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Jun 15, 2011
Jammin' in Machu Picchu
Here are a couple video links of the Andean band Los Jaivas.  They recorded a pretty epic version of the song "Alturas de Machu Picchu" right smack dab in the ancient Incan ruins.
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Jun 14, 2011
Hiking through Selva Verde's Reserve
Day 2 Sarapiqui- Selva Verde Lodge Today started at 6 a.m., followed by a good breakfast complete with howler monkeys.  They were hanging out in the trees right next to the dining room balcony.  Not
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Jun 13, 2011
Arrival at Selva Verde Lodge
Day 1 Sarapiqui- Selva Verde Lodge We made it to Costa Rica safe and sound on an almost uneventful flight.  As we were pulling away from the gate and the flight attendant was explaining how to use th
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Jun 10, 2011
100 facts for 100 years of Machu Picchu
"No. 38 Did the Spaniards know of Machu Picchu? Hiram Bingham didn't think so. 'Yet so far as I have been able to discover, there is no reference in the Spanish chronicles to Machu Picchu.
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A person crouches near the base of a sand dune while aiming a camera offscreen
Twelve travelers and guides pose on a platform overlooking a vast valley below
Many monarch butterflies fly overhead among the treetops
A view of treetops far away where a bird's vibrant feathers make it visible despite the distance
Staff member Debbie Jordan standing behind a conference table decorated with Holbrook-branded signage and handouts
A Galapagos Penguin mid-jump over volcanic rock and seawater
A llama stands on a path with the stone walls of an archaeological site in the background
A woolly monkey balances in the branches of a tree, its limbs outstretched and tail wrapped around a branch overhead
A group of Holbrook staff members pose and smile at the camera outdoors
Multiple people on a forest trail look through binoculars and scopes at something outside the frame
Side view of an adult hippo and calf partially submersed in water
An elevated walkway surrounded by low trees and shrubs with a lake in far background and blue sky with puffy clouds
Staff member Jamie DeVoe poses on an overlook with a volcano and town in the background
Office building with elevated deck and tiered landscaping
Selfie of staff members Kevin Van Dien and Sandy Schmidt smiling
A motmot perches on a tree branch
Upward view of 12 people standing in a circle, smiling down at the camera, with an ornate ceiling above them
A Geoffroy's tamarin sits on a tree branch with its mouth open