Monteverde, Costa Rica

In the past few hours we have traveled from Grecia, Costa Rica to Monteverde, Costa Rica. The trip was not a long one, only about a two hour drive. We have been able to see and learn more about Costa Rica's wildlife and history.

One new thing we learned about was the coffee plants here. Coffee production has had and still has much to do with Costa Rica's history and economy. Costa Rican coffee beans are considered one of the world's best. Coffee production has gone down in San José (the capital of Costa Rica) due to the effects of urban sprawl, which is the expansion of human population away from central urban areas like San José. Though this has happened fairly recently, coffee is still one of the Country's major agricultural exports.

We have been able to learn a lot on our first day here in Monteverde, and we expect to know a lot more about Costa Rica when we return home. Until then, our brains are being packed with as much information about the way this country works as possible. We plan on taking in much more of this little town and its neighboring cities in the days to come.