Sometimes the tiniest things—a passing look from a stranger, a snippet of overheard conversation, a sunset against the mountains—can inspire or inform a story. When I wrote Pura Vida, I was lucky enough to have the beautiful setting of Costa Rica fresh in my mind as a backdrop for my guys.
It’s a truly amazing country and I recommend it to all travelers. Since I’ve been a few times, I’ve amassed more pictures than can be stored on a single hard drive. I thought I’d share just a few of them with you now, so you can get a glimpse into the world where Simon found love.
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- A friendly toucan
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- Hard to spot crab
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- Another hard to spot crab
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- Easier to spot crab
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- See what I mean
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- Cloud Forest
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- Birds in the mangroves
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- Snake in the mangroves
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- Mangrove trees
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- Hundreds of steps to get to this waterfall. Worth it.
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- Dragon-sized dragonfly
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- Weird to see these guys flying out in the wild. Or, err, on power lines.
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- One of many beautiful coves
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- Tree-dwelling anteater curled up for a nap
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- Howler on a monkey highway (passage over the roads). Look closely to see monkey balls.
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- Posing for a glamour shot
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- Eyelash viper. Tiny, beautiful, and poisonous
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- A mother hard at work
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- Adorable
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- You wouldn’t believe how smart these guys are
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- So cute I can’t take it
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- Pretty sure if this bit you, you’d get super powers
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- Just ’cause it’s pretty
Anyone else been to Costa Rica? Any good stories? I may or may not have fallen in quicksand and lost a shoe.
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