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 Photo: Maracuyá (Passiflora sp.), San José, Costa Rica 
 Crimson passionflower blooming in a wall of vines in San José on the corridor of the government buildings (Calle 17). 

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Photo: Church floor, Grecia, Costa Rica
 Tiled floor of the church in Grecia, Alajuela, Costa Rica.
 Photo: Inside the church in Zarcero, Alvaro Ruiz, Alajuela, Costa Rica
 Statues, carved columns, tiled floors are common in Costa Rican churches. Flowers? Not so common. These are a common Heliconia known in English as "bird-of-paradise". Photo: Untitled
Photo: Hotel don Beto, Zarcero, Alfaro Ruiz, Alajuela, Costa Rica
 On the northeast corner of the park in Zarcero, this Mediterranean style hotel offers a view of the topiary work of Evangelisto Blanco. We stayed in the corner room that had two beds and two windows ... [Click For More] Photo: Hotel don Beto, Zarcero, Alfaro Ruiz, Alajuela, Costa Rica
 Room #2. This window and door faces south towards the church and leads to the balcony where the topiary garden in is view. The windows are lace and solid curtains. There are two twin beds. This room ... [Click For More] Photo: Esteben con dos cachorros en Zarcero
 Esteben holds two puppies in Zarcero, Alvaro Ruiz, Alajuela, Costa Rica. Their mother was quite willing to let him play with them and gave him her paw. This was at doña Gladys' place (north, down... [Click For More]
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 The topiary work of Evangelisto Blanco is famous throughout Costa Rica. The gardens in the park in front of the church in Zarcero, Alvaro Ruiz, Alajuela are exquisitely maintained. I suspect this cou... [Click For More] Photo: Juriassic Park?
  Juriassic Park  was filmed partly on Cocos Island in Costa Rica; but, this dinosaur is the creation of Evangelisto Blanco and lives in the topiary gardens in front of the church in Zarcero, Alvaro R... [Click For More] Photo: The hands of Evangelisto Blanco
 Plaque honoring the magic of the master of the topiary gardens in Zarcero, Alvaro Ruiz, Alajuela, Costa Rica.  Photo: Face in the bush
 Zarcero, Alvaro Ruiz, Alajuela, Costa Rica. One of the many faces Evangelico Blanco has carved in the wall of hedge surrounding his topiary gardens in Zarcero's park. Photo: Evangelico Blanco and his bird
 Evangelico Blanco weeds out plants, including iris, in the topiary garden he has created in front of the church in Zarcero, Alvaro Ruiz, Alajuela, Costa Rica. View is from the balcony of the Hotel do... [Click For More]
 Photo: Church in Zarcero
 A typical misty day, a typical church, a typical park, a unique topiary garden in Zarcero, Alvaro Ruiz, Alajuela, Costa Rica. Photo: Guapo
 An elderly, but playful dog, Guapo (means beautiful) takes a nap in one of the sitting areas at the hostel, Montaña Linda, in Orosi, Cartago, Costa Rica.  Photo: Heliconia
 In the entryway to the hostel, Montaña Linda, in Orosi, Cartago, Costa Rica. Photo: Sam from Reading, England
 Sam sits in the dining area of the hostel, Montaña Linda, in Orosi, Cartago, Costa Rica. A student of Conservation at Bristol University, he was soon off to Tortuguero for a six month project in the ... [Click For More] Photo: Judah... ready for a walk.
 Judah is almost an MD and was furthering his field at Hospital de Niños in San José. His resumé includes working with a tuberculosis project in Ethiopia and with AIDS at Ward 86 in San Francisco. His... [Click For More]
 Photo: OTIAC
 School for learning Spanish, post office, tourist office, store (need a sarong or a post card?), meeting place for foreigners, café. OTIAC does it all. Located 200 varas south of the southwest corner... [Click For More] Photo: Butterfly
 Resting on a broom handle, a butterfly holds still long enough for a camera shot in Orosi, Cartago, Costa Rica. Reminds me of a shoemaker butterfly. Wings open is more a trait of moths, but antennae ... [Click For More] Photo: OTIAC
 The inner garden behind OTIAC leading to the classrooms where intensive Spanish is taught.  Photo: Soda Luz, Orosi de Paraíso, Cartago, Costa Rica 
 A café con leche awaits me at this delightful, cheerful (and reasonably priced) diner 200 varas north of the northwest corner of the plaza (soccer field). Jorge will take your order and Luz Coto will... [Click For More] Photo: The Emperor, Hone Creek, Costa Rica
 The Emperor at Chilamate, the home of Armodio Romero Blake.
 Photo: Heliconia, Hone Creek, Talamanca, Limón, Costa Rica
 Heliconia at Chilamate, home of Armodio Romero Blake and Ana Piedra. Photo: Hibiscus, Hone Creek, Talamanca, Limón, Costa Rica
 Amapola en Chilamate, la casa de Armodio Romero Blake y Ana Piedra. Photo: LAX in the morning
 The dawn yawn
 
The dawn yawn opens wide,
stifles itself,
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clouds cover the morning-after breath
of a sleepless night.
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odd birds sit on t... [Click For More] Photo: San Ramón, Costa Rica; ox and cart statue
 To the north of the Catholic Church. Photo: San Ramón, Costa Rica
 The Catholic Church.
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Photo: Dedicated to a peacemaker. 
 This is a special room at Casa Ridgway in San José, Costa Rica dedicated to Aung San Suu Kyi who as of the photo, July 2009, was still incarcerated in Burma.  

(506) 2233 2693

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 San José, Costa Rica. Photo: Casa Ridgway courtyard table
 San José, Costa Rica. 

Because of the mild climate interior rooms may open up to courtyards. The kitchen is to the right. Orchids hang on the green wall.
 Photo: From the slopes of Irazú
 A view of the valley from Tierra Blanca, Cartago, Costa Rica. 

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Photo: Templo de Música, Parque Morazán, San José, Costa Rica.
 Notice the pigeons. Young people gather here, especially those with an artistic bent. Photo: Untitled
Photo: Cementerio, San Ignacio de Acosta, Costa Rica
 Short palms line the wet path between the sepulcres in the cemetery.
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Photo: Bridge in Turrialba
 One lane bridge in Turrialba, Cartago, Costa Rica. Photo: La luna y una estrella
 Montaña Linda, Orosi de Paraíso, Cartago, Costa Rica. 

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Photo: Turrialba, Costa Rica. The Central Park.
 Cupola in the center of Turrialba's park is typical of Costa Rican towns.  

Downspouts from the roof water the plants in the urns. It is quite old, immaculately maintained and is fenced off. Photo: Untitled
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Photo: UCR, San Pedro, Montes de Oca, Costa Rica.
 Sculpture on the campus of the Universidád de Costa Rica. Not the only place one finds bronze sculpture in the country. I was a student here... many centuries ago.
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 Photo: La Basílica de Nuestra Señora, Cartago, Costa Rica.
 Inside the basilica, the most important church in all of Costa Rica. Pilgrims come here on their knees.  Photo: Untitled
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Photo: Heliconia, Jardines Lankaster, Paraíso, Cartago, Costa Rica
 Jardines Lankaster has an entire section of garden dedicated to heliconias. They also specialize in tree ferns, bromeliads and orchids. Taken in July Photo: Toilet room in Jardines Lankaster
 Paraíso, Cartago, Costa Rica. 

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Photo: Orosi de Paraíso, Cartago, Costa Rica
 The old church (1743) with the futbol field in front. Photo: Untitled
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Photo: Next to the church, Orosi de Paraíso, Cartago, Costa Rica 
 This fresco is similar to the painting "Alegoría" by J. Villa (1897) depicted on the back of the old 5 colones bank note. 

Facing the church, this building is on the left (south).
 Photo: Soda Luz, Orosi de Paraíso, Cartago, Costa Rica 
 From the church go 200 varas to the north. Photo: Untitled
Photo: Typical house and garden in Orosi
 Orosi de Paraíso, Cartago, Costa Rica. 

Many of the houses in Orosi have walls or iron fences. Many also have gardens. The effect is not as dreary as it is in San José. Photo: Untitled
Photo: Orosi v Paraíso, Costa Rica.
 Futbol at it's finest on a muddy field in the pouring rain. The plaza is in front of the church in Orosi.
 Photo: Orosi, Cartago, Costa Rica
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Photo: Montaña Linda, Orosi de Paraíso, Cartago, Costa Rica 
 Looking down the hallway at the hostel. A very colorful and friendly place.  

teléfono: 2533 3640 (el código de CR es 506)

http://www.montanalinda.com

200 varas sur, 200 varas oeste de la es... [Click For More]
 Photo: Papaya the calico kitty
 Montaña Linda, Orosi de Paraíso, Cartago, Costa Rica. 

Papaya was very friendly with people and snuggled up with them whenever she could. Not so thrilled with dogs. This table was in the courtyard... [Click For More] Photo: Untitled
Photo: Las Ruinas de la Parroquia, Cartago, Costa Rica.
 Gardens flourish inside the ruins of this old church, first built in 1575, destroyed by earthquakes, rebuilt, destroyed again.  Photo: Plaza de la Cultura, San José, Costa Rica
 Also a plaza of pigeons! The Museo de Oro is beneath the plaza. Photo: Midsommer i Missoula
 Juli '09 var tørr i Missoula, Montana. Frå sørsiden av Clark Fork ser mot sentrum og Mount Jumbo. 


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 Photo: Manzana rosa
 July 2009, Orosi, Costa Rica.  Also known as manzana de agua, they are edible (unless allergic). These were in the entryway to the hostel Montaña Linda.Photo: Da Queen and Da Duck.
 Da Duck watches as Queen Scarlett writes a note in Enga's WDC passport.  Photo: HRH Queen Scarlett
 Minnesota, May, 2009. Photo: The Royal gathering. (cartooned)
 Minnesota, May 2009. Prince David, the Queen's consort; Kåre; Queen Scarlett; Da Duck; Susan; Thomas; Mandy Photo: Hands (cartoon)
 Part of the Marie Watts exhibit at the MAM, Missoula, MT 2009.
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Photo: Blankets at Marie Watts instalation 
 MAM, Missoula, MT, April 25th, 2009. Photo: Azaleas April 25th Montana
 No description included. Photo: The Race, Missoula, Montana (cartoon version)
 April 25th 2009. Over the Higgins Bridge. Photo: The Race. Missoula Montana (original)
 April 25th 2009. Over the Higgins Bridge.

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