Corcovado

Costa Rica - San Jose, Turrialba and Osa Penninsula

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June 18th 2010
As I'm actually writing this from Colombia I'm quite behind on the blog so I'm going to make the next couple of posts quite short to bring it up to date. I also passed through Costa Rica and Panama relatively quickly. From San Juan Del Sur I took a cheap local bus to the border where I had a fairly laborious border crossing. I had overstayed my visa for something like two weeks as I was advised ... 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