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October 11, Monday 1999Santa Elena, Costa RicaSanta Elena is a small town about five kilometers from Monte Verde Cloud Forest and Reserve. Our bus departed yesterday at 6:30 AM. We arrived five hours later and settled ourselves at Pension Santa Elena. For five bucks per person per night we have a room for three (myself, … Read more

Getting ready to leave Costa Rica. It’s been an eventful nine days, which I intend to write about today on my four hour bus ride to Liberia. But being here again has caused me to reminisce about my other trips to this country. Back in the day–I wrote emails to a list of friends. I … Read more