As an early birthday present my parents took my sisters and I to the Chocolate Museo, to learn how to make chocolate. There are 3 main parts to making the chocolate; Continue reading
daily Market in Granada
Looking Down Into Volcanoes
With the eruptions going on in Costa Rica and Guatemala, volcano’s are, right now, a pretty hot topic. There are actually two volcanoes within a half-hour of Granada, alone! Yesterday we went to one of them – Masaya Volcano. Continue reading
crossing by land into Nicaragua
We found a piece of paradise off the beaten path in Nicaragua. After a stressful border crossing, a 2 hr commute to a ferry crossing, gratitude that we were informed not to take the 1st wooden boat across the lake, a peaceful water crossing and an eventful ride across the island. Continue reading
Rainforest Flora and Fauna
The rainforest is incredible, with all the different species of plants, flowers, mammals, amphibians, and insects. The trees in the rainforest are covered in many different epiphytes. Continue reading
Monkeys, monkeys, monkeys!!!:)
Today, I’m going to tell you about things, more specifically, animals, more specifically – dun dun dun dun- monkeys! Today I’m going to tell you about the three different types of monkeys in the Costa Rican/Nicaraguan area. Continue reading
Food exports of Costa Rica
On the drive back to Playa Hermosa from Monteverde we saw a gigantic rice field. I immediately wanted to see the field up close, harvest the rice, see what happens before we see the rice in stores. I knew we couldn’t stop to explore the field. On the drive we also saw a rice processing mill near the rice field. Continue reading
Thoughts from Arenal
I can’t sleep. Maybe it’s because of the iced coffee I had this afternoon; we went into La Fortuna and I had a second helping of this delicious cafe frio: an amazing, cold, very creamy concoction made from the fabledly-good Costa Rican coffee. Think Tim Horton’s iced capp, but much, much better! Continue reading
living local near a cloud forest
We are currently staying in a local neighbourhood in Monteverde. It’s rather rural and a 100 meters away from Bajo de Tigre, a nature preserve, which is part of the Children’s Eternal Rainforest. Continue reading
Just Some Things I Noticed
There are clearly some differences between Canada and Costa Rica, but besides the temperature, it’s the subtler things that make the differences beautiful. Affected by everything from the history to the climate, these contrasts let us peek into culture of the countries. I could list each variation, from public transportation to the brands they sell, but there are two I really noticed – about animals and food. Continue reading