Thursday, May 17, 2007

Costa Rica- Day 3, working, boring and raining

I stayed in the meeting room all day today listening to the powerpoint presentations. The thunder storm came early today at 2pm. So I guess I didn't miss much for staying indoor. Our hotel was actually very nice with great food. We've been having nice meals since day 1. Costa Rica is famous for its fruits (like Taiwan again) - papaya, mango and pineapples. And also the famous coffee! The biggest brand is the "Britt". I ended up drinking coffee all day long- to resist from sleeping in the meeting, and actually I could't resist from the good smell of their coffee .

Here are some facts about Costa Rica:
1) As small as the size of West Virginia.
2) The country's first income source is from hi-tech industry (thanks to Intel?), 2nd income source is from tourism.
3) Rich in variety of plants and animals. While the country has only about 0.1% of the world's landmass, it contains 5% of the world's biodiverstiy.
4) Costa Rica has no army!

Tomorrow, we will have some spare time in the afternoon. Hopefully we can get out the hotel and see something fun!

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