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Day 3 - Monteverde Reserve and El Trapiche coffee and sugar tour

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January 4th 2012
Today was an early morning ~ breakfast at 6am to be able to make it out to the Reserve for 7:30! Met some fellow canadians (Paul, Suzie & Laura from Hamilton ~ their other daughter Emma who's 16 preferred to sleep in ~ not looking forward to teen years). We, well our taxi driver, had picked them up at their hotel, how convenient to have two paid fares for the same trip. The entrepreneurial spi ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Costa Rica » Guanacaste

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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