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- Day 12
- Sunday, January 8, 2023 at 9:04 AM
- ☀️ 73 °F
- Altitude: 3,123 ft
Costa RicaParque El Arroyo10°0’53” N 84°12’34” W
Miss Laura is the bomb
January 8, 2023 in Costa Rica ⋅ ☀️ 73 °F
Our host here at the hostel is a chef and she has spoiled these students. All homemade.
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- Day 11
- Saturday, January 7, 2023 at 7:46 PM
- ⛅ 66 °F
- Altitude: 3,123 ft
- Costa RicaParque El Arroyo10°0’53” N 84°12’34” W
And it comes to a close
January 7, 2023 in Costa Rica ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F
We are now back in the small town close to the airport. It has been a good trip. We have seen sloths, two cans, iguanas, tons of other incredible birds, and more. We have experienced rural tourism,Read more
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- Day 11
- Saturday, January 7, 2023 at 1:40 PM
- 🌧 79 °F
- Altitude: 151 ft
- Costa RicaSilencio9°24’47” N 84°1’46” W
Rafting
January 7, 2023 in Costa Rica ⋅ 🌧 79 °F
We spent the morning rafting the Savegre river…cleanest in Central America.
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- Day 11
- Saturday, January 7, 2023 at 9:04 AM
- ☀️ 79 °F
- Altitude: 259 ft
- Costa RicaQuebrada Santo Domingo9°26’26” N 84°0’46” W
Longwood students are the best
January 7, 2023 in Costa Rica ⋅ ☀️ 79 °F
Our students pitched in to help the bus driver clean the bus after a couple of messy activities. Way to go, Lancers!
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- Day 11
- Saturday, January 7, 2023 at 7:49 AM
- ☀️ 77 °F
- Altitude: 59 ft
- Costa RicaHatillo9°17’35” N 83°53’50” W
Toucans!
January 7, 2023 in Costa Rica ⋅ ☀️ 77 °F
Finally, we have a great toucan sighting during breakfast at our hotel in Dominical.
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- Day 10
- Friday, January 6, 2023 at 5:25 PM
- 🌙 79 °F
- Altitude: 46 ft
- Costa RicaPlaya Ventanas9°5’28” N 83°40’38” W
Another beautiful sunset
January 6, 2023 in Costa Rica ⋅ 🌙 79 °F
Absolutely love the sunsets on the Pacific. Here’s another beauty.
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- Day 10
- Friday, January 6, 2023 at 4:09 PM
- ☀️ 81 °F
- Altitude: 46 ft
- Costa RicaPlaya Ventanas9°5’28” N 83°40’37” W
Playa Ventana
January 6, 2023 in Costa Rica ⋅ ☀️ 81 °F
Named for the windows carved into the limestone cliffs. Beautiful place with lots of local color.
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- Day 10
- Friday, January 6, 2023 at 1:23 PM
- ☀️ 86 °F
- Altitude: 112 ft
- Costa RicaQuebrada Benjamín8°57’57” N 83°27’57” W
Today’s tasting
January 6, 2023 in Costa Rica ⋅ ☀️ 86 °F
…is grenadilla. Related to the passion fruit I think, it opens to a gelatinous goo with seeds. It’s tasty.
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- Day 10
- Friday, January 6, 2023 at 9:54 AM
- ☀️ 81 °F
- Altitude: 1,161 ft
- Costa RicaTérraba9°4’2” N 83°16’56” W
Cocoa workshop
January 6, 2023 in Costa Rica ⋅ ☀️ 81 °F
Students are learning how to make chocolate from the cocoa plant. The yellow pods contain the seeds encased in a delicious white and gooey fruit. We have to roast the seeds and then remove the skin.Read more
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- Day 10
- Friday, January 6, 2023 at 8:57 AM
- ☀️ 77 °F
- Altitude: 1,161 ft
- Costa RicaTérraba9°3’50” N 83°16’52” W
Petroglifo
January 6, 2023 in Costa Rica ⋅ ☀️ 77 °F
The students visited a sacred site to the community of Brörán. The rock dates back to a family from before the Spanish came. As the students arrived to the site after a hike down, they experiencedRead more
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- Day 9
- Thursday, January 5, 2023 at 12:48 PM
- ☀️ 84 °F
- Altitude: 1,129 ft
- Costa RicaTérraba9°4’0” N 83°16’51” W
El Descanso
January 5, 2023 in Costa Rica ⋅ ☀️ 84 °F
We are in the Terraba indigenous community of El Descanso. We are in indigenous territory now and it is one of 8 communities in CR. The culture disappeared for a time after the Spaniards arrived here.Read more
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- Day 9
- Thursday, January 5, 2023 at 12:10 PM
- ☀️ 84 °F
- Altitude: 1,155 ft
- Costa RicaTérraba9°4’1” N 83°16’53” W
Boruca masks
January 5, 2023 in Costa Rica ⋅ ☀️ 84 °F
Every year we try to find this one family of mask artists. They are part of an indigenous tribe and are selling their work on the side of the road. Prices are so much better this way. Students madeRead more
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- Day 9
- Thursday, January 5, 2023 at 10:06 AM
- ☀️ 82 °F
- Altitude: 161 ft
- Costa RicaPunta Mala Arriba9°4’15” N 83°37’35” W
El Pavon waterfall
January 5, 2023 in Costa Rica ⋅ ☀️ 82 °F
There is a beautiful waterfall just off the road. If you arrive early, you will have it all to yourself.
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- Day 9
- Thursday, January 5, 2023 at 7:57 AM
- ☀️ 77 °F
- Altitude: 89 ft
- Costa RicaHatillo9°17’37” N 83°53’48” W
Iguana Libre
January 5, 2023 in Costa Rica ⋅ ☀️ 77 °F
At a cute ecolodge and we have the entire place. It’s simple but really cute. And the Swiss couple who runs it is wonderful.
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- Day 8
- Wednesday, January 4, 2023 at 6:16 PM
- ⛅ 77 °F
- Altitude: 36 ft
- Costa RicaQuebrada Agua Buena9°23’41” N 84°4’5” W
Today’s new experience
January 4, 2023 in Costa Rica ⋅ ⛅ 77 °F
Fresh coconuts were the new food experience for some of the students today. As John said, it is way better than from the carton.
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- Day 8
- Wednesday, January 4, 2023 at 5:08 PM
- ⛅ 81 °F
- Altitude: 23 ft
- Costa RicaPlaya Espadilla Sur9°23’21” N 84°8’52” W
Sunsets
January 4, 2023 in Costa Rica ⋅ ⛅ 81 °F
Beautiful sunset here and that means we are back on the bus to head south. This has been super relaxing.
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- Day 8
- Wednesday, January 4, 2023 at 4:17 PM
- ⛅ 81 °F
- Altitude: 23 ft
- Costa RicaPlaya Espadilla Sur9°23’21” N 84°8’52” W
And finally monkeys
January 4, 2023 in Costa Rica ⋅ ⛅ 81 °F
Great monkey sighting at Manuel Antonio beach. I think these are Capuchin monkeys. Nice iguana too.
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- Day 8
- Wednesday, January 4, 2023 at 3:17 PM
- ☀️ 82 °F
- Altitude: 36 ft
- Costa RicaRío Valeria9°30’25” N 84°13’28” W
Pacific coast beaches
January 4, 2023 in Costa Rica ⋅ ☀️ 82 °F
Today was mainly a travel day but we hit a few beaches as we moved south along the Pacific coast.
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- Day 8
- Wednesday, January 4, 2023 at 12:17 PM
- ☀️ 86 °F
- Altitude: 49 ft
- Costa RicaNambí9°48’6” N 84°36’26” W
Rio Tarcoles
January 4, 2023 in Costa Rica ⋅ ☀️ 86 °F
This river is home to a huge population of crocodiles and, as such, has become a huge draw. Here are pics from the bridge.
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- Day 8
- Wednesday, January 4, 2023 at 10:31 AM
- ☀️ 86 °F
- Altitude: 1,109 ft
- Costa RicaQuebrada Cedro9°55’40” N 84°26’50” W
Poas
January 4, 2023 in Costa Rica ⋅ ☀️ 86 °F
We were treated to a great view of Poas volcano as we started our drive to the southwest (heading to Pacific side).
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- Day 8
- Wednesday, January 4, 2023 at 7:46 AM
- ☀️ 68 °F
- Altitude: 1,683 ft
- Costa RicaQuebrada Palmera10°19’16” N 84°14’36” W
Cave of death
January 4, 2023 in Costa Rica ⋅ ☀️ 68 °F
There is a cave on the Recreo Verde lodge property that is called cave of death bc of the high concentration of carbon monoxide…so a geographic anomaly. Anything that enters will die. We wereRead more
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- Day 7
- Tuesday, January 3, 2023 at 5:43 PM
- ⛅ 70 °F
- Altitude: 1,706 ft
- Costa RicaQuebrada Palmera10°19’16” N 84°14’39” W
Yellow river
January 3, 2023 in Costa Rica ⋅ ⛅ 70 °F
Water is coming off Poas volcano and into this river. Because of the high sulfur content, the water is this unusual color.
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- Day 7
- Tuesday, January 3, 2023 at 2:47 PM
- ⛅ 81 °F
- Altitude: 656 ft
- Costa RicaFlorencia10°21’33” N 84°28’42” W
Three toed sloth
January 3, 2023 in Costa Rica ⋅ ⛅ 81 °F
Our first sloth sighting was a two-toed sloth. Today we found a three-toed sloth.
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- Day 7
- Tuesday, January 3, 2023 at 2:44 PM
- ⛅ 81 °F
- Altitude: 531 ft
- Costa RicaRío Ron Ron10°21’44” N 84°29’55” W
Rare bird sighting
January 3, 2023 in Costa Rica ⋅ ⛅ 81 °F
This is the Great Potoo. The fact that we saw it today is amazing. Seeing it is very uncommon.
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- Day 7
- Tuesday, January 3, 2023 at 2:29 PM
- ⛅ 81 °F
- Altitude: 758 ft
- Costa RicaCoopezamora10°19’21” N 84°32’11” W
