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The direct translation means sweet river, but in the pouring rain it seemed anything but. A popular place for sailboat and cayuco (dugout canoe) trips, the river starts at Lake Izabel and flows to the Caribbean. Along the way it winds through a small Spanish fort and a canyon, only to empty into the Caribbean [...]
In taking the boat ride along the Rio Dulce to the coast we were able to see how life still transpires in that region of Guatemala. I generally pride myself on being able to quickly name where each of our 20,000 photos were taken with only a moment’s glance but this photo gave me a [...]
In going to Costa Rica, the cloud forests of Monteverde became something of a goal for us. The mountains and forests of the region were something that attracted us and we had initial planned on staying for a few weeks to volunteer and relax a bit. When we got there we found a tourist town [...]
There’s a reason why Costa Rica is called “rich coast”. Spanish explorers found a land abundant with lush vegetation, animals and resources, much as the country is today. Our time in Costa Rica was mostly spent enjoying the biodiversity in the country- from the cloudforest of Monteverde to the jungle encroached beach of Manuel Antonio. [...]
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