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Road To Tortuguero, National Park

A lovely plant bid the travelers bon voyage
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A lovely plant bid the travelers bon voyage


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Buses and trucks shared the winding road with cars
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Buses and trucks shared the winding road with cars


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The road led through lushly overgrown hills
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The road led through lushly overgrown hills


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One tunnel saved many kilometers of travel
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One tunnel saved many kilometers of travel


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Still invisible beyond hills was the eastern coast
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Still invisible beyond hills was the eastern coast


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Motorcycles were a common sight along the way
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Motorcycles were a common sight along the way


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Uphill, traffic backed up behind slow trucks
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Uphill, traffic backed up behind slow trucks


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A small landslide was being cleared
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A small landslide was being cleared


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The occasional truck was pulled out and parked
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The occasional truck was pulled out and parked


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The road passed over a rocky river
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The road passed over a rocky river


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Signs surrounded most every small town
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Signs surrounded most every small town


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An agricultural vet was open for business
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An agricultural vet was open for business


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Bordering trees towered high over the road
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Bordering trees towered high over the road


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The road passed through the occasional small town
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The road passed through the occasional small town


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The bus stopped at a typical open air restaurant
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The bus stopped at a typical open air restaurant


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A typical butterfly tent was out back
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A typical butterfly tent was out back


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A banana created a feast for many butterflies
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A banana created a feast for many butterflies


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Small plants grew directly on the tent's fabric
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Small plants grew directly on the tent's fabric


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Back on the road and following another truck
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Back on the road and following another truck


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A closed bar with a rising star over the door
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A closed bar with a rising star over the door


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The bus passed the Chiquita Banana warehouse
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The bus passed the Chiquita Banana warehouse


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A crop duster was seen parked at a small airport
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A crop duster was seen parked at a small airport


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The road turned dirt and a tractor passed by
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The road turned dirt and a tractor passed by


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At the Del Monte Banana plant a rhinocerous beetle was held
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At the Del Monte Banana plant a rhinocerous beetle was held


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Blue bags were removed first
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Blue bags were removed first


Del Monte Banana plant   •  Road from San José to Tortuguero National Park   •  (8 September 2008) North eastern Costa Rica   •  © 2008 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #RoarToTortugueroNPCostaRica20080908_3273BCX
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Bananas were removed and placed into water next
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Bananas were removed and placed into water next


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Many bicycles were parked just across the street
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Many bicycles were parked just across the street


Del Monte Banana plant   •  Road from San José to Tortuguero National Park   •  (8 September 2008) North eastern Costa Rica   •  © 2008 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #RoarToTortugueroNPCostaRica20080908_3280BCX
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He waved to the bus while waiting for a bus
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He waved to the bus while waiting for a bus


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The dirt road became almost idyllic
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The dirt road became almost idyllic


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Lychee nuts in bags piled alongside the road
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Lychee nuts in bags piled alongside the road


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Cows grazed on grass and leaves in a neighboring field
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Cows grazed on grass and leaves in a neighboring field


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The bus driver spotted a sloth in a tree and stopped
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The bus driver spotted a sloth in a tree and stopped


Vickie looked at it through a spotting scope   •  Road from San José to Tortuguero National Park   •  (8 September 2008) North eastern Costa Rica   •  © 2008 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #RoarToTortugueroNPCostaRica20080908_3304BCX
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Brahma cattle in a field with high grass to graze
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Brahma cattle in a field with high grass to graze


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Multiple tour buses stopped to view monkeys in trees
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Multiple tour buses stopped to view monkeys in trees


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A new boat under construction near the river dock
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A new boat under construction near the river dock


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