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| Gabriel (our Juan Valdez) teaches us about the natural way to grow coffee at El Toledo Coffee Farm, Atenas, Costa Rica |
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| Beans go through roasting machine to become either light, medium, or dark roasted. We tasted each and chose our favorite before knowing which roast. |
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| The coffee farm pet Olive-throated Parakeets got my attention of course! Then a traditional Tico Lunch of beans, rice, veggies, salad, plantains, fish |
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| In Sarchi, Kevin got a taste of the rainforest after photographing some of the colorful oxcarts made here along with furniture, etc. |
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| A typical Costa Rican Oxcart made in Sarchi |
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| Sarchi Church |
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| Tico family in front of Grecia Church Made of metal in Belgium in 1800’s and reassembled in Grecia! |
We got a little further away from Atenas today and will go even further tomorrow as we head for Poas Volcano and La Paz Waterfalls.