Driveway down to the building where our room was

Trip to La Fortuna and Arenal National Park

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February 14th 2011
We're back from our 4-day trip to the town of La Fortuna near Arenal National Park & Volcano. It was a good trip with a challenge or two. But the challenges give me something to write about in my blog! As I mentioned in my last blog we left on Valentine's Day we took a cab, about 45 minutes, from Atenas to a larger town north of us called San Ramon. From there we caught a public bus to take us ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Costa Rica » Alajuela » La Fortuna

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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