
haezel who woke up at 4 am to milk her cow and taught us how to make cheese from it,
made pastry and coffee with us, and who also helps the local community and school children

enthusiastic fellow hikers

our wonderful guide who led the way, was endlessly patient, never let us get lost,
and shared his knowledge of the country and its nature, stories, history, and spanish with us
along with our talented and very funny driver who navigated incredibly challenging roads
with the owner of a local medicinal plant and food organic farm
who also shared her homegrown sugarcane liquor
called 'moonshine' or 'contraband"

toasting new friends

observant hikers

fellow traveler crew

costa rican cowpokes

breaking bread (and lots of beans and rice) together
sharing our day

boat adventurers

a shy boy and his rooster.
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such memorable people all.
i loved meeting strangers who became friends.
the costa ricans were some of the most positive people i have ever met.
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"it is good people who make good places."
-anna sewell, british novelist
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