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Day: October 25, 2019

Boyero with his oxcart in Costa Rica

Day 30: Let’s startle the world with beauty

October 25, 2019 stanleyobando

The outrageously lovely oxcart – and this week’s roundup.

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As the weekend approaches, all I want to do is pack a picnic lunch and make a beeline for Tapantí National Park. It’s in the Orosi Valley just east of San José, easy to get to for a low-key day trip, and equally great for serious nature lovers and for kids who just want to walk for 10 minutes and then take off their boots and splash in a river. // For some reason, I’ve been there only once in all these years, but will soon remedy that oversight. // Wishing all of you a green and splashy weekend. #costaricadailyboost #tgif #tapanti #tapantí #orosi #orosivalley #visitcostarica #thisiscostarica #daytrip #travel

You guys: this is nuts. And amazing. And nuts. Each February in Costa Rica, a group of batshit-crazy badass superheroes every February in Costa Rica. That’s right. It’s the Carrera Internacional Ecológica Cerro Chirripó. // To put this in perspective, I'll need to use some caps. You see, people in fairly good shape often train to make sure they’ll be successful when they WALK up Chirripó, Costa Rica’s highest peak, over multiple DAYS. The competitors in this race RUN up – and then down – a total of 34 kilometers, ascending and then descending 2,050 meters along the way. That’s running up the Empire State Building MORE THAN FIVE TIMES OVER, and then descending that same knee-jarring distance, except on uneven terrain and at high altitudes. All in a little over three hours, if you’re in the lead. // I would tell you more about the way the race links runners to local communities, homegrown food and regional traditions, but just writing about it has worn me out. I’ll be over on the couch, hoping that a documentarian is interviewing Saturday’s racers as we speak and preparing to strap cameras to their singlets so we can see just how they manage this extraordinary feat. Best of luck, you superhumans. May the road rise to meet you. I have a funny feeling it will. #costaricadailyboost 📷Carrera Ecológica Chirripó vía Facebook #extremesports #carrerachirripo #chirripo #travelthursday #running #extremeraces #trailrunning #happytrails #costarica #visitcostarica #costaricagram #atletasdecostarica

Do you go to a pulpería on the regular? Is there one you look forward to visiting when you go to your family's or on vacation in Costa Rica? Is there a corner store you remember fondly from your childhood? Tell me about it... and visit the link in my bio for more about the pulpería in this photo and my appreciation for the pulperos in my life. #costaricadailyboost . . . @travelwann @green_communities_official #sanpedrodetarrazú #lapulperia #pymes #mipymes #pulperias #thisiscostarica #costarica #costaricagram #comunidad #tarrazu #lossantos #valledelossantos

It's the world's saddest and most beautiful Instagram account - and a celebration of life that we all need to see. Today's post is about a project that's been haunting and inspiring me for months. Please check out the link in my bio for more on No Estamos Todas (not all of us are here). I am so grateful to these artists in this #martesparalasartes. These 📷depict Nicole, Angelica, Karla, Ingrid, María Alejandra, Yendry and Jessica, all via @noestamostodas #costaricadailyboost #women #womensrights #femicidio #niunamenos #niunamenoscostarica @crniunamenos #mujeres #bastaya #artistas #ingridescamilla

Here's to a movement helping Costa Rica prepare for marriage equality: Si Acepto Costa Rica. Check out the link in my bio for more on this effort to share stories, organize workshops, combat myths and more. #costaricadailyboost #siaceptocr #costarica #lgbtq #theyearoflove #marriageequality #matrimonioigualitario

Stairs with a little somethin' extra. #costaricadailyboost #costarica #luchalibre #tresrios

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