okkkk im up and waiting.............. where are all the costa ricans??? is there a village in manuel antonio? a community area.. or is it just the big wide beach. and the national park? is it unto itself?
the people you see there ARE costa rican...as you know...i suck at taking people pics.
most of those pics are taken from MA central...the public beach, it's a tourist town. the beach is nice and wide, and the sand hard, so it's easy to walk on. good size tides there, which surprised me. closest actual tico town is Quepos, just before MA. i saw a few images as we drove thru the country, that i KNOW you would have been out of the car and shooting. 2 little kids playing in a doorway, a farmer sitting on the side of the road... the place is beef country, lots of beef cows foraging in the rolling hillsides. lots of steakhouses and the beef is excellent.
the beach sounds incredible.. id love to be walking there.. so vast. open..
so you ate a lot of beef?? i remember in guatemala... while the beef in general was horrendous.. there was one man who got his beef from somewhere. maybe CR for all i know.. he had a bar.. and he made the best burger ive ever had.... i think on that trip.. bruce and i went many times. for a couple of drinks and that great burger.. hamburguesa..
i didn't see much in the way of different foods. a typical breakfast consists of a costa rican version of rice and peas known as pinto gallo, scrambled eggs with sour cream, plantains and tortillas.
we found a nice beachside shack where they served an excellent lunch of grilled chicken or pork, pinto gallo, plantains, salad and a chutney like sauce called picalillo. all the food we ate was very good, the beer there was nasty tho.
i think costa rica is not third world like nicargua... el salvador.. guatemala..even mexico in the country.... so you probably had wonderful water... and that's great............nothing worse then doubled over in pain and acute diarhea..believe me..............
exciting to be on the road.. who is driving you or scott?
so we've now ventured out of our comfort zone and are attempting to make our way from the Central Pacific to the Northern Plains. the first town we land in is Quepos, fortunately, on a sunday. After we drive in circles 3 or 4 times, we find ourselves on a main road...yay! Unfortunately, it's headed south and not north. dang. I finally get out and attempt to engage a few elderly men on the roadside. Donde esta Parrita? i say with my map in hand looking pathetic.
The ticos are friendly people and seem to delight in showing off their lovely country. whenever we needed help we'd find them to be a constant souce of help, information and smiles. Most don't speak english, but will still try to help. If you make an effort to speak or say some words in spanish, and throw in many a muchas gracias, they appreciate and enjoy the interaction con mucho gusto. [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/wink.gif[/img]
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: loops</div><div class="ubbcode-body">pinto gallo is basically rice and peas. not sure how you'd define 3rd world...but i thought people appeared to live pretty well. </div></div>
that is my understanding about CR ....i hear but dont know.. that there are a lot of people who go there to retire... not sure if its americans or europeans.. but its known for that.
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