Brian- Central America

Trip Members:Brian Countries Visited:Costa Rica, Panama, Nicaragua Trip Duration:January11-January 25, 2007 Languages:Spanish, Creole Itinerary: 1 day in San Jose, 2 days in Cauhita, (taxi and boat to the Bocas del Toro, Panama), 1 day in Bocas del Toro, (taxi and boat back to Costa Rica), 2 days in Puerto Viejo, (bus to Grenada, Nicaragua), 1 day in Grenada, (boat to Ometepe Island in the middle of Lake Nicaragua), 2 days on Ometepe Island, (bus back to San Jose, Costa Rica), 1 day in La Fortuna,(jeep/boat/jeep to Monteverde), 1 day in Monteverde, 1 day in Jaco, 2 days in San Jose Activities:Couch-surfing with Kiki, Playing futbol with the locals, Animal watching-tucans, sloths, howler monkeys, parrots, Running the Jungleman Marathon, sneaking into the Chaquita Banana Factory, Zip line tours, Hiking Volcan Concepcion, Going to a Heredia futbol game, Biking and exploring on Ometepe Island, Volcan Arenal tour and hot springs, Body surfing in the Carribean and Pacific Oceans,