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Santa Elena, Costa Rica- Cables, Canopies, and Mullets | Aug 04 08'

by texas nomads a 28 year old female traveling as a couple from Dallas, on vacation in Santa Elena

"we did see a couple tarantulas, a family of owls, and at the end of the tour, a silver fox, who seemed more interested in us than vice versa"

So Lyndi and I were able to catch the 5:30am ferry off of Isla de Ometepe, and as I sat in the upstairs area watching the t.v. they had on, I start... Continue reading »
Seamail No. 11: merry navidad | Dec 22 02'

by lizam a real traveler from Vernon Rockville, on vacation in Santa Elena

12-23-02 It's been a couple weeks since we were back in school, taking spanish at Montana Linda, and we found that we already needed the vacation.... Continue reading »
26 juillet 2008, samedi, Santa Elena (deuxieme journee) | Jul 25 08'

by MJB a 31 year old traveling as a couple from Montreal, on vacation in Santa Elena

"ou une centaine de personnes s'entassaient sur la scene pour danser la cumbia"

26 juillet 2008, samedi, Santa Elena (deuxieme journee)Nous sommes retournes de la visite des ponts suspendus encore une fois dans la foret des nua... Continue reading »
25 juillet 2008, vendredi, Santa Elena (premiere journee) | Jul 24 08'

by MJB a 31 year old traveling as a couple from Montreal, on vacation in Santa Elena

"C'est la ou il y a une abondance de ressources que la vie est plus difficile"

25 juillet 2008, vendredi, Santa Elena (premiere journee)Hier soir la proprietaire de l'auberge m'avait demande ce qu'on voulait faire aujourd'hui... Continue reading »
24 juillet 2008, jeudi, de Puerto Viejo a Santa Elena (Monteverde) | Jul 23 08'

by MJB a 31 year old traveling as a couple from Montreal, on vacation in Santa Elena

"Un jeune americain (Floride) m'offre un joint mais je refuse poliment"

24 juillet 2008, jeudi, de Puerto Viejo a Santa Elena (Monteverde) Costa Rica c'est un petit pays mais les distances sont tellement longues. On... Continue reading »
Zipping through the Trees | Sep 16 08'

by Shannyn & Gary a traveling as a couple from London, on vacation in Santa Elena

"She span out of control just as she was coming in to land, only the safety-break stopping her"

Santa Elena is a small town near the Monteverde cloud forest. It's a very relaxed place where tourists base themselves to explore the surrounding... Continue reading »
Long-tailed manakins and even longer zip lines | Mar 31 09'

by Helen Pattison a 31 year old female traveling as a couple from London, on vacation in Santa Elena

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With 4 days left in Costa Rica before we flew, we um-ed and ah-ed about what we should do and whether we should head west to the Pacific Coast for... Continue reading »
Day 5: Playa Samara - Santa Elena/Monteverde | Sep 21 04'

by The Fly a 37 year old male from Utrecht, on vacation in Santa Elena

"So we went from no clouds to lots of clouds"

This day we transferred from Playa Samara, where the skies were clear, to the cloudforests of Monteverde. After a bumpy ride we arrived in Santa El... Continue reading »
Feliz Navidad! | Dec 24 06'

by GoAndTell a 40 year old male from Chicago, on vacation in Santa Elena

"The Road Less Traveled - for good reason!"

Robert Frost may have been trying to reach the famed Monteverde cloud forest when he penned The Road Less Traveled. If so, he must have pulled over... Continue reading »
Stopover in Cerro Plano | Oct 07 09'

by rar a 66 year old female from Columbus, on vacation in Santa Elena

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The Interbus driver was right on time. I was the only customer, but another driver was catching a ride to the Monteverde area, where he lived... Continue reading »