crates | April 12, 2010
Central America is the site of contending crustal plates–notably the Cocos Plate in the Pacific Ocean which is being subducted beneath the Caribbean Plate right off the western coast of central america at a rate of 72-81 mm/yr. It’s this area where the Central America Volcanic Arc exists which forms the volcanoes of Guatemala, El Salvador, [...]
crates | April 10, 2010
I had a fantastic time in Costa Rica. It was over too soon! I added lots of new species of birds to my life list, and saw lots of wildlife and terrific scenery. I’ll try and talk about the trip in the future. It’s too much to talk about all at once, so I’ll probably [...]
crates | March 6, 2010
I’ve never been on a tour before. I’ve always looked down on them for some reason. However, I’ll be leaving tomorrow night to meet my father in Houston where we will fly down and tour Costa Rica. Not like the Panama trip a few years ago when we made up our own itinerary and [...]