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Do Not Swim from the Crocodile Beach

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January 22nd 2014
Do not swim from the crocodile beach. Good advice, I think to myself, but the guide continued: “The next cove is ok, if you hear a whistle get out of the water!” Okkkkk, my hearing is up tp scratch and it IS boiling hot. So in I walking down the crescent shaped beach bordered by palm trees into the gentle waves and -- I’m still on this planet writing this. I’d been up very early to take a ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Costa Rica » San José » San José

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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