MONTEVERDE: Black and Green Dart Frog (frog pond) / Ranita venenosa verdinegra (ranario)

This frog has a toxic secretion which the indians used to dab their arrows with; this secretion is strong enough to kill most animals, even humans ********* Esta ranita produce una secreción que los indígenas utilizaban para humedecer sus flechas; la secreción es lo bastante fuerte como para matar toda clase de animales, incluido el ser humano

Living la Pura Vida... / Vive la Pura Vida...

June 2nd 2006
The Caribbean border crossing between Panama and Costa Rica is via an ancient and precarious looking bridge (see last picture from previous blog) which only admits one vehicle at a time. As our luck would have it, when we reached it there was a broken down truck blocking it from the Panamanian side. Rather than stay on the bus for what could have been a long time, the driver encouraged us to que ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Costa Rica

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

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