4/13/10 - Panama Canal Cruise - Puntarenas, Costa Rica

This tour we took in Costa Rica was different than most we have ever taken. We learned about the various flowers and fruit. We also stopped in a small town and were treated to some dancing.

Our tour guide, Zelma
Around Punterenas
Buildings along our tour
Buildings along our tour
Barranca
Countryside along our tour
Buildings in Esparaza
Gazebo in Esparaza
Gazebo in Esparaza
Zelma posing with some of the dancers. These are children from Esparaza. They have to maintain good grades in order to be able to dance for the tourists.
Some of the dancers
Some of the dancers
Dancer
Dancer
Dancer
Dancers
Dancers
Dancers
Dancers
This young many represents the bull
This young many represents the bull
Dancers
Dancers
Dancers
Dancers
Dancers
Espíritu Santo de Esparaza, church in Esparaza
Inside Espíritu Santo de Esparza
Inside Espíritu Santo de Esparza
Inside Espíritu Santo de Esparza
We were told this is one of the flower used to make Channel #5
On one of our stops, our ship is off in the distance
Wonderful fruit
Fruit stand
Coconut
Machete used to cut coconut
House along our tour
Countryside
Living fence. Many of the fences are made by inserting twigs into the ground and having them grow into a fence.
Another living fence
House along our tour
House along our tour
House along our tour
House along our tour
Banana cluster
This is a young banana cluster
Closeup of the young banana cluster. Each of those white things is an immature banana
The Cashew nut is that greenish thing on top. The reddish/orange is called the cashew apple. It is edible, and has a strong "sweet" smell and a sweet taste.