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2008, Manuel Antonio National Park
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A washing sink rested in a muddy clearing
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Folks stood on shore
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The big rock that rises just off the beach
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A couple sat on a log and watched a boat
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Two people waded through the shallow surf
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The two fellows saw the boat but did not wave
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Low lapping waves moved slowly into shore
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On land the tour began with a telescope demonstration
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The booth at which one payed US $10 to enter the park
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A handy chart showed the route for the tour
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Strange flowers looked like burned corn
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On the path puddles remained following the rain
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A dew encrusted spider web lay path-side
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A moth with a long probiscus sucked nectar
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A colorful grasshopper rested on a leaf
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Strange flowers that looked like birthday candles
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A Pale-billed Woodpecker pecked at a tall tree
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Others saw something else in another tree
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A small lizard crawled up a slender leaf
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Odd mushrooms that resembled melted wax
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An abstract spider lay in its abstract web
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A large toad hid among the low grasses
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The maintenance worker's shack lay under bamboo
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Signs pointed the way for self guided tours
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The land crab scuttled quickly into hiding
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A sign marked entry to the park
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Monkeys cavorted in the trees overhead
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The southern beach looking west
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Smooth white sands and no people
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A small picnic area had been constructed
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The man's backpack rested on a log next to him
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The guide lead the way down a roped off trail
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A primitive shower was available for beach patrons
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The undiscovered coconut burial ground
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Tide pools once used by Indians to capture fish
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Modern fish found in the ancient tide pools
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Bryan shot the surf running in and out
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The north beach looking west
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Expensive housing visible across from the park
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Rocks lay at one end of the long beach
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A crab scuttled among small lumps of sand
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A half coconut lay discarded on the beach
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Graffiti cut into a sign prohibiting graffiti
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Roman numerals were carved into one tree
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An Agouti ate a nut calmly on the beach
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A photographer shoots the big rock from the sand
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The big rock viewed from the beach side
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An iguana basked in the sun on a steep rock
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The commercial side was visible from the park
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