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Dreaming of a weekend trip

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A green heaven up above in Monteverde.
Lindsay Fendt / The Tico Times

Hot in the city? Stuck at a desk? This vision of the Monteverde cloud forest is calling to us. Where in Costa Rica are you headed (or dreaming of heading) this weekend?

Read more about Monteverde in our Dispatch from Monteverde series. Or check out our “Monteverde primer: an essential guide to one of Costa Rica’s tourist gems.”

Would you like to submit a photo to our #TTPicOfTheDay series? Please send horizontal photos at least 1100 pixels wide to kstanley@ticotimes.net. We’d love to see the sights with you.

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