Newly split cacao pods look like monkey brains before they became chocolate

The Tate's Zip Code = aaaaaaaggggghhhhhhhhhh!

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April 30th 2012
Our sky walk high above the cloud forest brought us along many suspended bridges. Our guide Lara showed us lots of cloudforest plants, vines, epiphytes and birds. Flowers that look like lips on the cover of the Stones album. The bridges were suspended by cable and the longest of the bunch was about half a kilometer. After an hour or so exploring the cloudforest from above, our big day’s adven ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Costa Rica » Puntarenas » Monteverde

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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