Centroamérica
There's sugarcane, sub-par beer, surf, and senoritas as far as the I can see.. what more could you need? Well, maybe that's just me. For the rest of you lot, there's a near-daily amount of wildlife encounters whether it be a growling howler monkey scaling the power lines over heard, an iguana sitting poolside along your chair, or a crocodile ready to ruin your day and drag you to it's cave like the ice monster did Luke Skywalker in Episode IV. Apart from that, Costa Rica is one of the most biodiverse regions on the planet with an estimated half a million species calling this region home, not including the touristas of course.
Glimpses of life at the equator
Two Wheels or Two Feet
Whatever gets you there alive.
People here ride their bikes for a lot more than just delivering the newspaper or taking an eco-friendly way to work. In some cases it can mean the difference between being able to reach separate cities or not.
Cowboys? You Mean Vaqueros
Praying for the absence of rain.
One of the particular highlights of my time was being a guest at a local ranch for some out of this world food and face time with cowboys and farmers who bust broncs and raise cattle in the dense forests of Costa Rica
Nice Shirt, Gringo
A divide of have's & have not's.
Tourism really sets apart the "who's who" down by the equator and is even a vital dependency for at least 11 countries within the region. It goes without saying that when you get the opportunity, always tip your guide.
In Search of Whales
Floating on the Pacific & Pilsen
Theres not just sharks, stingrays, and crocodiles in the water, (yes crocodiles have actually been sited on beaches before) but some absolutely enormous whales that seem to enjoy playing a "cat and mouse" game with the boats that track them
