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Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Goodbye Central America - San Jose and Rafting

We said goodbye to Central America from San Jose, which was easily our favorite capital city so far on the trip - felt safe, relatively clean, etc. We decided to spend our last day in Costa Rica rafting on the nearby Rio Pacuare, and it was wonderful! Abel, our guide, was great, translating directions into Spanish and English (our boat consisted of 2 Ticos, or Costa Ricans, one Swiss guy, a Salvadorian, and Balen and me... we were multicultural. We saw beautiful waterfalls and birds, indigenous people living beside the river - not to mention the rapids which provided plenty of entertainment! Class IIIs and IVs, we had a great time. I wish I had photos, but we weren't able to take the camera on board due to water. I would certainly recommend the Pacuare to anyone going to Costa Rica. It was beautiful, and thrilling!

Sadly, we had to say goodbye to Central America shortly thereafter. Below is a photo of Balen and our last licuados - fresh fruit smoothies - of Central America.

Very very sad.

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