Polina
Today was another wonderful day in Costa Rica. We went outside of San José to see the countryside of Costa Rica. The nature in Costa Rica is unbelievable. The vegetation is so green and full of life. We drove by the fields of coffee plants. Many Costa Rican families grow coffee for many generations. We stopped at the local coffee gift shop. I tried 100% pure coffee and it was wonderful. I also bought some to take back with me to the United States. We also took many beautiful pictures with the view of the coffee fields.
Then we tried to go to see a volcano, but it was too cloudy and we would not be able to see anything, so we decided to come back another time. While we were driving in the countryside, we saw a lot of cows and sheep. Costa Rica is often called Switzerland of America, because it is very green and has a lot of mountains. I also think that it is called Switzerland because it produces a lot of natural milk. We stopped by the road and bought fresh strawberries, which are also growing on the local farm.
Then we tried to go to see a volcano, but it was too cloudy and we would not be able to see anything, so we decided to come back another time. While we were driving in the countryside, we saw a lot of cows and sheep. Costa Rica is often called Switzerland of America, because it is very green and has a lot of mountains. I also think that it is called Switzerland because it produces a lot of natural milk. We stopped by the road and bought fresh strawberries, which are also growing on the local farm.
Kimberly
The rest of the trip that was planned worked just fine, las cataratas. After arriving at La Paz Waterfall Gardens we ate lunch in the restaurant with what felt like a thousand noisy kids which was about the world’s most polar opposite of peace, but the food was good. La Paz was a sort of animal sanctuary, almost like a small zoo. All of the animals live in the Costa Rican area, but these were confiscated from people that owned them illegally. They were kept in cages at the garden because they are not able to survive on their own after living in captivity for so long. They had birds, butterflies, monkeys, snakes, frogs, and jungle cats. The animals weren’t in their natural habitat, but we were able to see them up close because most of the cages allowed us to go inside. The butterflies are my favorite, so much so that my dorm room is decorated in them. I wanted to take a picture of this very beautiful blue one but it would never land where I could see it. I was able to hold a toucan in the aviary. My experience was much better than that of Sra. Zapata’s. In the room with the poison dart frogs, Andrés talked with the worker because he thought it was dangerous to be in the open with them. Apparently poison dart frogs only hurt you if you have some sort of cut where it can go directly to your blood. My favorite was called blue jeans. It is teeny tiny with a red body and blue legs.
Alexander
After lunch we headed out to see all the animals and then head to the waterfalls. My favorite was seeing the jaguar. They were so beautiful and powerful, elegant. It made me want to go into the cage and pet them and be with them. One was laying down trying to sleep and reminded me of my dog at home. The waterfalls were very cool to experience. My favorite part was when there was a separate little trail that took you to the base of a 120ft waterfall. The power of the water falling created such a mist and wind that was very cool to feel.
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