La Fortuna (Arenal)

Here are a few pictures around the town of La Fortuna. Want to find the center or "heart" of a town in Costa Rica? Look for the Catholic church steeple. Once you find it....the soccer field wont be too far. I promise....EVERY town has those two things!Kids on their way to school. Me picking up my laundry. There is a really nice girl in La Fortuna that does laundry at her house for tourists. She has a few machines in her garage and then she hangs the clothes in her backyard overnight. Our favorite ice cream shop. It is called "Eruptions of Flavor." Very unique name for a Volcano town. ha!Empanada guy who rides his quad all over town selling. My dad loved his empanadas....they were pretty delicious.This guy was cool. He was making furniture and so we watched him for a while. He lives at the "laundry" house. He wraps a plastic cord around wire frames to make rocking chairs, etc. It is way comfortable and sturdy. I have seen them in El Salvador too. I think that most Central American countries use this furniture.Helena....a shop owner that was a buddy to my mom and I. She went out on the streets with us and helped us "wheel and deal" with some of the locals that she knows. She also lent us a CD to burn that we liked. Fruit and veggies anyone?