Blogs from Central America Caribbean - page 2161

Despite being smack in the midst of no less than 12 other travelers boasting shades of bronze that I will never ever be, I am nonetheless proud to report that I left my Babies' SPF 45 sunblock behind for a glorious day on the beach without the slightest trace of sunburn. Yesterday I spent in San Juan del Sur again since I fell asleep after breakfast and missed the ferry to Majagual, so I spent the afternoon at the local beach. I finally saw the down side to life in this quaint little town, and it is the wind. Perhaps things aren't this way in the rainy season, but in the dry season right now the wind whips in every which direction and changes direction almost every minute and whips the sand all over you. And ... read more

After a brief stay in Costa Rica with an open mind to staying and hiking in Corcovado, I decided I just wasn't "feeling it" and had to keep moving on. Golfito was pretty and surely a very small gem in comparison to what Peninsula de Osa would have been, but it just seems like there is something missing in Costa Rica. I couldn't put my finger on it at the time, but now that I am in Nicaragua it seems more evident. Everyone there seems too North American. Polite, quiet, reserved, English-speaking. Oh, and all the music sucked in the buses. So, I decided to also forego any plans I had in the Nicoya Peninsula and just head up to Nicaragua. And here I am enjoying my second perfect sunset over the Pacific Ocean. It turns ... read more

Ola, weer even een update vanuit Guatemala! Ik had afgelopen een uitgebreid verslag geschreven en verstuurd, maar schijnbaar is deze niet aangekomen. Ach ja techniek erg handig als het werkt! Mijn eerste indruk van Quetzeltanango(Xela), de plaats waar ik nu ben, was vrij duister en vaag. Ik zal proberen te omschrijven hoe het er hier uitziet. De huizen en winkels zijn allemaal identiek. Betonnen muren voorzien van een verfje, wat er gedeeltelijk afvalt! De ramen van de panden zijn allemaal voorzien van tralies en dedeuren zijn over het algemeen van metaal. Je kunt dus aan de buitenzijde niet zien, wat er binnenin zit. Mocht er een winkeltje binnenin zitten dan is het vaak zo dat een vrouwtje achter een balie zit, voorzien van tralies, om haar waar te verkopen. Het lijkt wel een beetje op een ... read more

after a few low-key, rain trodden days in la fortuna (but a fun white water rafting adventure!), i headed to the cloud forests of monteverde and santa elena. the cloud forests are rain forests in elevated regions, making them more susceptible to moisture, cloud formations, and thus creating very fertile habitats for a variety of wildlife indigenous to costa rica. The infamous quetzal and elusive golden toad top the list of things to see, as one explores the forest trails either solo or with a hired guide. there are also a ton of bird species, hummingbirds, monkeys and sloths to grab your attention (we mostly saw a ton of birds...) the other big draw to the monteverde region is the adventurous and exhilirating canopy zip line tours. literally, series of cables that are strung from the ... read more

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