Botos Laguna

A beautiful lake, located in a second crater.

July 25th 2012
We’ve been in Costa Rica for about two weeks. I don’t think we did a lot, but we have done a few things. We left Panama City early last Tuesday morning. We wanted to drive as close to the Panama/Costa Rica border, spend the night in David, and drive on to our new home in Heredia, Costa Rica, just north of San Jose. Because McDonald’s was closed early Wednesday morning, we couldn’t get ou ... read more

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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

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In July of 2011, we made the decision to leave our comfortable jobs in Northern California to see the world. We weren’t sure where we were going to go or how long we would be gone, but we wanted an adventure and we knew we could find it if we looked carefully enough. We would travel slowly, staying in cities and towns for longer periods than most tourists have time for. Hopefully, it would give us an opportunity to observe local life in a unique way. In June of 2019, we completed our 8th consecutive year of travel. We visited 53 countries on 4 continents and travelled for 2873 straight da... full info

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28th July 2012

tom
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gas price
I have seen a few of your posts but don't remember you saying what the price of gas is in mexico and different central american countries.

28th July 2012

nancic123
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gas price
Hi Tom. It's just about the same as it was in California, maybe a little higher. Its challenging because when we pull in to a gas station, we're not sure if they use liter or gallons. A couple of differences are: 1. cash only, no debit or credit card; and 2. there is an attendant in almost every country.

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