Scarlet Macaw

Costa Rica

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May 2nd 2009
With a few great weeks of Nicaragua under our belt, we headed south once again into Costa Rica. Having heard from many people that Costa Rica is too developed, expensive and not as good as Nicaragua or Panama, we decided to focus on a few National Parks too see for ourselves. After dealing with cordobas in Nicaragua for a few weeks, where a Canadian dollar would get around 15, 450 colones made ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Costa Rica

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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