Central America: Costa Rica

I got to take a trip to Costa Rica recently and pretty much couldn’t put my camera down. I visited Jaco, Dominical, and Manual Antonio, and all of it was beautiful. There’s a ton of waterfalls, including a few that you have to work pretty hard to find. I highly recommend going if you haven’t been. You won’t regret it.

I really love the way these images look in black and white and sepia tone. Costa Rica offers lots of color; however turning these black and white seems to really bring out the peacefulness in them.

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Walking along the beach brings many surprises and neat little hideaways. It would be amazing to have a piece of property like this on a beach one day.

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This device is used to press sugarcane in order to get the sweet sweet liquid from it.

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I also came across many great places to stop and grab a bite to eat and a coffee. You can meet some really friendly people along the way.

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You can always find a great place to stop and grab a nap too.

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I wish I could say this killer Toyota Land Cruiser was my ride. This is what I imagine I would own if I lived in Costa Rica.

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The images look pretty cool in color as well. The hues are so amazing in Costa Rica. It’s hard to show all of these images in just black and white.

I wanted to cross this bridge so badly; however, being in the middle of nowhere, I decided to skip it since I had no clue how close I was to the nearest hospital.

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It was nice being able to walk along a beach and not see any houses or even a single person.

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This rock reminds me of something straight out of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.

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There’s all kinds of wildlife in Costa Rica. The lizards and monkeys were my favorites.

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