The "Green " Season
Colloquially known as the rainy season, the tourist industry spin-meisters think they fool more people into visiting by dubbing it the less dreary name, "green" season (the locals call it winter). It's a little hard to see in this picture, but here's the view from our front door of the rain coming down pretty hard. In the distance you can see the brighter sky that was overhead just 10 or 15 minutes earlier.
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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]
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] Blog: The Green Season Has Arrived
Date: May 16th 2006
First, before I get started, let me apologize to friends back in the Yardley area - I’m sorry if we didn’t get to see you. It was a bit of a last minute, whirlwind trip to the area (we actually made last minute changes to plane tickets that had been bought months before only about a week before coming up) and the main purpose of the trip was to see Dara’s parents. We are glad we got to see ... read more
Date: May 16th 2006
First, before I get started, let me apologize to friends back in the Yardley area - I’m sorry if we didn’t get to see you. It was a bit of a last minute, whirlwind trip to the area (we actually made last minute changes to plane tickets that had been bought months before only about a week before coming up) and the main purpose of the trip was to see Dara’s parents. We are glad we got to see ... read more
