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Post by Kämpfer on Feb 16, 2008 17:36:02 GMT -5
Ok, so as I imagine you already know - I'm going on vacation next week. So rather than simply dropping off the face of the Earth like last year I've decided to provide you with some clues. Think of it as a real life game of Carmen Sandiego. I'm going to try to provide at least one hint every day until I depart. If I have internet access I'll try to provide pictures and maybe a few more hints. I'll provide my actual GPS coordinates once I get back so you can see how close you actually got. I guess for you guys the first task is to determine the region, then country, and hopefully narrow it down to the province/town/local...
Clue #1 - Even though its total area is slightly less than that of West Virginia, this coastal nation is home to what some consider to be the world's premier Ecotourism industry. It is estimated that it contains nearly 5% of the Earth's total biodiversity while occupying only 0.1% of its total landmass... (And no, it isn't Kazakhstan)
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Post by Kämpfer on Feb 17, 2008 12:46:07 GMT -5
Well, Loker seems to be on the right track...
Clue #2 - Approximately one quarter of the country consists of protected forests and reserves and is estimated to be home to around 800 species of birds.
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Post by euclidean© on Feb 17, 2008 21:01:30 GMT -5
Because Raina and I have been looking at different locations to travel too in the upcoming years (because we want to start taking trips around the world soon  , you happened to describe something similar to one of the places we were looking at actually lol...I'll PM you the location I think your talking about so others can play in case I'm right lol  O, did you get Matlab ok? |
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Post by AronMsmith1987 on Feb 18, 2008 0:37:30 GMT -5
good clues and i think I'll keep my guesses to my self for the time being till more clues arrive but i see that you might be heading a bit farther south of the boarder this time. LOL Is it possible to sneak a stalk of sugarcane back to the US??
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Post by Kämpfer on Feb 18, 2008 5:43:28 GMT -5
Clue #3 - It was the first country in the world to constitutionally dissolve its army, yet it is among the safest nations in the region. It also deserves distinction as being the wealthiest Spanish speaking country in the world, with poverty percentages lower than that of Spain and other developed nations and levels of urbanization that near those of Finland and Norway.
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Post by AronMsmith1987 on Feb 18, 2008 23:29:22 GMT -5
Can you go see the Carnivall where everybody Dances?? NM it was a simpsons refrance. LOL
So where does it meet up with the that one really big river. JK BTW Send me pics of very large spiders and snakes...
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Post by Kämpfer on Feb 19, 2008 19:38:46 GMT -5
Clue #4 - This province is especially popular among nature fanatics as it is the most sparsely populated of the 7.
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Post by Kämpfer on Feb 20, 2008 15:34:45 GMT -5
Clue #5 - We'll call this a bonus question: Walking along the beach at night is prohibited in most cases due to the risk it poses to this endangered species.
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Post by AronMsmith1987 on Feb 21, 2008 0:05:42 GMT -5
hmm leatherback sea turtle
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Post by Kämpfer on Feb 21, 2008 18:12:23 GMT -5
Clue #6 - This nearby national park includes 220 square kilometers of protected marine and is home to the largest nesting colony of leatherback sea turtles on the Pacific coast.
This one should narrow it down quite a bit, one to go boys and Derfs!
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Post by AronMsmith1987 on Feb 22, 2008 0:37:47 GMT -5
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Post by Kämpfer on Feb 22, 2008 8:41:21 GMT -5
Clue #7 - This town primarily draws surfers and nature fanatics. The beach slightly to the North features two main breaks: Pico Pequeño and El Estero near the mouth of the estuary.
Get the name of the beach and you're golden. Bonus points if you can guess the hut.
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Post by euclidean© on Feb 28, 2008 12:32:39 GMT -5
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Post by derf87 on Feb 28, 2008 23:01:12 GMT -5
Well, he said he was coming home today, so we shall see where exactly he was. The Best Western was my first guess.lol But then i think his parents would have sprang for something a little nice.lol.
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Post by euclidean© on Feb 29, 2008 10:03:31 GMT -5
lol....I saw that as one of the "resorts" (=hut?) and thought......"Wow, they're everywhere..."
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Post by Loker on Mar 1, 2008 9:36:11 GMT -5
Costa Rica was my first guess... |
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Post by Kämpfer on Mar 1, 2008 16:05:58 GMT -5
10° 17' 10.08" N,
85° 50' 58.92" W
Playa Langosta, Tamarindo, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
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Post by AronMsmith1987 on Mar 2, 2008 3:24:15 GMT -5
damn and i was so close. LOL
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, you happened to describe something similar to one of the places we were looking at actually lol...I'll PM you the location I think your talking about so others can play in case I'm right lol 
