Puerto Limon, Costa Rica

In Costa Rica at the Caribbean port of Limon. Took a morning canal boat ride in Tortuguero National Park. Saw some adorable sloths (1 baby, 1 adult), toucans, spider and howler monkeys and various lizards.  Our guide said we were lucky to see so many animals in a short amount of time.

Costa Rica has beautiful rain forests and mountain vistas. Many of the people speak English, as 300,000 ex-pat Americans live here.  Education is free and mandatory until age 17. Literacy rate close to 95% according to our guide, Angel.  Healthcare is paid for with a 9% tax on all working people.  There is no army in Costa Rica.

We will be on the western coast in a few days after going through the Panama Canal.