Palm oil
2020年1月10日, コスタリカ ⋅ ☀️ 82 °F
Driving through the palm oil plantations. This used to be bananas, but palm oil grows better here.
Morpho butterfly
2020年1月10日, コスタリカ ⋅ ☀️ 81 °F
Found a dead blue morphology butterfly. The color is so vibrant. Played with some lizards too.
Waterfall
2020年1月10日, コスタリカ ⋅ ☀️ 81 °F
Stopped along the way for this incredible waterfall. We also jumped out of our boats a few times.
Savegre river
2020年1月10日, コスタリカ ⋅ ☀️ 81 °F
We enjoyed rafting on the cleanest river in Costa Rica and either the cleanest or second cleanest river in Central America. The water was so clear.
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Playa Ventana
2020年1月9日, コスタリカ ⋅ ⛅ 81 °F
After a busy day and a half in the indigenous village, we spent a couple hours relaxing on the beach. The name of the beach comes from the holes carved into the limestone by the water.
Swimming hole
2020年1月9日, コスタリカ ⋅ ☀️ 90 °F
Took a significant trek to a water hole. Great swimming. Some climbed the rocks to get to a waterfall.
Mask workshop
2020年1月9日, コスタリカ ⋅ ☀️ 82 °F
Students are learning how to carve traditional masks from a local artist. Balsa trees are grown on his property for this purpose.
Pineapples
2020年1月8日, コスタリカ ⋅ 🌙 72 °F
Pineapples grown commercially take 6 months to grow. But in the indigenous community, where they use no chemicals, it takes up to 10.
Terraba village
2020年1月8日, コスタリカ ⋅ 🌙 72 °F
These facilities are part of the indigenous tribe’s tourism project. It is a way to create jobs in the local community and give people the ability to earn a living. Lack of jobs has been a reasonもっと詳しく
Terraba indigenous community
2020年1月8日, コスタリカ ⋅ 🌙 72 °F
We are in a very rustic indigenous community learning about their culture. Students processed cocoa...from roasting to grinding to tasting a traditional drink. But thee ancestors of our hosts wouldもっと詳しく
Borruca masks
2020年1月8日, コスタリカ ⋅ ☀️ 86 °F
The indigenous tribes are famous for carved and ornately painted masks. Students bought them on the side of the road from an indigenous artist. The workmanship is amazing.
El Pavon waterfall
2020年1月8日, コスタリカ ⋅ ☀️ 84 °F
Our first stop of the day was to this beautiful waterfall. The water is crystal clear.
Leaf cutter ants
2020年1月8日, コスタリカ ⋅ ☀️ 81 °F
This video has leaf cutter ants, which are responsible for clearing the forest. They can carry enormous weight.
Funky hostel
2020年1月8日, コスタリカ ⋅ ☀️ 79 °F
We love this place in Uvita!
Squirrel monkies!!
2020年1月7日, コスタリカ ⋅ 🌙 79 °F
This species is unique to the Manuel Antonio area. It was a bit dark out, but still great to see. There were a couple of dozen.
Manuel Antonio
2020年1月7日, コスタリカ ⋅ ☀️ 84 °F
Further south down the Pacific coast we stopped to play on the beach at Manuel Antonio. Beautiful spot!
Jaco stop
2020年1月7日, コスタリカ ⋅ ☀️ 84 °F
We are driving south along the Pacific coast. There is a nice scenic point where we stopped for a quick break.
Rio Tarcoles
2020年1月7日, コスタリカ ⋅ ☀️ 90 °F
Boating down a river with a high population of crocs. Pictured is Osama Bin Laden...70 or so years old. Lots if incredible birds too!
Other species
2020年1月7日, コスタリカ ⋅ ☀️ 73 °F
We have seen a good variety of animals so far.
Sloth sighting
2020年1月7日, コスタリカ ⋅ ☀️ 70 °F
A sloth was sleeping in a tree above our cabins. This is a pic of a pic from my camera.
More rice and beans
2020年1月7日, コスタリカ ⋅ ☀️ 70 °F
Not going to lie...it is pretty easy to get sick of rice and beans here. We eat it at breakfast and on the typical Casado platter. All of the food is fresh, but the variety is more limited.
Making patacones
2020年1月6日, コスタリカ ⋅ ⛅ 79 °F
Cooking lesson making a fried green plantain dish. Delicious.
Traditional dance troop
2020年1月6日, コスタリカ ⋅ ⛅ 79 °F
Saw a group perform traditional dances in costume. Then, they taught the Longwood students.
La Altura school
2020年1月6日, コスタリカ ⋅ ⛅ 79 °F
Spent the day with families in a rural school. Learned about how education works in Costa Rica.
