Pura Vida
From A Trip to See Ticos in Tamarindo, Costa Rica on Mar 20 '08
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After an all night flight from Seattle to Atlanta and then on to Liberia Costa Rica we spent our first two days at the resort taking in the rays of the sun, listening to the music around the pool and in general just relaxing. The countryside has been celebrating holy week which included on Saturday several men going to the river and catching a crocodile to put in the middle of the town. Their celebration would end on Easter Sunday releasing the crocodile back to the river. The weather is not as humid as I thought it would be but none the less tropical. We are on the Pacific Ocean and enjoy a breeze throughout the day. The Guancaste region we are staying in is farmland. Hotels and condos are growing up along the beach here and providing local people with many jobs but also have made the property along the beach too pricey for the locals. None the less everyone seems very happy to have the hospitality industry provide so many jobs for all ages. They in turn are very eager to share their values of conservation, protecting their environment and their humble lifestyle in this region. Our driver taught us to say over and over again "Pura Vida" - pure life - the life style that they are most proud of in Costa Rica. A toast to Costa Rica's Pura Vida!
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