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Pura Vida en Costa Rica

In and around Costa Rica

This is a story of the greatest trip I have ever taken. Studying Spanish, biking through jungles, watching volcanoes explode... these stories will now be told.

Route taken and entries by Real Traveler Christopher Colwell

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    Two weeks in the valley

    San Joaquin, Costa Rica | Jun 08 '06 | Reviews: 0

    I decided to go to Costa Rica to study Spanish after finally being fed-up with only knowing English. Traveling through a lot of Europe, I encounter... Continue reading »

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    Rain, rain, go away...

    Heredia, Costa Rica | Jun 09 '06 | Reviews: 0

    I visited Heredia one rainy day, (it rains a lot during the wet season, literally rivers of water flood the streets!) which is about ten minutes so... Continue reading »

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    Weekend in the Caribbean

    Puerto Viejo de Limon, Costa Rica | Jun 14 '06 | Reviews: 1

    One weekend me and some friends decided to visit Puerto Viejo on the Caribbean Coast. We rented a micro-bus for the trip and got there on a hot Fri... Continue reading »

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    Museums

    San Jose, Costa Rica | Jun 22 '06 | Reviews: 0

    One morning I woke up extremely early and took a bus with the group to San Jose to do some museum hopping. After a bit of a drive and our tour guid... Continue reading »

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    Hot springs and lava rocks

    La Fortuna, Costa Rica | Jun 23 '06 | Reviews: 0

    After our last week staying in San Jaoquin de Flores, a few of us decided to make our way to Flomingo, and stop for a couple of nights in La Fortun... Continue reading »

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    The closing week in Flamingo

    Playa Tamarindo, Costa Rica | Jun 25 '06 | Reviews: 0

    After our stay in La Fortuna for the weekend, the last week of our Spanish immersion program was to be spent in the touristy beach town of Playa Fl... Continue reading »

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