Mornings are very foggy . . . |
Even as the sun comes up! Though hard to capture in a photo! |
Mornings are very foggy . . . |
Even as the sun comes up! Though hard to capture in a photo! |
Yellow Eyelash Viper Photographed at Manzanillo, Costa Rica Haiku & photo by Charlie Doggett |
Check out my Haiku Photo Gallery for more like this. Expect a book eventually! 🙂
Or if it is the snake you like, see my Reptile Photo Gallery for a few more.
See the school’s Cool YOUTube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74S9aFTNN_Q
Everyone hangs out at Central Park some of the time! Like these 3 men and boy who just road to town, stopping for 3 bottles of beer & a mug of root beer. Central Park, Atenas, Costa Rica |
It’s an island of green in the center of town with trees, flowers, benches, playground, fiestas, celebrations, & people! Central Park, Atenas, Costa Rica |
The playground is always busy! Central Park, Atenas, Costa Rica |
A water fountain for a drink or spigot to fill your water bottle as this lady is doing. Central Park, Atenas, Costa Rica |
And this one leads directly to my bank! 🙂 I try to walk through the park every day on my walks. It is a simple blessing that I thank God for! Central Park, Atenas, Costa Rica |
Directly across from the full square block park you will find in addition to the above bar and ice cream shop, the courthouse, the municipal office building, one of our banks, several restaurants or places to get something to eat and drink, several clothing stores, one discount grocery store, an office building, a pharmacy, photography shop, bedding shop, the church, and I’m sure I left out at least one something! 🙂
Multiple sub-galleries of photos are about Atenas in Charlie Doggett’s COSTA RICA gallery.
Photographed in Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica |
See more poems in Costa Rica Nature Haiku Photo Gallery.
Residential Street near one of the schools. Atenas, Costa Rica |
My favorite hardware store on right & bus station on left, except San Jose & Alajuela buses leave from building beyond hardware store. At blue bus! Atenas, Costa Rica |
From the intersection of those above streets looking toward main church at palms with the Central Park across the street or on the left. Atenas, Costa Rica |
A funeral leaving the big catholic church, walking to cemetery 5 blocks away. That corner round building, “Gollo” is another furniture store. Atenas, Costa Rica |
“Motos” or ever present motorcycles waiting on funeral. Most are driven by young men. Atenas, Costa Rica |
The front of the funeral procession. Atenas, Costa Rica |
City Hall on right & Central Park on left. Atenas, Costa Rica |
Banco Nacional (my bank) on left (blue & white) and Central Park on right. The red taxis are at one taxi stand. The other taxi stand is across from central market. Atenas, Costa Rica |
The same above street looking away from park and bank. Atenas, Costa Rica |
Last street before highway. ICE (electric company on left) and my favorite restaurant Donde Bocha is on the right behind that truck with covered patio. Atenas, Costa Rica |
One of about 3 bars in center of town with many more out of town, some combo-restaurants, sports bars Atenas, Costa Rica |
Ruta 3 or Highway 3 running through town. My supermarket, La Coope is on left down near the white truck and our only traffic light in town. 🙂 Atenas, Costa Rica |
On the street in front of my computer shop, Unitech, and looking across a vacant lot are the roofs of stores and the steeple of central church at center of town. Atenas, Costa Rica |
The old guy’s band plays first, while . . . Day of Cultures, Atenas, Costa Rica |
. . . the young guy’s band waits off stage. Sax, trumpet, trombone & drums compared to accordion, guitar, marimba. Day of Cultures, Atenas, Costa Rica |
Lots of kiddie rides for every fiesta Day of Cultures, Atenas, Costa Rica |
And always a merry-go-round!Day of Cultures, Atenas, Costa Rica |
And for no explanation I failed to photograph any of the many junk food booths and cheap Chinese plastic toys booths. Any holiday is an excuse for a carnival here! And like in the states, Ticos have learned to move many holidays to Mondays for long weekends! This holiday used to always be on October 12 but was on Monday the 16th this year. Schools, government offices, and some banks were closed, but not all businesses. There is no reason to celebrate Columbus here, even if he did name the country and our currency is named after him. Colon is Spanish for Columbus! Did you know that?
Interesting thing is that while I was downtown I saw no activities related to culture as I have seen in past celebrations, like dancing, art, history, etc. Hmmm. These photos in a gallery.
When asked by an anthropologist what the Indians called America before the white man came, an Indian said simply, “Ours.”
~Vine Deloria, Jr.
Haiku poem on photo made at Tortuguero, Costa Rica. by Charlie Doggett |
Check out my Haiku Photo Gallery for more like this. Expect a book eventually! 🙂
Or if it is the frog you like, see my Amphibians Photo Gallery for many more.
And for those thinking about retiring somewhere in Latin America, I agree with Christopher Howard’s evaluation of the latest ranking from International Living magazine which I used at first but do not trust as they invest in property in places like Ecuador, then push it as the best place to retire. If you are even thinking about the possibility of retiring “south of the border,” you will find this article by Christopher Howard helpful:
INTERNATIONAL LIVING ERRONEOUSLY RANKS LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES FOR RELOCATION
A little girl gets her photo made with 3 of the lead dancers after the performance. Teatro Nacional, San Jose, Costa Rica |
I snapped this opening shot before the usher told us no photos! Teatro Nacional, San Jose, Costa Rica |
We were early, so pastry & coffee through that door in the lobby! Teatro Nacional, San Jose, Costa Rica |
By then there was this long entrance line that ran . . . |
. . . all the way outside into second courtyard! Oh well! Pura Vida! Teatro Nacional, San Jose, Costa Rica |
We were in “the nosebleed section” up near the top, but as they say, “All seats have a good view!” Teatro Nacional, San Jose, Costa Rica |
Our group of 31 enjoyed themselves near the ceiling! 🙂 Teatro Nacional, San Jose, Costa Rica |
Waiting for bus in courtyard after the performance. Teatro Nacional, San Jose, Costa Rica |
Saying “Goodbye” after the mostly retiree expats exit bus at church in Atenas, Costa Rica |
As you enter the gate, on your left stands this statue of a flutist and behind her is one of Beethoven. Teatro Nacional, San Jose, Costa Rica |
And to your right is this bust of Chopin. Teatro Nacional, San Jose, Costa Rica |
Teatro Nacional – The National Theater, 1897 A photo I made on an earlier visit. San Jose, Costa Rica |
To see my “Trip Gallery” on this ballet trip:
15 October – San Jose Ballet Performance
Farming Hills Surround Zarcero Zarcero, Costa Rica |
Farming Hills Surround Zarcero Zarcero, Costa Rica |
Farming Hills Surround Zarcero Zarcero, Costa Rica |
Church & Central Park Topiaries are in Center of Town Zarcero, Costa Rica |
They were setting up for a carnival/fiesta this day Zarcero, Costa Rica |
Repaving Main Street Zarcero, Costa Rica |
Cogwheel or Assassin Bug (Arilus carinatus) on Steps of the Church If I had a side view, the dotted line on his back would be the top of a half-cogwheel. Cool! Zarcero, Costa Rica |