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Central America Caribbean » Costa Rica » Alajuela » Naranjo November 20th 2015

Here is a description I found of beautiful Naranjo: "Set at the base of the Espírito Santo Hills in Costa Rica’s gorgeous Central Valley, the area surrounding the town is stippled with farms growing all kinds of crops– plantains, corn, tapioca, coffee, rice, beans, sugar cane, tobacco, and beef, to name a few. The coffee plantations are perhaps the best represented, and plantation tours are becoming increasingly popular among tourists. This fertile area is drained by the Grande Colorado, Molino, Barranca, and El Espino rivers, and, at an elevation of 3,398 feet (1,036 meters), the temperature is a consistently cool 68° F (20° C)." The coffee here is supposed to be incredible, and we went to a breakfast stop on the way up with a breathtaking view to give it a try. My rice and vegetables ... read more
el mirador B
el mirador C
el mirador D


Sitting in a bit of a smelly bus, on the night ride to Cusco isn’t the most enjoyable, especially when we were told the seats would be beds... and they clearly are not. But enough complaining. I am glad that we waste not a day on travel, and save a nights worth of accommodation. The Isla Del Sol, in Lake Titicaca has a number of Archaeological sites on offer, which we thoroughly enjoyed exploring, however the highlight of the day was getting in a little bit of exercise and tramping it along the ridge of the island from north to south. The views where quite beautiful with a resplendent ensemble of islands, lake and snow capped mountains to gaze at. Just crossing the border, yet still rounding the banks of Titicaca we ended up in ... read more
Isla del sol
Isla del sol, Sacred ground
Inca Tombs

Central America Caribbean » Costa Rica » Alajuela » Naranjo September 16th 2006

Friday, September 15th was Independence Day for Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Panama and Nicaragua. All of the cantons celebrated with parades of local school children. We chose to watch the parade in Naranjo, a nearby town instead of our home town of San Ramon as our friend is a director of a school there. We were excited to see our friends marching in our first Independence Day Parade. It was something none of us will soon forget. We arrived at the central park at 7:30a.m. not knowing what to expect. What we found was a celebration taking place at the school closest to the park. We didn't understand what was going on but the pride in the people participating was evident. Seeing that pride touched my heart. Bill and Callista razzed me unrelentlessly about being ... read more
Young participants
Little campasino
Callista & I waiting for the parade to start




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