After classes on Wednesday, it was time for the Latin American dance class, where we learned the basic steps for salsa, merengue and cumbia. The instructor spoke only Spanish during the one-hour lesson. "Caderas" means "hips." She said that a lot. Other than that, it didn't really seem to matter what she said. We just watched and did what she did. Check out the pictures and video -- they speak for themselves. Earlier, on Monday afternoon, we learned to use the public buses to go to the city of Heredia. Our guide, Johnny, said that it was just a large town, not a city, but it seemed like a city to most of us. Once in Heredia, we went to the enclosed market, which Johnny said was fast becoming a thing of the past in Costa
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