We are staying in a comfortable and hospitable Turrialba B&B, just off the parque central. This is a compound with inner courtyards and covered pool table and darts and hot tub (!?) area, that used to be three different properties. There is an amazing cascading and recirculating multilevel fish tank that has a mysterious black crawling fish with armoured scales that wriggles between tanks over a two foot land bridge. Eerie at night when the light is low..
Turrialba is a well kept city at 600 m elevation, with a mysteriously variable population. From various local sources, we have heard that the population is 4,500, 16,000 and 70,000. It's in there somewhere - pura vida! The beautiful shady central park is constantly busy with families, kissing couples, shoppers, cab drivers, tourists and locals just hanging out looking at everyone else. Reasonably good shopping (including a "Maxi Bodega"store, which is a mini-version of WalMart that is all over CR), and a direct bus to San Jose. Just up slope are refreshingly cool villages which look out over the Reventazon River to the Talamanca mountain range. Buena vista.
Tomorrow we head to the Carribean village of Cahuita for steamy tropical jungle and reportedly the best snorkling in CR.
Multi-level fish tank and cascades, with tropical plants everywhere.
Breakfast table with speckled orchid in middle of lazy susan.
Tiny gecko on edge of 3/4 inch thick plank.
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