Glass Frog

First Class!

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January 30th 2010
Today was pretty darn cool! We started out with a walkabout in the garden. We saw many, many, many amazing plants! Vermilliads, succulents, cicas (?), etc. We went into town for a little bit to shop then came back for lunch. Post lunch we did some reading and then went to lectures. One lecture later, we were all slightly more scared of the jungle! After lectures we had dinner (yum!). After ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Costa Rica

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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