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- Sunday, January 6, 2019 at 12:25 PM
- 🌧 81 °F
- Altitude: 856 ft
Costa RicaLa Fortuna10°28’17” N 84°39’2” W
Bird Sightings
January 6, 2019 in Costa Rica ⋅ 🌧 81 °F
Beautiful birds are all over the grounds at the restaurant we are using for lunch. Here you see the red legged honey creeper, parakeet, Yellow hooded taninger, etc.
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- Sunday, January 6, 2019 at 2:24 PM
- 🌧 81 °F
- Altitude: 820 ft
- Costa RicaLa Fortuna10°28’15” N 84°38’50” W
Iguana Sighting
January 6, 2019 in Costa Rica ⋅ 🌧 81 °F
This guy was blocking the way to our hotel rooms. The orange color tells us he is male. The length from head to tail was about 3 feet.
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- Sunday, January 6, 2019 at 5:40 PM
- ⛅ 72 °F
- Altitude: 1,772 ft
- Costa RicaPueblo Nuevo10°28’41” N 84°44’21” W
Hanging Bridges
January 6, 2019 in Costa Rica ⋅ ⛅ 72 °F
We completed a two mile walk through one of my favorite ecotourism projects. Místico Hanging Bridges creates income and jobs while leaving the rainforest intact. My understanding is that the ownersRead more
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- Sunday, January 6, 2019 at 11:54 PM
- ⛅ 68 °F
- Altitude: 755 ft
- Costa RicaLa Fortuna10°28’25” N 84°38’43” W
Flowers of Costa Rica
January 6, 2019 in Costa Rica ⋅ ⛅ 68 °F
We have seen incredible beauty here in Costa Rica. The flowers are particularly amazing to me. Many of the flowers pictured grow in the rainforest, so they are wild.
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- Sunday, January 6, 2019
- 🌧 79 °F
- Altitude: 1,253 ft
- Costa RicaPalma10°29’8” N 84°40’56” W
Cayman Sighting
January 6, 2019 in Costa Rica ⋅ 🌧 79 °F
Found a cayman in a small pond. They are smaller than crocodiles.
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- Monday, January 7, 2019 at 10:22 AM
- ⛅ 79 °F
- Altitude: 958 ft
- Costa RicaChachagua10°23’17” N 84°35’45” W
Reina de la Noche
January 7, 2019 in Costa Rica ⋅ ⛅ 79 °F
This is the queen of the night flower. In Haiti this was used as a toxin to turn people into zombies for a punishment...related to black magic. It puts people in a comatose-like state and people wereRead more
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- Monday, January 7, 2019 at 11:45 AM
- ⛅ 81 °F
- Altitude: 1,024 ft
- Costa RicaChachagua10°23’19” N 84°35’55” W
Finca Luna Farm
January 7, 2019 in Costa Rica ⋅ ⛅ 81 °F
We visited a sustainable farm today to learn about their practices. What I did not realize was that it would also be a taste testing...all spice, cinnamon, cocoa, a relative if stevia, a naturalRead more
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- Monday, January 7, 2019 at 1:40 PM
- ⛅ 79 °F
- Altitude: 1,283 ft
- Costa RicaSan Pedro10°22’8” N 84°35’51” W
La Escuela La Altura
January 7, 2019 in Costa Rica ⋅ ⛅ 79 °F
We are visiting a rural primary school to learn about education in Costa Rica. Teachers of primary grades are required to have a college degree but are assigned to a school for the first five years.Read more
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- Monday, January 7, 2019 at 5:38 PM
- ⛅ 73 °F
- Altitude: 2,260 ft
- Costa RicaQuesada10°19’34” N 84°24’45” W
La Tigra Lodge
January 7, 2019 in Costa Rica ⋅ ⛅ 73 °F
We are in the middle of nowhere at a super beautiful ecolodge. The cabins are open to the jungle, with just a curtain to separate us from the elements. We will enjoy a great dinner and will go on aRead more
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- Tuesday, January 8, 2019 at 11:48 AM
- ☀️ 86 °F
- Altitude: 33 ft
- Costa RicaPunta Mala9°46’44” N 84°37’34” W
Crocs-Big Ones
January 8, 2019 in Costa Rica ⋅ ☀️ 86 °F
We are taking a crocodile tour to learn about these animals. Rio Tarcoles has plenty of them. Apparently, they can swim 20 miles per hour...so we don’t have much chance against these guys. When theRead more
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- Tuesday, January 8, 2019 at 12:32 PM
- ☀️ 86 °F
- Altitude: 43 ft
- Costa RicaPigres9°47’34” N 84°38’7” W
Hunting in Costa Rica
January 8, 2019 in Costa Rica ⋅ ☀️ 86 °F
About four years ago, hunting was made illegal. This is for all species. Interestingly, there are no populations of animals that are out of balance, like the deer population is in Virginia. So,Read more
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- Tuesday, January 8, 2019 at 2:55 PM
- ☀️ 84 °F
- Altitude: 43 ft
- Costa RicaJaco Beach9°37’9” N 84°37’17” W
Quick Stop in Jaco
January 8, 2019 in Costa Rica ⋅ ☀️ 84 °F
We are heading south along the Pacific coast. To break up drive, we made a quick stop in Jaco, a popular tourist destination for foreigners and locals. Some students shopped and others put their toesRead more
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- Tuesday, January 8, 2019 at 6:49 PM
- 🌧 77 °F
- Altitude: 75 ft
- Costa RicaPapa Kilo9°10’21” N 83°44’17” W
Playa Hermosa
January 8, 2019 in Costa Rica ⋅ 🌧 77 °F
A quick stop at a beautiful beach...enjoy the pictures.
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- Tuesday, January 8, 2019
- ☀️ 61 °F
- Altitude: 404 ft
United StatesCoombs Creek32°46’43” N 96°49’18” W
Hotel Tucan
January 8, 2019 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 61 °F
We stayed in a funky hostel in Uvita. The shared bathrooms freaked students out just a bit, but they quickly adjusted. Chase used a pool cue to harvest some star fruit from the tree in the courtyard.
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- Wednesday, January 9, 2019 at 9:26 PM
- ⛅ 72 °F
- Altitude: 1,152 ft
- Costa RicaTérraba9°4’1” N 83°16’52” W
Boruca Masks
January 9, 2019 in Costa Rica ⋅ ⛅ 72 °F
The Boruca tribe is known for incredible masks carved from wood. Luckily, we knew if a spot to buy them straight from the artist at prices 1/4 of what you see them for in the souvenir shops. We evenRead more
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- Wednesday, January 9, 2019 at 9:32 PM
- ⛅ 72 °F
- Altitude: 1,152 ft
- Costa RicaTérraba9°4’1” N 83°16’52” W
Broran/Teraba Tribe
January 9, 2019 in Costa Rica ⋅ ⛅ 72 °F
We are now in the indigenous tribe and learned how the culture was quashed with the arrival of the Spanish, who did not allow use of indigenous languages. But now laws guarantee that lands and cultureRead more
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- Wednesday, January 9, 2019
- ☀️ 82 °F
- Altitude: 1,152 ft
- Costa RicaTérraba9°4’1” N 83°16’52” W
El Pavon Waterfall
January 9, 2019 in Costa Rica ⋅ ☀️ 82 °F
Last year we found this local swimming spot down a small road. So, we headed there this year and had the place to ourselves for an hour...except for the lizard. Our guide showed us how to do facialsRead more
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- Wednesday, January 9, 2019
- ☀️ 82 °F
- Altitude: 1,191 ft
- Costa RicaTérraba9°3’57” N 83°17’2” W
Chocolate Workshop
January 9, 2019 in Costa Rica ⋅ ☀️ 82 °F
The indigenous tribe grows chocolate, some of which is sold or traded. Currency used to be chocolate in these community. The pictures show the cocoa pods, which hold the beans. But they are coveredRead more
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- Thursday, January 10, 2019 at 8:43 AM
- ☀️ 79 °F
- Altitude: 1,191 ft
- Costa RicaTérraba9°3’57” N 83°17’2” W
Mask Workshop
January 10, 2019 in Costa Rica ⋅ ☀️ 79 °F
We are at the indigenous mask maker’s workshop. Balsa trees are planted and harvested. Wood is dried for 22 days. It takes two days for the husband to carve a small mask (10-11 inches long) or moreRead more
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- Thursday, January 10, 2019 at 1:36 PM
- 🌧 82 °F
- Altitude: 230 ft
- Costa RicaLagarto8°57’48” N 83°19’15” W
Local Swimming Hole
January 10, 2019 in Costa Rica ⋅ 🌧 82 °F
A crazy trek brought us to a favorite swimming hole of the indigenous villagers. We were not equipped, but some decided to swim in clothes...after all, when will you have this chance again.
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- Thursday, January 10, 2019 at 4:51 PM
- 🌧 79 °F
- Altitude: 43 ft
- Costa RicaPunta Mala9°5’29” N 83°40’38” W
Playa Ventana
January 10, 2019 in Costa Rica ⋅ 🌧 79 °F
Our last stop today was at Playa Ventana, named for the “windows” carved through the limestone by the water. The beach is a local hangout, so you see families together the Latin music is blaring gRead more
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- Thursday, January 10, 2019 at 5:31 PM
- 🌧 77 °F
- Altitude: 36 ft
- Costa RicaPunta Mala9°5’28” N 83°40’39” W
Another Great Sunset
January 10, 2019 in Costa Rica ⋅ 🌧 77 °F
Lots of beautiful sunsets here.
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- Friday, January 11, 2019 at 3:39 PM
- 🌧 82 °F
- Altitude: 30 ft
- Costa RicaQuebrada Cerros9°31’53” N 84°18’17” W
Rafting with Rafiki
January 11, 2019 in Costa Rica ⋅ 🌧 82 °F
Tucked into the jungle is Rafiki lodge. They offer great rafting excursions on the Savegre River (indigenous word meaning savage). The Savegre River is the cleanest in Costa Rica and one of theRead more
TravelerSomebody is an awesome photographer!! Absolutely thrilled to be able to follow ya’ll. Makes my day!!! Bet ya’ll sad to leave. Quite an adventure !! ❤️
TravelerSuch bright colors!!