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The ¡Pura Vida! Realities

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Costa Rica Picture by Camron Karsten
Travel story: The ¡Pura Vida! Realities

“You want?” The clerk held up plastic. It was a bag, like any other, commonly seen blowing down a street or swept to the side, submerged in the gutters.

“No thanks. I have my own here. Reusable.” I lifted the backpack to the checkout counter.

“¡Pura Vida!” he said.

¡Pura Vida! Costa Rica’s signature of an eco-friendly consciousness. Heard everywhere, ¡Pura Vida! expresses the pure life, a worry-free contentment, a cure within... More

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