Costa Rica - Visiting the Central Valley

 
Coffee plantation on the hills near Alajuela
The church of Sarchi
On the central place of Sarchi, a huge oxcart painted in the style of Sarchi
Detail of the big oxcart located on the central place of Sarchi
An artisan painting a part of a small oxcart
Some old wheels from typical Sarchi-made oxcart
A typical oxcart from Costa Rica in the style of Sarchi
The crater of the Poas volcano
A close look at the crater of Poas volcano
The Poas volcano
The lake in the middle of the main crater of Poas volcano
Poas Volcano
Botos lagoon, a filled-up crater of Poas volcano
Trail in the forest surrounding Poas volcano
Forest near Poas volcano
La Paz Waterfall
Two of the La Paz waterfalls
Scarlet macaw
Turtle
Bird
Yellow and green spider
Impressive iguana in Zoo Ave, a wildlife refuge center near Alajuela
Turtle in Zoo Ave, a wildlife refuge center near Alajuela
Green iguana
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Green iguana
Scarlet Macaw
A blue and gold macaw, not native from Costa Rica
A view on the Central Valley, from the hills of Alajuela
The Central Valley, in the morning, from the hills of Alajuela
San Jose, the capital city of Costa Rica, in the background
Coffee plantations
Coffee plantations
A view on the Orosi valley
An old adobe church in Orosi valley
Shop in Orosi
The Rio Reventazon, in the Orosi valley
Caterpillar
Eggs from butterflies
Chrysalis
Birth of a butterfly
Butterfly on a leaf
Butterfly eating fruit
Orange and white dotted butterfly
Difficult to imagine a beautiful butterfly will come from this ugly caterpillar
Butterfly
Coffee berries
Flower
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Stone-carved table and chairs
Close look to an ibiscus flower
A view of the Central Valley from the airplane that is bringing us back to France
The church of Cartago
Driving in San Jose...

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About... We spent the last week of our trip visiting the Central Valley of the country - San Jose, Alajuela, Sarchi...

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