Mercedes
On our long drive to San Vito I noticed this Mercedes truck and was...
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Taxi Shrine
This taxi is a moving shrine in honor of the patron saint of the city.
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Thistle
As we climbed the mountain this thistle was etched against the sky.
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What you lookin' at?
We stopped for a short break at a soda (cafe) and there were lots of humming...
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Steeples
These are from a church in the town of San Isidro.
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Preparing an Experiment
These trees are from the nursery on the reforestation farm. They will...
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Green Flow
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Monument
San Vito was settled by Italian immigrants in the 1950's. This...
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Suspended Street Lights
This structure hangs suspended over one of the main intersections in town.
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Lines
Protective grill work is quite common in Costa Rica. This gate protects a...
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Lichee
A street vendor was selling these lichee nuts.
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Ronron Trees
The focus of the experiment is to enhance the growth of the hardwood Ronron...
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At Rest
The city is a living growing place. They were working on the roads.
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Tomb
On the hill above the city center is the cemetery. This is the door to one of...
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Crosses
Much of the cemetery shows the effects of time and climate.
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Covered
Two of the crosses were covered. Behind the cemetery the hill drops steeply.
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Broken Wing
Even though her wings were both broken there is still a sense that she...
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Touch of Yellow
Many of the graves were above ground and there was liberal use of...
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Two Watchers
Many of the graves had photographs on them.
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Tokens
Throughout graveyards are the tokens of remembrance. These flowers bring the...
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Maria Luisa
If she came here in the 50's, she must have been in her 20's when she...
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Red and Green
The tiles here are a lovely green color.
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Broken
Some of the graves have lost their rememberers.
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Tending to Memory
This man was cleaning the grave.
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We have to stop meeting this way.
These shoes were airing out on the patio of one of the houses in town.
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Color
This is a good example of the use of color. Most of the graves were tiled in...
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Indigenous
This woman was walking down the hill. I believe she is one of the indigenous...
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Fording
We traveled by the coast road from San Vito to Manuel Antonio. The road was...
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Crab
This crab was on the beach in Manuel Antonio park.
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Orange Lizard
We saw many lizards on the beach and along the paths.
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Up a tree.
On our way off the beach we saw a family looking up into a tree. This is what...
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Trunks
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Palm Fan
The jungle is full of color and light. My eye was constantly captured by the...
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After a Rain
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Sloth
On the path down to our room we saw several sloths. We suspect that...
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Sloth 2
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Sloth 3
This is a two toed sloth.
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Sloth 4
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Sloth 5
Almost to safety.
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Drop and Color
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Blossom
This image was taken looking up into a tree.
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Branch Lizard
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Flower
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After Bloom
After the pedals have fallen this is what is left on the plant.
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Vendor
Just outside of the entrance to Manual Antonio Park there are many...
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Policia
There is a beach outside the park. The park charges an entrance fee and this...
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Laundry
Even police shirts need laundering.
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Hawaiians Only?
Does this mean only Hawaiians can learn to surf, or the teachers are...
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Neon Jungle
You can glimpse the rain forest behind the clothes for sale.
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Pareo
Rows and rows of these wraps were blowing colorfully in the breeze.
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Stoneball
One finds stone balls of various sizes throughout Costa Rica. Ancient people...
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Palm Pattern
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Dinner Sunset
Sunsets in the tropics are quick and often beautiful. This shot was...
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Spider Monkeys
These little visitors appeared one morning right outside our hotel room. The...
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Monkey 2
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Monkeys 3
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Monkey 4
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Monkey 5
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Growth
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Resting
I was very pleased that this butterfly rested with its wings open.
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Sloth on the Path
Another sloth seen on the way back to our room.
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Chicharra
This colorful bug was on its back. I turned it over and took some shots.
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Caterpillar
This might hurt if you accidentally sat on it.
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Chicharra 2
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Pork Rinds
During our visit to Quepos, we passed this pot of stewing pork rinds.
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Blues
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Satellite Jungle
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Street Cleaner
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Quepos Portrait
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Outdoor Lights
Quepos was a banana port but is no longer. There is a dike between the...
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Yellow Flower
... and ant.
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Meter
Here I was taken by the yellow.
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Body Piercing
They take mastercard.
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Protected
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Street Vendor
... and friends.
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Courtyard
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Street Machine
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Color
Tourists are clearly welcome in Quespos. There are many shops geared...
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Looking out to sea
This man was sitting on the harbor side of the dike.
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Benches
These benches are on the top of the dike - looking out to sea.
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Waiting
She seemed to be waiting to meet someone.
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Resting in Paradise
The buildings in the background showed the effects of time and climate.
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Sidewalk
Here the pattern on the sidewalk has been broken.
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Wiring
I wonder how well these connections function during storms.
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Shopping
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El Avion
One of the restaurants at our hotel was a converted US transport plane...
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El Avion 2
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El Avion Interior 1
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El Avion Interior 2
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El Avion Cockpit
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Plant Detail
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Looking Up
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Standing Guard
Just around the rock on the left is Manuel Antonio Park.
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Watching
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Beach Lizard
We thought we might be in this lizard's territory because he didn't...
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Food Chain
There were lizards in our room on the wall. One morning I saw this one on the...
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Greens
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Yellow and Red
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Room View
This was the view from right outside our door.
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Tireshop
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Breakfast View
This is a view of Manuel Antonio Park.
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From the Bridge
On the way from Quepos back to San Jose our driver stopped for us to...
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Fence Decoration
Each pillar on this fence was topped by a duck.
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Radar Spiral
We have been to Costa Rica three times now and I still am trying to...
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Palm Fruit
The banana crop has been replaced by palms. These are edible fruit if cooked....
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Handless
I don't recall seeing an intact statue in the cemetery.
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Color
This shows how the colored tile grave stands out from the others.
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North America
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