Pura vida in Costa Rica
George, a traveller from the US, gives us an impression what Costa Rica is all about for those who don’t surf or need ideas for alternatives:
“In Costa Rica, the Spanish phrase ¡Pura vida! is the national saying, a catchall phrase that means “the good life.'’
We first experienced its meaning in Vega, a lazy town perched on a winding mountain road on the edge of a cloud forest at the start of an eight-day, cross-country car trip.
Vega sits high above a valley filled with billowing clouds that shroud the majestic Volcán Arena, one of the world’s most active volcanoes, which daily erupts lava and stones the size of SUVs.
At dusk, golden sunlight illuminated the clouds in a visual masterpiece. It was as if the clouds were filled with a prehistoric light, almost as if a dinosaur might emerge from the flora and fauna, where colorful birds and howler monkeys make their presence known.“
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