Day 1: San Jose, Braulio Carrillo

Arrived to Costa Rica around noon via plane. Met with Ecoteach tour guides and drove into San Jose. Walked in food market (No pics)--tried fried cheese empanada (not a fan), ceviche (delicious), chocolate-covered coffee bean (two of my favorites foods). Lots of people walking around. Then we got on the tour bus and drove out of town on a windy road through the cloud forest. The second pic shows a field with coffee plants- arabica plants which are a shorter coffee variety that grows well in CR. Apparently coffee is a smaller part of the economy as it used to be, and other fields have grown such as tech. It started raining and the rainforest to the side of the road was filled with fog/clouds. Arrived at our hotel The Tapirius Lodge that is on the edge of the Braulio Carrillo National park. Walked around and looked at nature.Read more