don't remember the name of this pretty flowering bush

Discount day at grocery store, rancho visit w/new Tico friends Vickie & Falvio and Gringa Women's Group meeting

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January 26th 2011
I started the day by walking to the grocery store around 7:15 to buy a few groceries, taking advantage of one of two of their discount days. I hurried back home, put groceries away and then headed to the park to meet Barb to walk to the house of the Tica, Vickie, I met on Monday that invited me to go to see their nearby rancho/farm. After a brief conversation with my neighbor, Enrique, originally ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Costa Rica » Alajuela » Atenas

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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