On the Butterfly Tour we were taken to the home of a family with 5 daughters - all involved in butterfly breeding. They prepared a traditional Costa Rican lunch for us. Rice, beans, and a stew with chayote squash that was excellent. Here they are in their kitchen - notice, it is NOT an electric or even gas stove ... it is wood burning. This family lives on the slopes of the Poas Volcano, just outside of San Jose in the Central Valley, overlooking rolling foothills of endless coffee plants.
We also were taken out to lunch on the Caribbean side of the intercontinental mountains, which is the wetter area with bananas, pineapple, papayas. These gentlemen provided the marimba accompaniment to our lunch and then we went on a nice, sunny, peaceful boat ride along the river and saw monkeys in the trees, giant HUGE iguanas, caiman (small aligators) and different birds. The food reflects a standard meal - staples are rice and beans and plaintains (yes, EVERY meal) and a micture of vegetables. Meat eaters also had chicken, beef or fish optionis at most meals. For someone who loves rice and beans, it was just too much repitition ... but mornings were best as the beans and rice were mixed in a refry with little red sweet peppers.
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