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We had read just about every guidebook and internet link about this park. We had been back and forth discussing whether or not we should do it. Most ...
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"El campo" - A little piece of Paradise
(Nov 18 '06)
Whilst in the Laguna de Apoyo, near Granada, we met a British woman (Martina) who told us about this little bit of Paradise up in the mountains of Miraflor. She herself, had been doing some voluntary ...
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PG and Pueblo Viejo
(Mar 12 '06)
We had a few free days, so a group of us decided to head down to Punta Gorda (affectionately called PG), where the group was to meet up for the Mayan homestays anyway. After a long, seven hour, ...
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Daily rituals of a Nicaraguence
(Jun '03)
While in Nicaragua
I taught dental hygiene classes to schools, held community discussions about
deforestation, helped build latrines and teach the importance of water
purification, blah, blah, ...
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Our Dominican Getaway
(Jul 04 '03)
"The landscape is captivating, with lush vegetation and rugged hills."
Day One
The city of Puerto Plata (silver port) was established in 1496 by Bartholomew Columbus, brother of Cristbal ...
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La Fortuna to San Jose
(Dec 21 '06)
"The kids did rather well considering one section rivaled the Hillary Step on Everest minus the altitude."
December 21st - Day 6
Woke up at a leisurely pace and went to breakfast. The plan for this ...
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Belize - Jungle River Tour to Lamanai
(Feb 08 '07)
"The Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage"
Enticed by the abundance of positive travel reviews written about Belize and the prospect of seeing more ancient Mayan cities, ...
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San Ignacio
( '06)
"San Ignacio is only 3 hours away from Belize city it is a MUST SEE for anyone traveling to Belize"
San Igancio, is hidden amongst the jungle covered hills of inland Belize. Only 3 hours away from Belize ...
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Well trying to keep this journal using a treo and wireless keyboard. Will be interesting to see how it works.
Took the red eye from SF and landed in Guatamela at 1 pm. ...
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Monteverde to La Fortuna
(Dec 19 '06)
"Oh well we didn't have any spare change so I gave him a beer."
December 19th - Day 4 We had to get up early to get ready for the zip line tour through the jungle at Selvetura Park. The baby sitter ...
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Recent Blogs for Central America / Caribbean
Brenda's Journey
(Jul 10 '08)
Dear Family and Friends:
We are going to try this system and hope you enjoy using it.
Lynn and Brenda
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Not As Easy As It Looks
(Jun 30 '08)
"I can honestly say that El Salvador is competing for one of my favorite countries in the world."
The surfing in El Salvador is legendary, so Aaron and I figured - when in Rome, right?
After spending ...
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Arriving in San Jose
(Jul 04 '08)
first i must apologize for lack of punctuation and caps. i cant find the shift key on this computer. i fell lost without my exclamation marks.
i left sfo at midnight on the 4th of july. after a ...
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