Hindman Costa Rican Highlights

April 12, 2008  -  April 21, 2008
The first Explorica picture enlarge
The first Explorica picture
The first Explorica picture
The first Explorica picture
Going to the clouds
Going to the clouds
Onion and potato fields
Onion and potato fields
The lagoon in the middle of the crater of Irazu
The lagoon in the middle of the crater of Irazu
Watching at the craters
Watching at the craters
Walking in Playa Hermosa next to the crater
Walking in Playa Hermosa next to the crater
Antenas from radio and television
Antenas from radio and television
Crater Diego de la Haya
Crater Diego de la Haya
At the Lancaster Garden
At the Lancaster Garden
Orchids blooming all over!
Orchids blooming all over!
La Guaria Morada, the national flower of Costa Ric
La Guaria Morada, the national flower of Costa Ric
Watching the Sleepy plant
Watching the Sleepy plant
The beautiful Heliconia
The beautiful Heliconia
Orosi´s church
Orosi´s church
Coffee beans!
Coffee beans!
El Valle de Orosi
El Valle de Orosi
La Basilica de los Angeles
La Basilica de los Angeles
A rainbow around the church!
A rainbow around the church!
The original church of Cartago
The original church of Cartago
 

Day 2: April 13, 2008

 
Hello, my name is Seidy and I´m the tour guide of this Explorica group in Costa Rica. They arrived just yesterday very late and everybody very tired. So, they went to sleep fast to get ready for today; today they had the chance to see San Jose, the capital of this country and we went to visit Cartago, the ancient capital and second province of Costa Rica and spent the whole day there. We saw the Irazu volcano and its main crater; we also saw the coatis, animals related to racoons; we visited the Lancaster Garden, famous because of its orchids; they had their first "casado" for lunch; we went to see the valley of Orosi, where there is the oldest church of Costa Rica still being used; we saw and ate some coffee beans and visited also the main church of Cartago, La Basilica de los Angeles. All this in one day, this students really have energy! At the end of the afternoon we came back to San Jose and had dinner at the Casona del Cerdo restaurant and then we got ready for resting. Good Night!