My trip to Costa Rica

I traveled to Costa Rica at the end of June 2000, a wonderful country full of rain forest national parks, volcanoes and tropical sand beaches. How did I decide to go to Costa Rica? It really was always on my mind going back to the Caribbean since I love going on vacation to the Tropic. But why Costa Rica? This is the story...
During the 1999/2000 winter season of Vail, Colorado, I was working at a ski resort restaurant and there I met Carlos, a very nice guy from Costa Rica, a co-worker who befriended me and was a big fan of "Soda Stereo" and "Spinetta".

At the end of the winter season he invited me to visit San Jose staying at his house near downtown. That sounded great!!

San Jose is a very small city, with big markets and slow-paced inhabitants, a few museums, universities and rainy days. Then the time had come to go to the beach!!
My friend Carlos recommended me "Tamarindo" and "Flamingo" I chose the first one.
I stayed at a nice hotel in front of the beach enjoying warm green clear waters, great tall palm trees and white sandy seasides.
After sunbathing at the beach during seven days I finally had gotten tanned!!