Costa Rica

Up before 6. Eager to get into land. Our excursion met at 8 and was a two hour bus ride to our first stop well over 3000 feet above sea level. We are definitely in the clouds as the excursion boasts. We have seen cashew trees, coffee farms growing only Arabica beans, the best coffee in the world. It is grown on hills with other crops planted among the coffee. This provides shade for the coffee and allows for another source of income. Unemployment is over 12% but the country very biodiverse.Read more