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the drive to guanacaste

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December 8th 2009
We left the Arenal area in the rain, sheets of rain, but the temp was hot. I had heard lots about the drive north around Lake Arenal but had no idea how bad part of it would be. The lake is man made, after the volcano erupted and covered part of the town of Arenal in 1968, a few years later they made the dam and flooded the valley to make this enormous lake and re-located the town. A guy told us t ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Costa Rica » Guanacaste » Nuevo Arenal

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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