Un Momento: La Puesta del Sol

Upon reaching Monteverde, Luis, the only local student in our program, told the bus driver to pull over on the side of the (very narrow) dirt road.  Once we had all unloaded, Luis opened the gate to a pasture and led us inside.  We walked uphill a bit and then suddenly glimpsed an incredible view:  The mountains of Monteverde and beyond laid out in front of us, with the Gulf of Nicoya in clear sight.  I’ve never seen the Pacific Ocean before, and it was riveting.  And of course, to top it all off, it was about half an hour before sunset so the lighting on the scene was phenomenal.  All the students stood or sat on rocks in complete awe.  All was quiet, and then Luis said, “Bienvenidos a Monteverde.”