2008
So, I've been a tad out of action for the last few days... It started on Monday night with sporadic moments of sleep, hot & cold sweats, aching muscles, constricted chest & tummy, nightmares and... Ok ok I'm making it sound horrid but it really wasn't great! So I attempted to do my daily 5h30am wake up and collect bird species but wizzled out like an invalid soon to crawl back into bed! By dinner ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Costa Rica » Puntarenas » Santa Elena

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

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