Latin America

Jose was so excited to see a Costa Rican ox cart. Jose asked the oxes, “In your journey up the mountain, did you come across a crystal skull?”  No, we have been to busy pulling this cart but ask the coffee beans.  They don’t do anything but soak up water and sun.

We have hit the jackpot, when Miguel Angel was recommended as the driver to take us around Costa Rica. Not only is he taking us safely up, down and around winding narrow roads in thick fog or heavy rains, but he is also a wealth of information. He has adopted me, Jose the travel bear, [...]

I had a very interesting day today.  I visited the house where the President of Costa Rica works.  In Costa Rica, the President does not live in the house where he works like in Washington.  Along with Mrs. Pickering and Mrs. Tolisano, I was given a tour of the Casa Presidencial. The President of Costa [...]

I think I have died and gone to heaven… no not really… I am just in Costa Rica. It is a paradise for anyone who loves to eat fruits. What kind of fruits do you usually eat in Florida? I love to eat bananas, apples, strawberries, oranges and peaches, but here in Costa Rica there [...]

San Jose is the capital of Costa Rica. Most of the “Ticos”, as the Costa Ricans call themselves, live in San Jose. Costa Rica has a population of four million people. Two million live in the San Jose area.   Math students, what percentage is that? The President is Oscar Arias. For our fifth and sixth [...]

We can’t stop taking pictures. Costa Rica is so beautiful and we want to capture it all for you. You can go directly to a slideshow with hundreds of pictures added daily. Simply find the link to Photos of Costa Rica in your side bar.

We have discovered why the name Britt is everywhere here in Costa Rica. It is not because Father Britt is Pachamama, but because there is famous and important company called Britt. Have you ever seen a coffee plant? Neither have we. Do you know when to pick the coffee bean? You pick it when it [...]

After my disappointment yesterday, Mrs. Tolisano and Mrs. Pickering and I started walking through the rainforest. The sounds of crickets, birds, and smell of wet dampness of wet earth, leaves, and trees was impressive. Soon we were in the middle forest and a distant thundering sound was getting louder and louder. I was getting excited. [...]

Butterflies, butterflies, butterflies everywhere.  I have never so many butterflies in one place. I had one come and land on my lap, and I was hoping that this orange buddy could help us on our quest to find the crystal skull.  We chatted for a while, and I learned many things.  For example, in Spanish, [...]