¡Buenas tardes!
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| We saw another group of monkeys on the way! |
For the past two days, we have been in the Monteverde region of Costa Rica. We took a four-hour bus ride around Lake Arenal to reach our new destination. Along the way, the climate changed significantly. We went from a very wet and green landscape to a drier one with rolling hills, which reminded me of the landscape of southern Spain.
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| The landscape we saw on the way to Monteverde. |
Since we have been in Monteverde, we have visited the Cloud Forest, planted several tree for a forest restoration project, and gone ziplining through the canopy of the forest.
The cloud forest was incredibly wet, green, and lush. Unsurprisingly, it was raining in the rain forest! We walked on a trail through the forest and climbed an observation tower. Along the hiking path, we took many pictures of the unique flora and fauna. By the time we emerged from the forest, we were all soaked the bone!
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| The cloud forest was gorgeous! |
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| Hiking in the cloud forest. |
Our last excursion of the day was a canopy zipline tour through the Monteverde region. Thankfully, only a few kilometers away, it was sunny and warm with a stunning blue sky. There were fourteen different lines we traveled on, and some of them crossed deep gorges and were at distances close to a mile long.
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| (Photo courtesy of Alice Osiecki) |
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| Climbing the observation tower! |
Tomorrow, we will be traveling to Parrita on the central Pacific coast. It will be a very long bus ride (roughly five hours), but we will be in a warmer region and will be able to enjoy some time at the beach!
¡Hasta Parrita!
Señor Thurber
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