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puerto viejo de talamanca melting pot
Monday, December 24th, 2007Mostly I just people watched while I was here. There was a futbol tournament going on in the late afternoon. An odd version of it tho, as it was played on a court as small as a tennis court (smaller actually, if you consider that tennis courts are bigger on account of the fact that they continue past the out-of-bounds line). They had 4 man teams and you can imagine that in an area that small the action is non-stop. I got to see the locals come out and it was really amazing to see what a melting pot it is: black, white and everything in between – with a healthy dose of the rasta spice.
Can’t say that I would have wanted to spend more time here. It’s got a big surfer-thing going on and they tend to be pretty cliquish. Did meet a couple of british guys visiting for the birding and we got to compare notes.
It starting pouring as I went to bed and continued all night. My plan was to catch the first bus for the border, which leaves PV at 6:30 am. When I awoke to hear it still pouring I had second thoughts but lept out of bed at the last minute to head for the bus. That was all for naught since I missed it. Imagine, in this land of phone outages and crappy roads the bus actually came and left 10 minutes early. D’oh! Since I’d already checked out of cabinas guarana (I recommend this place) I waited at the bus stop for 2 hours for the next bus.
punta uva: point grape
Monday, December 24th, 2007
I got curious about what “uva” was in spanish and it turns out to be “grape”. No wonder I like this place so much, it is named after that fabulous fruit that provides my elixir, vino tinto ☺. ... [Continue reading this entry]
punta uva heaven
Monday, December 24th, 2007
Puerto viejo doesn’t look too bad, but my mission there was to get a few groceries to tide me over when grub wasn’t to be found in punta uva. This isn’t a problem when one has transportation (rental car, ... [Continue reading this entry]
chow in cahuita
Monday, December 24th, 2007
Alby lodge had a community kitchen that I took advantage of some but I had yummy pizza my last night at corlione’s before i hit the sack. Overall, cahuita is ok. It’s a bit dusty despite it’s locale ... [Continue reading this entry]
Punta Uva, Costa Rica
Monday, December 24th, 2007
Cahuita Costa Rica
Sunday, December 23rd, 2007
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Cahuita, Costa Rica
Saturday, December 22nd, 2007
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Cahuita: hippie-haunt of CR’s carib coast
Monday, December 17th, 2007
Cahuita has a “gringo to local” ratio a bit higher than I like. Not to mention I saw my first gringo beggar here, which really chaps my hide. Damn hippies ☺. As a matter of fact – ... [Continue reading this entry]
Tortuguero Village and National Park
Saturday, December 15th, 2007
Tortuguero village is small and rambling, with no cars. it is, in my experience, like many afro-carib communities where families blend and take care of each other and the entire family structure evolves very differently than in the US. ... [Continue reading this entry]
Peggy Rehm