Ficus Tree

Of volcanoes, cloudforests and beaches

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June 11th 2016
Hey there! The last weeks where pretty quiet at the University so I had a lot of time to visit a few new places. The first weekend I joined friends from the exchange group to go to Monteverde. In Monteverde is a really famous and incredible beautiful cloud forest, which exists because trade winds from the Atlantic condense at the mountains and create a humid, always foggy environment. Therefore, t ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Costa Rica » Puntarenas » Monteverde

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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