1000places > MANUEL ANTONIO NATIONAL PARK, COSTA RICA -  By the time the crowds starting arriving, we have found our way back to the entrance.  On our way out, we took one last photo of the deserted beach - with only our footprints to indicate we were there.
1000places > MANUEL ANTONIO NATIONAL PARK, COSTA RICA -  Outside the national park is a public beach which had become significantly more crowded by the time we exited the park.
1000places > MANUEL ANTONIO NATIONAL PARK, COSTA RICA -  Jeanne prepares a real "naturalist breakfast" - granola bars.
1000places > MANUEL ANTONIO NATIONAL PARK, COSTA RICA -  ....sending at least one iguana scurrying to safety.
1000places > MANUEL ANTONIO NATIONAL PARK, COSTA RICA -   We trekked along a winding path to emerge onto a 2nd beach (or was it the 3rd?).  Reaching it required us to pick our way through a boulder-strewn expanse....
1000places > MANUEL ANTONIO NATIONAL PARK, COSTA RICA -  We stopped to view the first beach, appropriately named Playa Uno, except that we had entered the park along a beach which we believed should have been the "numero uno" beach.  But perhaps we were too literal.
1000places > MANUEL ANTONIO NATIONAL PARK, COSTA RICA -  None of the beaches seemed to be crowded.
1000places > MANUEL ANTONIO NATIONAL PARK, COSTA RICA -   Manuel Antonio is Costa Rica's most internationally known designation.  Its national park boasts some of the most beautiful, idyllic beaches to be found in the world.
1000places > MANUEL ANTONIO NATIONAL PARK, COSTA RICA - Having been on several guided tours with Costa Rican naturalists, we felt we could explore the trails of the national park on our own.  So early in the morning we headed off - sans guide - to wander (literally) along the less-than-well-marked park trails.
MANUEL ANTONIO NATIONAL PARK, COSTA RICA - By the time the crowds starting arriving, we have found our way back to the entrance. On our way out, we took one last photo of the deserted beach - with only our footprints to indicate we were there.
1000places > MANUEL ANTONIO NATIONAL PARK, COSTA RICA -  By the time the crowds starting arriving, we have found our way back to the entrance.  On our way out, we took one last photo of the deserted beach - with only our footprints to indicate we were there.
MANUEL ANTONIO NATIONAL PARK, COSTA RICA - By the time the crowds starting arriving, we have found our way back to the entrance. On our way out, we took one last photo of the deserted beach - with only our footprints to indicate we were there.
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