Mountains Near San Jose

Travel Day

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February 2nd 2007
This was our travel day. We didn’t finish packing our bags till nearly 1 AM, so getting up at 3 AM to leave the house by 4 basically made it feel like we’d pulled an all nighter. And the shuttle that was supposed to pick us up by 4 was about 20 minutes late, and had a headlight out. We were starting to think these were omens! But really after that there wasn’t anything interesting till w ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Costa Rica » Puntarenas » Manuel Antonio

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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