Day 9: Poas Cloud Forest, Costa Rica
May 5th 2011 Pretty rainy today! And, up in the Cloud Forest of Poas Volcano Crater, it was VERY, VERY rainy! We enjoyed the two hour drive through Costa Rica from the lowlands near the ship up into the mountains that run down the center of the country. Our guide was excellent and we learned lots about Costa Rica. The army was abolished in 1948, and Costa Rica is a member of NATO - so if anything happens, NATO
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