Gardens

Mr. Toad's Wild Ride / finca ecologica

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May 20th 2006
Travelling to the Monteverde Cloud Forest area from San Jose is like a two hour trip on Mr. Toad's wild ride. A big part of the road up the mountains is a rocky, gravel, narrow road which shares space with tour buses and locals, even very young kids herding their brahma cows up the mountain and vaqueros on horseback. Very harrowing; everything I read before the trip said don't try to drive the r ... 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