Tim and Marcos

Tapanti National Park

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May 21st 2009
Today we arranged for our class to start at 2 pm until 5 so that we could rent bicycles and ride 14 km to the Tapanti. Yesterday we spoke with the couple in town from Switzerland who rent bicycles and motorcycles and they had bikes we could use the next day. We invited our friend Marcos and went at 7 in the morning. It was a long uphill ride to the park and when we arrived we realized that we d ... 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