Can you think of any totally awesome Costa Rican things?
Sunsets, surfing, monkeys and more - a country boasting 6% of the world's biodiversity, and one of the most sought out vacationing places on earth...
Yeah, 1000 will be easy. :-)
Homage to Neil Pasricha's mega popular 1000 Awesome Things website... in words and photograph - let's make a list of everything completely awesome about Costa Rica!
Click on the following links to browse the list, or to submit a new entry...
#993, Oysters *Fresh* Out of the Ocean!
If you know where to go... and exactly what to look for... and at just the right time...
...one of the best seafoods await, right there at the edge of the ocean.
And don't forget to bring a limon mandarina - making for the perfect combination!
#994, Tropidacris Dux
Easily one of the most impressive-looking insects anywhere, Tropidacris Dux - came swooping in from the dark one night...
...it's brilliant bright-orange wings, fully extended to some 20 cm wide.
Translated, it's name means "large brown cricket".
Actually a grasshopper, it's not uncommon - due to their immense size... to mistake one for a bird in flight!
#995, Discovering Secret Waterfalls
Traveling to Costa Rica in Summer of 2010 - there were so many great experiences. One really awesome thing though...
...was finding a natural spring, walking way upstream - and discovering a beautiful crystal-clear waterfall. Pristine beauty - animals, birds, flowers, etc. it's really quite something.
Pictured above, is one near a lodge we stayed at - way up in the Talamanca highlands.
#996, Chan - a Delicious Drink in Costa Rica
As Aldo from Soda Chica in Cobano explains, the seeds from the 'chan' plant - mixed with water, and a bit of sugar too if you like...
...makes for an extra-tasty drink.
What's especially nice about chan, is that it works wonders on an upset stomach - and also...
Helps to lower high blood pressure.
#997, The Central Valley Sky at Dusk
Not even a week in Costa Rica - going back more than two years, I can remember it like it was yesterday...
Kicking back from the apartment patio - high up in the mountains, near the town of Grecia...
A spectacular Central Valley sky - every single night, completely different - and equally stunning.
#998, Realizing *Just How Big* Some of the Bugs are in Costa Rica!
A first-time visit to the Arenal Volcano, we encountered this giant hercules beetle...
Perched on a flower, among some rainbow eucalyptus trees - just outside our lodge - it's actually even bigger than in the photo (maybe 6 inches), as Cordia's hand is closer to the camera than the beetle!
A significant check on our "Animals We Want to See in Costa Rica" checklist. : )
#999, Paragliding at Sunset
Be completely blown away at Nemaclys in Caldera, a small town - just up the coast from Puntarenas...
It's one of the most surreal things you can experience... drifting along, high above the Pacific coastline - streaks of yellow, pink, orange and blue - crossing the sky, as the sun slowly sets.
Definitely do this!
#1000, Howling Howler Monkeys
Working for Sun Tours - the canopy tour company in Montezuma - we're right in the middle of the jungle.
We frequently hear howler monkeys throughout the day, especially at dusk and dawn...
Amazingly, the growl of a howler monkey, is one of *if not the* loudest sounds - of any other mammal on the planet.
They can be heard up to 20 miles away!
Do you know an AWESOME Costa Rican thing?
Can you think of something totally awesome about Costa Rica?
Submit a photo, along with a description - and we'll add your Awesome Thing, to the list...
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- Send a Private Message with the description of your Awesome Thing, and a photo. Please make sure your photo is larger than 500 x 500 pixels.
Thank you! :-)
