Contents CANADA page 12 FRANCE page UNITED STATES 16 page MOROCCO COSTA RICA I BRAZIL page 14 I love to travel The more places I visit the more friends I make and the more things I discover'd love to share a journey with you Grab your ticket let s go around the world
GREECE To CHINA JORDAN G20 INDIA PHILIPPINES 28 22 page 18 AUSTRALIA BOTSWANA 24
Costa Rica iBuenos dias This means good day in Spanish I traveled to Costa Rica to visit my friend Alberto Costa Rica is a small country in Central America with over 4 5 million people It's famous for its tropical rain forests active volcanoes and misty cloud forests Howler monkeys iguanas and sea turtles are just some of the amazing wildlife that live here Alberto is a tico a nickname Costa Rican boys and men give themselves Girls and women are known as ticas Most ticos and ticas speak Spanish but some groups still speak indigenous or native languages ALAJUELA iguana SAN JOSÉ O FILE HIL sea turtles Costa Rica has two seasons a rainy season and a dry season March and April are the hottest months of the year Alberto lives on a farm near the city of Alajuela with his dad brother and abuela grandma There are mountains all around Alberto's farm and cows roam freely in the countryside His family grows fruits and vegetables that they sell at street markets or small shops in nearby towns San Jose the country's capital is only an hour away car
My favorite part of the farm was the horse barn where we played hide and seek Alberto even showed me how to groom and ride a horse like a real ranch hand During my stay I tried Alberto's favorite food gallo pinto which is black beans and rice It is the country's national dish It can be eaten with every meal even breakfast Arenal Volcano Alberto took me to visit the town of La Fortuna home of the famous Arenal Volcano It is one of the ten most active volcanoes in the whole world We swam in a nearby hot spring
