{"id":4035,"date":"2011-04-02T19:05:48","date_gmt":"2011-04-03T01:05:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/paulweigel.com\/photoblog\/?p=4035"},"modified":"2011-04-03T19:15:59","modified_gmt":"2011-04-04T01:15:59","slug":"costa-rica-april-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paulweigel.com\/photoblog\/costa-rica-april-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Costa Rica, April 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is the end of one of the most amazing trips we have been on. We were enchanted by Costa Rica and its beauty, lush foliage and abundant wildlife. However, the people were the best part of this trip without question. Esterillos Oeste is a quiet surfing and fishing village where people from every nationality have come to enjoy nature and live far from the hustle and tension of 1st world city life.\u00a0 If there is a representation of the Garden of Eden on the earth today, it would be Costa Rica. It is lush, unspoiled (mostly) and incredibility beautiful.<\/p>\n<p>When we were preparing to leave we were asked many times &#8220;when are you coming back&#8221;. I sure hope the answer is &#8220;Soon!&#8221;\u00a0 because the people were so sincere, friendly and genuine. It was all about the people on this trip&#8230;.!!\u00a0 We miss them already&#8230;..<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4039\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4039\" href=\"http:\/\/paulweigel.com\/photoblog\/?attachment_id=4039\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4039\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4039\" title=\"DSC_2559\" src=\"http:\/\/paulweigel.com\/photoblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_2559.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"686\" srcset=\"https:\/\/paulweigel.com\/photoblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_2559.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/paulweigel.com\/photoblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_2559-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/paulweigel.com\/photoblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_2559-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4039\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brian and Melissa take one last swim before we left for the airport....<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is the end of one of the most amazing trips we have been on. 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