Travels to Northern Caribbean

[1 Apr 2006 | No Comment | 201 views]
Tortuguero: A Caribbean Experience From Concrete to Jungle

It always feels more like an adventure when you have to get up early…. A comfortable shuttle bus picks me up at my hotel in San Jose to begin the journey east to Tortuguero with other members of my tour group (and our tour guide).
Within the hour we pass through the majestic Braulio Carrillo National Park. This pristine rainforest serves as an example of what Costa Rica looked like in the 1940’s; 75% of Costa Rica was virgin rainforest. Vegetation dangles along the road side attempting to soften the steep ravenous depressions that fall, not …

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[5 Jan 2006 | No Comment | 193 views]
Iguanas and Turtles and Sloths, OH MY!

Me and Alex just got back a few minutes ago from our trip to the othe coast. Each trip I make into a part of Costa Rica, I come back saying, “This is my favorite part!” But, this time I truly mean it!
On Tuesday morning, Alex and I took a cab ride to a hotel and were picked up by a bus. Alex planned a little trip over to Tortegero. It is in the state of Limon on the Carribean coast of Costa Rica!
I prepared myself for a pretty grueling trip. We had to take …

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