Costa Rica: What I know about food and drink

Diet Coke, of course! We also drank 
lots of fresh fruit juice.

We saw ads for Imperial Beer everywhere! Here shown with two of the ever-present hot sauces.

Whenever I had a chance, I took a few photos of the inside or outside of supermarkets.
Here’s the beer!

A supermarket featuring Imperial Beer.

I especially liked the mural on the wall of this market with several of the birds we were looking for.

The artist’s signature.

A fruit and vegetable stand on a street.

Produce in one of the supermarkets where we bought drinks & snacks.

Costa Rica agriculture is very productive both in tropical fruits and other produce.

Just like at home.

Some of the group with our drinks.

As we walked along rural roads looking for birds, we also saw lots of growing crops.
The chayote (called mirliton in the US south) was growing on a tree.

I also tried to capture the look of the many bakeries.

Two Restaurants

Other than the hotels where we stayed, we ate in only two restaurants, one on the
way from San Jose to Rancho Naturalista, and one on the way back.
This restaurant is located on the road up to the volcano, right near where we saw the quetzel!
I’ve included a few photos of these two places, which feature local Costa-Rican food.

The bar at the restaurant on the way back.

Lunch on the way there: a soft tortilla with a variety of roast vegetables and cheese.

Lunch on the return: trout, french fries (ubiquitous!) and palm heart salad.

I’ve already written about the meals at our hotels, but here’s another photo of
my favorite: tortillas, meat, beans, cheese, etc. And a diet coke!

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