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travelsphotos Pura vida Costa Rica https://alongtheray.com/pura-vida-costa-rica Now and then I visit mom (and sister!) at their home they built nearly thirty years ago on a farm in Costa Rica. I don’t go often but when I do it’s Apr-19-2024 13:08:00 -0400 Along the Ray April 19, 2024
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Pura vida Costa Rica

Now and then I visit mom (and sister!) at their home they built nearly thirty years ago on a farm in Costa Rica. I don’t go often but when I do it’s always delight for the senses.

Costa Rica has maintained its beauty despite creeping development and American-ification” (my word for gentrification). In our area they’re dealing with developers (currently a few from Texas!) lying on their permits and illegally clearing primary rainforests which are protected and ruining water sources for villages.

Unfortunately illegal deforestation (and some corruption) remains an issue despite Costa Rica’s overall care and protection of its pristine environment.

A minor earthquake rumbled through while I was here — a vivid reminder of earth as a living, breathing body we happen to be living upon.

(Pura vida means Pure life — Costa Rica’s unofficial slogan)

Here’s a few photos.

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Bird’s eye view from flying a puddle jumper over Costa Rica

_images/IMG_9597.jpeg A closer look at one of Costa Rica’s vast rainforests. Amazing, abundant beauty.

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View of the famous Whale’s Tail @ Uvita’s Marino Ballena National Park. That’s an old (yummy) mango tree on the right.

_images/IMG_9600.jpeg Horses on the farm on the way down to the river

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Swimming down at the Morete river (older photo, lost mine whoops)

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Iguanas get big around here… Some are quite colorful too

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Another view of the coast on the Pacific side of Costa Rica.

_images/IMG_9631.jpeg Isla Ballena off the beach at Marino Ballena. Perfect for quiet, serene sunsets

Next time I must remember to bring my zoom camera — there’s so many different colorful birds and wildlife (monkeys, sloths, snakes, etc.) to share.

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