10/22/2013 Meeting the neighbors

Some days you really feel lucky. We could have ended up anywhere in the world for our Peace Corps service but the powers that be have sent us to a secret getaway tourist site in Costa Rica. Here are some pics of La Marta the local wildlife refuge. We had a brief encounter with some sort of large cat but it ran before I could get a good look at it. Big and black was all I saw.

And here is a brief tour of just a few of the things you can see in the park.

 Ruins

 Big cats... see her?

 White water rafting river

 Camping sites

As it turns out there is more than one waterfall around our site. I’m told there are about half a dozen. Here is another one. 

You go about half way up a hill covered in trees and the canopy opens up into this beautiful waterfall with two stone seats at the bottom.  As you sit on the stone, you get a massage!!

All the waterfalls empty into the river of Pejibaye (Rio Pejibaye; pictures forthcoming) which separates Pejibaye from it’s neighbor Plaza Vieja. 

Part of my project here is to help set up a bed and breakfast group for tourists to stay.  As we make more progress and have a firm idea of prices I will keep you posted, but please if you have interest in coming to Pejibaye let us know! In the mean time, I'll be bringing you more info about this beautiful site that's just 3 hours from the San Jose airport in Costa Rica. See you soon!!