We had our IUI yesterday. Everything went great. We’re now finally in the dreadful two week wait.

The same nurse that got us our BFP last time did our IUI this time. I’m hoping this is good luck. She said our numbers were great (50 mil) and we were ready to rock and roll.

I reminded her to use a different clamp since my cervix needs that extra care. She said that she remembered and she was all set already.

Then she said “well, it seems that your cervix is behaving today”, I had to laugh and said “she better, since I had a serious talk with her.” We both just cracked up laughing. She then told me to hold on and get ready since the insemination was about to happen.

Everything went so smoothly that I had to ask her “are you sure you’re done?” She laughed and said that everything went very smoothly.

I can feel a little bit of cramps here and there but nothing bad at all. It’s strange when we’re looking for pain and something for us to worry, then when we don’t find it then we worry that it’s not there and that something must be wrong.

What a weird vicious cycle this is.

I’m trying my best to stay positive, think positive and not worry. We’ll see how long this lasts since today is only 1dpiui. I still have another 13 days to go. AHHHHHH

Today I started taking my Endometrium. For those who have not tried this yet and only used Prometrium, I have to tell you that Endometrium is SO MUCH better. It’s a huge difference, at least for me. I can’t complain at all.

It’s not like I love doing it but at least it’s much much better than the Prometrium.
Anyway, we’re now trying to get ready for Christmas.

It seems that both our parents are coming to spend Christmas with us. It’s very funny since we’ve NEVER had them both at the same time ever since we’ve been together. Its even stranger is that we said that we wouldn’t celebrate Christmas this year (with the loss of the baby and all) and we’re not only celebrating it but we’re hosting it too. Our house is full of lights and Christmas is here full force.

I’m not complaining at all, it kind of helps my mind stay busy but I thought I would comment on it.

Anyway, one day down and 13 more to go. We’ll see how long I’ll hold off on POAS.

Hey guys…sorry it’s been so long in between my posts.  As nerve wracking and intense as the 2ww is, there’s really not much to blog about!  Actually, as I’m not expecting that anything will come of this particular cycle, I haven’t felt the need to blog about every twinge I feel there, or “symptom” I feel there.  I’m more treating this cycle as a “test” to see how the Metformin works – or even if it will work!  As far as I can tell, I am now 14 dpo (days past ovulation).  That means that very soon I should be getting a visit from every woman’s favorite aunt – Aunt Flo!!  If not, Fertility Friend has advised me that, since this is the first cycle I’ve charted with them, that I shouldn’t POAS until Dec 22 – and I’m not planning on it!  As AMAZING as it would be if I did by some small miracle become pregnant on this cycle, I would be happy (though, not nearly AS happy) with AF arriving in a timely manor after the big O.

So, I’m posting my chart as it stands today…I thought I was maybe starting to get the signs that AF will be here today, but so far, I’ve been wrong on that point.  We’ll see.  Perhaps tomorrow she’ll show her lovely face.

Shout out to all of my IF online friends who have gotten the good news of a BFP in the past few weeks!  It seems they are coming out of the wood work!!  Congrats to all of you – it gives me a lot of hope to see you who have struggled so much to have that ray of light and hope in your lives now!  I can only hope that the rest of us will be next!

THE CHART (CD36, 14DPO):

Maybe I’m in denial, or maybe I’m still numb, but I’m starting to become a little bit more “okay” with this pregnancy not being viable and it only took four hours. If you take the money out of the equation (this frozen embryo transfer cost me and my husband $2,200), I’m just back where I started. Nothing gained, nothing lost (well, except for $2,200).

It’s time to look at the upside of not being pregnant for a moment. I can once again drink Diet Coke and eat sushi. I may even smoke a cigarette or two. New Year’s Eve just got a whole lot more fun. I don’t have to feel guilty about graduating to the ranks of pregnant while a couple of my close friends still suffer among the unpregnant. Oh, and then there’s the big Shroom Fest this summer.

You read it right. Shroom Fest, baby.

To clarify, I am not a big druggie. Or rather, I’m not a druggie at all. In fact, I’m pretty much what we used to call “straight-edge” back in the 90s. I quit drinking in 2001, just days before September 11th and never went back. Not even once. Not even on September 12th, when the cloud of the obliterated Twin Towers blew over my Brooklyn apartment. Not even in the face of all the recent turmoil in my life when perhaps a less committed person would have taken a drink.

But, for some reason, I feel compelled to take mushrooms in my thirties. I was inspired by an article in the New York Times about a 3D Bjork video which had been directed with the aid of psychedelics, and for the first time, I thought that shrooms may be more interesting–and maybe even useful–than simply watching “Wizard of Oz” to “The Dark Side of the Moon.”

The last time I ate a mushroom cap, was about ten years ago, mixed in with a half tab of ecstacy and about eight drinks. It did nothing for me. But now, with a clear mind and an adult’s consciousness, I think it might be a real experience. My husband thinks it’s weird and wants nothing to do with it, and my friends think I’m bluffing. But I just want to do mushrooms and do them once on a beautiful summer day in the heart of Central Park.

So, assuming that I’m not knocked up by June (and the likelihood is very there now), then I have more thing to be thankful for.

by Denise May – Travelink

For the past few years, Costa Rica has become a very popular destination. Younger people have flocked to the country for many reasons — mainly to get in a good dose of adventure. Some people have even gone to Costa Rica for volunteer work and extended stays as English teachers. When you see the natural beauty of Costa Rica, it’s hard to dispute it’s pull. When you get to know the people and traditions of Costa Rica, it is clear that this is a very special place to visit.

Adventure reigns supreme here. You can still get in a more traditional resort holiday in places like Guanacaste, Tamarindo Beach and Puntarenas, but you’ll find many more options as you explore this ecological wonderland.

There are quite a few active volcanoes that dot the land. In fact, Poas erupted in 2008 and Arenal blew this year. This is just the beginning of the myriad wonders in Costa Rica. The rain forest is a huge draw — it contains the greatest density of species in the world. You’ll also encounter cloud forests. This unique type of forest is akin to a rain forest but it is cooler due to clouds lingering at the higher altitude.

If you’re looking for some more traditional adventure, there is no shortage. For white water rafting enthusiasts, level III-IV rapids are commonplace. There is also deep sea fishing, ziplines, kayaking, canoeing and more. Some of the activities you will find here can be quite the adrenaline rush, but there is plenty of activity for everyone — which makes Costa Rica a very good option for families who like more adventure in their vacations.

The best news of all? It is very easy to get to Costa Rica from most US gateways. And, it is still a very cost-effective option for budget-conscious travelers.

(If Costa Rica is on your list of places to visit, take a look at some of the travel opportunities available.)

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It’s been a week since our IUI and although I’ve been trying to stay calm and not think about it, it’s easier said than done.

I don’t think that I’ve freaked out yet, but I’m sure getting very anxious about knowing the results. I guess that’s not too abnormal. Since the 2ww goes like this, the first week is all about the excitement of having done the treatment and that feeling of dying to know if it worked or not.

The second week of the 2ww is pure torture. You start analyzing every little thing about your cycle, what you did, what you could have done, and of course every little symptom. Then, after you’ve done all of that, you then start counting the days to when you can POAS (Pee on a Stick).

The range of getting a positive on a HPT (Home Pregnancy Test) varies so very much that it’s hard to know what’s true and what’s not. I’ve heard of people that get their BFP (Big Fat Positive) only 10 days after their treatment, some even sooner. On the other hand some people only get their positive the day that they’re suppose to test, which it would be day 14.

I can become very addicted to POAS, I know that for a fact. I’m also able to become very sad and depressed because I got a negative, and I too know that for a fact.

This is so very hard. I hate waiting. You know when someone tells you that they’re going to show up and then they don’t? Well, they drive me CRAZY!!! It makes me super mad that I have to wait. AHHHH this sucks.

As far as symptoms, well, it’s hard to tell. The Endometrin that I’m taking gives me so many false symptoms that it’s hard to distinguish what’s real and what’s not. One thing that has not left me is the feeling of being so damn bloated.

Anything and everything that I eat makes me feel like a huge cow. My stomach blows up like a freaking balloon and I look 6 months pregnant or something like that. It’s really strange.

I’ve also had some bbs sensitivity, but that’s also something that I can expect from the Endometrin. I’m also a little crampy, more like lower back aches……again, I think they are all side effects from the meds.

It really sucks that all of those meds makes you feel so pregnant. It’s a real torture to want something so bad, then to feel like you are only to then find out that you’re not.  Does that even make sense?

Anyway, I have a long week ahead of me. Wish me luck.

I cherish my bloggy friends. I cherish YOU! When you talk, I believe you.  I value what you say.  You are my experts.

I just don’t always listen.

I tested early. . . .

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I was going to wait to test until beta day because I’d rather find out it’s negative on my own than hear it at work, from a nurse, while whispering on my cell phone. Granted, there’s so much more to know than positive or negative (and don’t I know it), but this is the first step. And if the HPT showed the hellish faint line(s) from last month, I would be crushed.  For sure.  And since we all know darkness is no indication of hCG levels, let me add that the test line showed up before the pee finished clearing the window.  It took a minute or two to darken, but I could see it that fast.

While many don’t have any, (including my friend who gave birth to twins!), physical symptoms won me over so I tested earlier than I planned to*.  Sore boobs was the most noticeable. They weren’t as sore this early with my last two “positives”.  (Incidentally, the sore boobs have become less sore in the past few days which has me worried. Any success stories with early boob pain coming and going is greatly appreciated!)

This could end the same way as the last two tries but for now I am**. And when they call with my test results on Thursday afternoon, I expect to hear a number greater than two (the level SFC considers not negative). That’s as far as I’m letting my expectations go.

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*In all honesty, as much as I’d like to say I would have waited because it was the right thing to do, if it weren’t the symptoms, I would have found some other reason to test early.

**Would I be a bitch if I said please no offers of congratulations?  I’m way too scared to really believe this yet.  It’s so early.  I will gladly accept happy thoughts though!

I have continued with the obsessive poas activity today… and on with the photography of pee sticks (my word you people are lucky!)

By the way, before we delve into the pattens I have made with pee today – how in the name of all that is bloggy did I get the grand total of 89 hits to the pages today??! And why are you people all searching for spiders??!  We have a colony of spreading noble false widows trying to take hold in our conservatory atm - they’re crafty little oiks, but they’re no match for my trusty can of Mr Muscle and a Dyson mwaahhahhahaha – but for those of you who must look at the pics I have created a ’spider’ catagory on the blog where you can gaze lovingly at the nasty little blighters.

Now back to the pee (you know you wanted to).  There was most definately a surge today. I did see it. Honest. I even took a photo!

So we did the whole AI thing today and the second is planned for Saturday which acording to previous obsessive charting should equate to the big O. However, having taken the estrogen pills you frankly never know. So off to bed I go, placing the thermometer next to the bed so I can report back to you with some post surge temps and give some form of indication of where we currently lie in DPO stakes. (btw deity types… bring on the cheesecake….. seriously.)

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Looks para copiar:

I keep hearing about how you have to wait to test until the trigger is out of your system or you might get a false positive. I’ve never ever ever seen two lines so today I decided to do a little experiment. I dipped both an ovulation test strip and a pregnancy test strip in some an afternoon urine sample just to see what would happen. (I know, totally crazy!) Here are the results (top/blue is the pregnancy strip and bottom/green is the ovulation strip):

Can you see it? The blue strip (pregnancy, on top) has a very faint line! I was kind of expecting it to be stronger but maybe it’s because it’s not FMU or maybe it’s because they’re not early detection strips or maybe it’s because i took the trigger a week ago. Anyway, it’s so exciting! I now know what a faint line looks like! The ovulation strip is definitely positive.

I found lots of interesting information about using an OPK as a pregnancy test here. I don’t think any of this applies to me though since I had a trigger shot. Interesting, nonetheless!

I love experiments!

I thought of a million different ways I might react if I saw a negative this morning. Instead of any of them, I crawled silently into bed with my husband, and curled up with my back against his chest. “Negative,” I said. We laid quietly for a few minutes, before he started whispering songs to me, and rubbing the hair back off my forehead. It was matted with tears, and my crying grew a little louder before it softened. I always do that when I cry, as soon as someone holds me or gives me permission to let it out, I lose my control of it. Out comes all the vulnerability.

He kissed my wet cheeks and held me tighter than usual, and we laid with our eyes open for a while. We laughed a little, talking about some ideas we had for the negative test, and I got up at one point and threw the thermometer in the bathroom trash dramatically. “We don’t have to have that old thermometer!” hubby said, matching my frustration to appease me. We cuddled more. I talked to God. I took deep breaths.

Finally I began to fall asleep, our fingers tangled with each other and my pillows damp beneath us.

And the very last thought I can remember is… “I think I’m crying over more than this.”

Another negative test. There is hope, I guess. Some women don’t know they’re pregnant until after their missed period. Tests really aren’t “supposed” to be taken until then. But, I’d say my feeling of not being pregnant is pretty well-founded.

I feel disappointed. I can’t really throw myself into agony until I actually miss my period, but I’m not going to test any more. I knew before I walked into the bathroom this morning that it’d be a negative.

Things to happen next time we try
-Less BDing. It was way too much, and exhausted us.
-Better thermometer use, more accurate chart.
-Continue using Preseed until it runs out.
-Talk to a doctor about my cramping after ovulation.
-Relax. Enjoy. Laugh about the process.
-NO TESTING until 13DPO.

I’ve gotten pregnant before, I know it can happen again. The odds are in our favor, we are young, healthy, and know we’re fertile. So, the only thing there is to do is wait until God says it’s time. Sometimes waiting for God is incredibly infuriating, and I tell him this often. I never get his point until way afterward usually.

I’m going to look like an idiot if I say all this and then miss my period Sunday, but still.

I am scheduled to ovulate next month a day before my other baby would have been due. I could have been giving birth, and here I am, trying to get pregnant again.

We’ll see if that’s what God is waiting for.

So, after testing this morning, once with a Dollar Store test & again with First Response, I’ve decided not to test until Friday morning, or maybe even Saturday. Hell, I might wait for my period to just show up! There is no reason to put myself through seeing a negative over & over again.

In the middle of the night, I woke up soaked.I had sweated through my clothes. I have no idea why I now have hot flashes, maybe stress? I Googled it & it is a symptom of early pregnancy, but how can I be having pregnancy symptoms if I don’t have enough hCG to show up on a test?

Since I also have sore boobs, a stomach ache, and feel crampy and tired, I have to blame that all on PMSing, because I obviously don’t have enough pregnancy hormone in my body to cause all of those things. This is going to be one HELL of an Aunt Flo… look out.

I did think to myself, well maybe implantation is today? Because my temperature went down a little, and maybe it’d explain the night sweats?

That, my friends, is called wishful thinking.

Why couldn’t I just have waited, like most women do, to test until the day of my expected period? Then I wouldn’t have had to line-search, or see evaporation lines, or wake up nervous every morning? If we do try again next cycle, I’m not testing this early. I started at 9 DPO like an idiot ass.

Damn it, EGGS! Do your job next time. Sperm – I’m talking to you, TOO.

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A Andresa, de Aracaju,  adora também e ela foi à uma festa anos 60 de Melissa! O visual é clássico 60´s com direito a poás, cinura alta + cinto e laço no cabelo. A Andresa mandou a costureira fazer e ficou ótimo nela não acham?!

Ela escolheu a Melissa Hello flocada para combinar. Modelinhos como a Severine também ficariam muito bem… o difícil é conseguir uma né?!

Vamos ao look:

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Evap lines. What are they? What do they mean? Why do they even EXIST (because the world is evil)?

An evaporation line is a colorless line (usually, sometimes it has color) that shows up on a pregnancy test where the “positive” test line would usually show up. It usually happens on an old test that has been laying around for a few hours, and it can appear/disappear.

About 45 minutes after I took a pregnancy test this morning, which I thought showed a shadow of a positive result within the time frame I was allowed to consider it accurate, this is what showed up on the test:

This is the line that caused my little freak out this morning, and for good reason. I have never gotten an evaporation line on a Dollar Store test before, no matter how long I left them sitting out. And this one came within the hour of taking the test, and actually had a pinkish color & was thick. Technically speaking though, I have to discount it, because it showed up after 10 minutes.

For those of you worried about evaporation lines, don’t be! As long as you look at the result within the time limit, and you’re not obsessed with seeing lines, you’ll probably never have to deal with them. Usually it’s obvious it’s not a test result – the line will be white or grayish and much thinner.

Anyway – I took a First Response later with the same urine (in a cup) and it was negative as far as I can tell. I’m going to try not to test again in the morning, and instead wait until Wednesday, which was my original plan. I really have until about Sunday to get a positive result.

Symptoms, you ask? My boobies are sore, the cystic areas in them are very hard & painful. My face is broken out. I’m tired. And gassy. And I have creamy cervical mucus. I also had a snotty nose, but that has gone away. If Aunt Flo is on her way, I should start getting pretty hateful soon, so we’ll see what happens.

So I wake up this morning & temp. 97.9… good, very good. You want your temps to go up & stay high after ovulation, and even with my inaccurate thermometer – that pattern is developing.

SO. I take an ovulation test just to see what happens, because sometimes you can use them as pregnancy tests, since they detect hCG and LH (the ovulation hormone).

It’s positive. WTFBBQ. *rolls around in misery*

What does this mean? Unfortunately it could mean a number of things.

1) I’m about to ovulate again, which (to me) is highly unlikely, because I always start my period on Cycle Day 29 and I’m on Cycle Day 24. That would be a REALLY late ovulation for a shorter cycle. Also, my other signs don’t match – I don’t have Wet or EWCM, and my temperature is up.

2) My OPK was inaccurate. But then I took another one. With the same result.

3) I have PCOS, which can cause OPKs to be positive all the time. However, I don’t have any of the symptoms (besides acne) and my other OPKs haven’t been positive, mostly because I’ve been using first morning urine.

4) It could mean… I’m pregnant.

So, I took a Dollar Store test, and I’m not going to tell you the results because… I just don’t know. Remember, that when you’re TTC you can see things that other people can’t see, and it’s still VERY early to be testing. I’m 9 DPO, and that’s about 5 days earlier than most people test. You CAN get a positive this early, but it’s not the norm.

My car is at Walmart and I can’t get it until WC’s lunch break. This is where I start getting crazy & doing things like walking to the Dollar Store because I want more tests. Oh, you think I won’t do it? I ALREADY HAVE. Like two cycles ago when I didn’t have my car. I definitely knew it meant I had hit rock bottom… walking over a bridge, on top of glass & drug needles with a bag full of pregnancy tests really solidifies how CRAZY us TTC ladies are. Maybe I should speak for myself. Cough.

I just don’t know. How could I have a positive OPK? And if it DID mean I was pregnant, why wouldn’t that show up on a pregnancy test? This is why you should WAIT to test, girls. However, telling someone TTC to wait is like telling Sesame Street to start including pole dancers on their show because it would teach kids how to be aerobically effective…

Resistance is futile!

Poás volcano produced a phreatic eruption on Friday morning, 18 September, reports Costa Rican newspaper La Nación. The eruption projected water and sediment to a height of 300 metres above the surface of the crater lake. It is the northern of the volcano’s two summmit crater lakes, Lago Caliente, which is the site of frequent phreatic eruptions; the most recent, a smaller event, was in January this year.

The report also mentions that scientists visiting the summit of Poás have found burning sulphur on the north wall of the crater lake, the first time this phenomenon has been seen since 1994. Recent high temperatures and low rainfall have reduced the water volume in the highly acidic lake, and degassing from the crater has intensified with the gas plume – ‘bright yellow’ in certain areas – reaching 400 metres in height when measured on 16 September. The sulphurous plume may present a hazard for visitors to the volcano, which is one of Costa Rica’s most popular tourist attractions.

News
Volcán Poás hizo erupción de agua y sedimentos – La Nación, 20 September 2009

Information
Global Volcanism Program: Poás – information about Poás (1405-04=)
Observatorio Vulcanológico y Sismológico de Costa Rica – Volcanological and Seismological observatory of Costa Rica (OVSICORI)
Volcán Poás – profile of Poás volcano from OVSICORI

I remember once that we thought I might be pregnant. We weren’t married, but we knew we would be, and we drove to a local Target store to buy a test. I couldn’t wait, so I anxiously ripped open the test in the bathroom and peed on the stick. I sat it on the toilet paper dispenser and waited, Mr. WC waiting outside the bathroom to hear the results.

As the liquid (sounds more poetic than urine) moved across the result window, I knew it was going to be and remain a negative.

Hanging my head, but with a half smile, I came out of the bathroom and said, “No worries… I’m not pregnant.” Mr. WC half smiled too, and we were on our way.

That disappointment can usually be described by every woman – whether she wants to be pregnant or not. There is something deflating about seeing the negative result, albeit relieving. You feel happy that you can carry on as normal, but also feel a strange twinge of sadness.

Some women get a positive result as early as 9 DPO, which for me, would be tomorrow. The urge to test is already very present, and I’m trying hard to ignore it, since it’s most accurate to test around 14 DPO. I decided Wednesday would be a good compromise (11 DPO) but Lord only knows if I can wait until then.

Peeing on a stick is addictive. And can be expensive. You learn to memorize the most sensitive tests (First Response, Dollar Brand Stores, Walmart Equate Brand)… and you learn about reading even the faintest positive… a line is a line. You become gifted at editing photo contrast to see if a line is really there. You basically lose all common sense and decency.

I’m afraid of seeing that negative this cycle. Afraid because it means another month until knowing whether or not we’re pregnant again. It’s a frustrating, but exciting little journey.

Only no half smiles if the result isn’t favorable. No smiles at all.

Maybe a margarita, though…

Mais uma revista com Melissas da coleção Love Pirates ilustrando suas matérias: a revista Nova.

Na edição desse mês (Setembro/2009) a revista traz 2 modelos: Lady Dragon + Vivienne Westwood III e Seduce + 284 (coincidentemente os mesmos modelos escolhidos pela revista Marie Claire).

Na matéria Nova Conta Tudo, quem dá o tom são as flores (em alta nessa estação).

E o calçado florido da estação é a Melissa Seduce + 284.

Seduce + 284

Já a matéria Repórter de Moda mostra que os poás também estão em alta na estação.

E a “bola” da vez é a Melissa Lady Dragon + Vivienne Westwood III. Adivinharam por quê?

Lady Dragon + Vivienne Westwood III

Flores… Poás… Qual é o padrão do verão?

Lembrando que quem contou pra gente que tinha Melissa na Revista Nova foi a queridíssima Jú Bauer. Brigadão, Jú!!

and we find out if the IUI worked or not. To say that I am full of anxiety would be putting it mildly. I have a migraine and feel sick to my stomach. I want to flash forward and know what the result is so that I can either get the crying over with or start calling family and friends to let them know the good news. Either way, hubs and I have decided to go out to eat at the local Japanese steakhouse tomorrow night-either we will be celebrating or getting our mind off of the failure.

Ugh, why can’t making a baby be simple?

ETA-I’m writing this on my brand new MacBook that my wonderful hubs gave me. He surprised me with it at work. I call it my “in case you get a BFN, here’s something to distract you” present

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This country can be considered a paradise by many even though it has only recently begun to see more and more visitors flocking to its white water rivers which take you through a host of diverse landscapes.

Why do we suggest you a visit to Arenal Volcano? Besides it is a highlight of any travel to Costa Rica, if you have never been so close to an active volcano, this experience will you leave you exhilarated. The almost daily incandescent spectacle, rising 5,480 feet above an expansive lake and surrounding jungle, and its nocturnal pyrotechnics, have struck awe in the hearts of thousands of observers…

 It is the birthplace of ecotourism and, therefore, there are many activities that can be enjoyed in the rainforest, volcanoes, rivers and waterfalls.

 Costa Rica has been blessed with a rich biodiversity,  here you can: 

• Witness active volcanoes like the Volcan Arenal, Irazú or Poás erupt daily.
• Sunbathe on the beautiful beaches of Cahuita, Drake Bay and Pavones.
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• Tour the amazing Manuel Antonio National Park.
• Visit the wet yet stunning Monteverde Cloud Forest.
• Explore the remote Southern Pacific Coast of the Osa Peninsula & the Piedras Blancas National Park.
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• Party on the exotic Southern Caribbean Coast in places like Puerto Viejo and Cahuita. 

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