. A year of Costa Rican natural history. l fiower when we werethere. The veranda was draped with a magnificent Ve-gissima, a vine bearing masses of pink flowers; at the timeof our visit it was in fruit. From the upper corridor espe-cially the house commanded an extensive view of Irazia andTurrialba, although the latter was frequently cloud-cov-ered as early as eight oclock in the morning at this time ofthe year. The river was not visible from the house becauseof the many trees. It could be reached either by followingthe tributary Rio Zapote through the potreros or by a roadthrough the cafetale
. A year of Costa Rican natural history. l fiower when we werethere. The veranda was draped with a magnificent Ve-gissima, a vine bearing masses of pink flowers; at the timeof our visit it was in fruit. From the upper corridor espe-cially the house commanded an extensive view of Irazia andTurrialba, although the latter was frequently cloud-cov-ered as early as eight oclock in the morning at this time ofthe year. The river was not visible from the house becauseof the many trees. It could be reached either by followingthe tributary Rio Zapote through the potreros or by a roadthrough the cafetales which led to a place where an ironbridge had spanned the Reventazon. This bridge had beencarried away in one of the periodical floods the precedingwinter and as a consequence the carts carrying coffee wereobliged to go some distance upstream to the next bridge,greatly increasing the hauling. Fording with carts was im-possible, for the river is full of boulders here and the currentswift and strong. A temporary suspension bridge for one. u (^ p^
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