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Not my truck… but still funny!

Time for a Swan Dive

For my birthday I decided to jump off a perfectly good bridge about an hour away from home:

Journey to the Bottom of the Sea

Have a look at this video of Isla del Coco, to be aired on a National Geographic special later this year:

Viaje al fondo del Mar…Journey to the bottom of the Sea Isla del Coco from Marco Garrido on Vimeo.

Courtesy Isla del Coco.

Representin’ Costa Rica on TUF

Very cool, looks like a Costa Rican fighter (Ariel Sexton) made his way to the Ultimate Fighter’s 12th season (see video). Check out his audition video:

Nice Beach… A Long Time Ago

Talk about a nice beach….

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Anyone who lives in Costa Rica would be surprised to find out that this is downtown Puntarenas. Yes, that dirty smelly town with a beach you don’t want to swim in was a really nice spot back in the mid 20th century. Back then you could even hop on a train from downtown San Jose to downtown Puntarenas. Apparently it was the popular thing to do:

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Idiot of the Day…

Didn’t take too long after coming back from being out of town to see something like this…

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Somebody Call The Zoo!

Watch your step when you leave your apartment in Costa Rica!

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Seriously, I thought iguanas were only around the coast, but they seem to travel up and down the rivers in the Central Valley too. Next time I see it I’ll need to call INBioparque so they can add it to their collection!

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