Costa Rica

Pura vida

Pura vida:

• Pura vida is a characteristic Costa Rican phrase which literally means PURE LIFE –

• The phrase can be used as a greeting or a farewell, as an answer expressing that things are going well

Cloud Forest/El bosque nuboso• A cloud forest is a highland forest characterized by nearly 100% humidity throughout the year.

Monteverde houses 2.5% of worldwide biodiversity.

• Costa Rica represents the 0.03% of the landmass of the planet and has the 5% of the Biodiversity of the world.

• 100% of the incomes collected by the entrances and other services are designated for educative, preservation and research programs.

• One of the best examples of sustainable tourism that you can experience.

• It owns a hostel, the only one on the area located in the perimeter of this beautiful cloud forest.

• You can step on the Continental Divide, where one foot will be on the Caribbean side and the other on the pacific side (fun to take a picture with a friend, each in one side)

http://www.monteverdeinfo.com/

Arenal (active volcano)

• (town build around it)• Natural hot springs• Has steadily been erupting and you can actually see

the lava flow• It is famous for a large explosive eruption in 1968

that killed several people and threw incandescent bombs to 5 km distance from the vent. Arenal lies along a volcanic chain where activity has migrated to the NW over the past 2 million years