| We have just returned from a trip to the
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| | coffee trees, with banana trees planted
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| coffee farms of colorful Costa Rica! As
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| | in between them, to help break the wind.
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| our airplane landed at the international
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| | Search Engine Marketing Specialist
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| airport outside of San Jose, it was dark
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| | Since 1995 SEO/SEM tools, training, and
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| already. Our flight was late out of
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| | professional "full service" Search Engine
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| Miami, but we were still excited to
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| | Marketing help at very affordable rates.
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| finally get to Costa Rica. Then reality
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| | In the afternoon, the plantation driver
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| hit us! We needed to get to the
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| | took us back to the B. and B., because we
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| Siempreverde (meaning 'always green') Bed
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| | did not have our own car as yet. It was
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| and Breakfast on our own, ruling out our
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| | looking like there would be no dinner for
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| initial plans of renting a car. As we
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| | us that night! However, our luck changed
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| negotiated for a cab, many of them were
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| | when we met a delightful couple from
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| not sure where to go. Finally, one cab
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| | Belgium, also staying at the inn. Their
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| driver came forward and said, "I know
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| | names were Dirk and Els, and they were in
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| where to go." As we were walking toward
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| | Costa Rica, looking to migrate from
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| his cab, we spied a hand-made sign with
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| | Belgium. After sitting, talking, and
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| our names on it! Two wonderful people
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| | getting to know them for awhile, they
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| from the DOKA Plantation stayed up late
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| | invited us to go out to dinner with them.
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| and came to pick us up, to take us to our
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| | They had found a nice restaurant that
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| B. and B. The Siempreverde Bed &
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| | overlooked the city of San Jose. How
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| Breakfast is affiliated with the DOKA
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| | could we resist? What a stunning view it
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| Plantation. They had been waiting for
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| | was, with all the bright city lights! The
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| several hours for our plane. We thought
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| | dinner was also very good; similar to
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| "how considerate of them," and as we soon
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| | Mexican food, yet different. We had some
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| discovered, there would have been no way
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| | wine with dinner, and our conversation
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| for us to find our own way there in the
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| | flowed for hours. What was shaping up to
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| dark. As we started to drive up the
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| | be a sad, hungry night by ourselves,
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| mountain, we couldn't believe how dark it
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| | turned out to be full of fun, food, and
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| was, and the road seemed to go on
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| | fellowship!
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| forever. As we arrived at Siempreverde,
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| | The next morning we rented a car and
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| we met Jesus the groundskeeper, who had a
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| | explored a little bit on our own. We
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| big smile on his face at 2:00 a.m. In
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| | wanted to see where the people live and
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| Spanish, he gave us a warm welcome, which
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| | what they do each day. Beverly loves the
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| we somehow understood, even with our very
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| | ocean, so that morning we were on our way
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| limited grasp of the language. We then
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| | to the closest beach, which was Playa
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| settled into a short night's sleep, as we
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| | Tarcoles on the Pacific Ocean side of
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| knew breakfast would be at 7:30 the next
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| | Costa Rica. It was a long 3-hour drive,
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| morning.
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| | but it was worth it. The winding drive
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| The next morning we were up early and we
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| | reminded us a little of the road to Hana,
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| went downstairs to look around. What a
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| | Maui in Hawaii. As we neared the coast,
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| site for our eyes to see! It was a
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| | we saw many people looking down from a
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| beautiful bright green landscape with the
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| | high bridge. Curiosity made us stop, and
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| mountains in the background. As a coffee
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| | what a surprise we found; real live
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| trainer, Don always thought that coffee
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| | crocodiles were living beneath the bridge
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| trees all had canopy trees above and over
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| | in the Tarcoles River! When we arrived
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| them, in order to protect them from the
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| | at the beach, we stopped to have dinner,
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| heat, but that is not the case in this
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| | and enjoyed a spectacular sunset. As we
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| part of Costa Rica. Most of the year,
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| | headed back, we stopped at roadside
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| there is a cloud cover and the
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| | vendors that sell everything from fresh
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| temperature is about 68F to 88F
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| | fruit to handcrafted items. What we found
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| year-round. By the cloud cover, these
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| | on our first day's venture is that Costa
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| trees have natural shade from the sun.
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| | Rica is still wild and untamed in many
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| Each morning we had a typical Costa Rican
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| | respects, from its natural beauty to its
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| breakfast of scrambled eggs, "gallo
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| | wildlife.
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| pinto," which is a rice and black bean
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| | We were in Costa Rica for only a week,
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| dish, fresh papaya, pineapple, toast, and
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| | and now we realize that one week was not
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| of course, some of that wonderful Costa
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| | enough time, to truly see all that this
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| Rican coffee! That first morning, the
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| | lovely country has to offer. Besides two
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| DOKA Plantation sent a car to take us to
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| | oceans (the Pacific Ocean on the west
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| our meeting, which was our reason for
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| | coast and the Caribbean Sea on the east
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| coming to Costa Rica. As we drove even
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| | coast), there are the rainforest reserves
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| further up the mountain, the scenery was
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| | with canopy tours, the coffee
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| incredible! When we arrived, they led us
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| | plantations, the waterfalls and lagoons,
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| into an open-air pavilion, gave us a cup
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| | the tropical flora and fauna, and best of
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| of their famous coffee, and we waited to
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| | all, the friendly people and their
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| meet Alexandra. She was fluent in both
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| | hospitable way of life. What a
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| Spanish and English, which was a big
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| | magnificent place to come to have a
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| help. The topic of our meeting was "How
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| | training program about Costa Rican
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| we can partner together to educate people
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| | quality coffees! If you have never been
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| about quality coffees?" The pavilion
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| | to Costa Rica, you should take the short
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| would be an ideal open-air classroom that
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| | two-hour plane trip down from Miami. Many
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| could seat up to 150 people. As you look
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| | pleasant surprises await you!
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| out, you can see thousands of acres of
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