Palm oil
10 Ocak 2020, Kosta Rika ⋅ ☀️ 82 °F
Driving through the palm oil plantations. This used to be bananas, but palm oil grows better here.
Morpho butterfly
10 Ocak 2020, Kosta Rika ⋅ ☀️ 81 °F
Found a dead blue morphology butterfly. The color is so vibrant. Played with some lizards too.
Waterfall
10 Ocak 2020, Kosta Rika ⋅ ☀️ 81 °F
Stopped along the way for this incredible waterfall. We also jumped out of our boats a few times.
Savegre river
10 Ocak 2020, Kosta Rika ⋅ ☀️ 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
9 Ocak 2020, Kosta Rika ⋅ ⛅ 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
9 Ocak 2020, Kosta Rika ⋅ ☀️ 90 °F
Took a significant trek to a water hole. Great swimming. Some climbed the rocks to get to a waterfall.
Mask workshop
9 Ocak 2020, Kosta Rika ⋅ ☀️ 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
8 Ocak 2020, Kosta Rika ⋅ 🌙 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
8 Ocak 2020, Kosta Rika ⋅ 🌙 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 reasonOkumaya devam et
Terraba indigenous community
8 Ocak 2020, Kosta Rika ⋅ 🌙 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 wouldOkumaya devam et
Borruca masks
8 Ocak 2020, Kosta Rika ⋅ ☀️ 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
8 Ocak 2020, Kosta Rika ⋅ ☀️ 84 °F
Our first stop of the day was to this beautiful waterfall. The water is crystal clear.
Leaf cutter ants
8 Ocak 2020, Kosta Rika ⋅ ☀️ 81 °F
This video has leaf cutter ants, which are responsible for clearing the forest. They can carry enormous weight.
Funky hostel
8 Ocak 2020, Kosta Rika ⋅ ☀️ 79 °F
We love this place in Uvita!
Squirrel monkies!!
7 Ocak 2020, Kosta Rika ⋅ 🌙 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
7 Ocak 2020, Kosta Rika ⋅ ☀️ 84 °F
Further south down the Pacific coast we stopped to play on the beach at Manuel Antonio. Beautiful spot!
Jaco stop
7 Ocak 2020, Kosta Rika ⋅ ☀️ 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
7 Ocak 2020, Kosta Rika ⋅ ☀️ 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
7 Ocak 2020, Kosta Rika ⋅ ☀️ 73 °F
We have seen a good variety of animals so far.
Sloth sighting
7 Ocak 2020, Kosta Rika ⋅ ☀️ 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
7 Ocak 2020, Kosta Rika ⋅ ☀️ 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
6 Ocak 2020, Kosta Rika ⋅ ⛅ 79 °F
Cooking lesson making a fried green plantain dish. Delicious.
Traditional dance troop
6 Ocak 2020, Kosta Rika ⋅ ⛅ 79 °F
Saw a group perform traditional dances in costume. Then, they taught the Longwood students.
La Altura school
6 Ocak 2020, Kosta Rika ⋅ ⛅ 79 °F
Spent the day with families in a rural school. Learned about how education works in Costa Rica.
Sustainable farm
6 Ocak 2020, Kosta Rika ⋅ ⛅ 79 °F
Visited Luna Nueva (New moon) farm. They are planting in a way that mimics the jungle to take advantage of the relationship between plants...an approach that nourishes the soil.
