Hidden Valley

Costa Rica. Day 7. Then you turn yourself about.

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November 17th 2007
Day 7. Then you turn yourself about. In the morning after breakfast, we stop right outside the open-air dining room on the way to the bus and take a few moments to enjoy green-iridescent hummingbirds, bright orange Tanagers, and small, vivid turquoise-blue fly catchers. First stop, the Escuela San Francisco, where school children dressed in colorful costumes entertain us with song and da ... read more

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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