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Cocao

Here is the Cocao bush that is growing at the hostel. The colorful pods are harvested and fermented before being processed into chocolate.
Leaving Orosi II

May 25th 2009
This morning was more quiet at the house and everyone was up and moving at 6 am instead of the usual 4-5 am. Luis F was up walking for 1 hr and 20 minutes for exercise while I was working on my homework still. I never competed my assigned composition but I did several pages of exercises in my book and lots of sentences that were assigned. Amada made a nice breakfast with gallo pinto (a national ... read more
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Costa Rican Flag 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
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