Titbits

Here's a few random things about Costa Rica and/or Panama that have been brought to my attention over the past few weeks...

• I have never eaten so much beans (of the kidney variety) and rice in my life! Gallo Pinto (a mixture of these two) makes an appearance in most traditional Costa Rican meals; for desayuno, almuerzo y cena.
• It is impossible, it seems, to write a song in Spanish without using the word "corazon" - and as if to prove my point, at exactly the same time as I wrote that, Black Francis said the very same thing on the song Evil Hearted You (which is in Spanish).
  
• "Puta" is by far the most commonly used word in CR.
  
• I have never sweated so much in my life as in these two countries
• The company "Dos Pinos" is the antithesis to Nestle, writing on their cartons that "breast milk is the healthiest thing for babies". Because of that I've been trying to buy as many Dos Pinos products as possible, so I suppose it's all marketing (to be cynical).
  
• Iguanas are amazing to see, but get boring after seeing your millionth.
  
• Song of the trip - Velouria by The Pixies, sung to myself more than any other whilst waiting for waves. Either this or Gasolina by Daddy Yankee - played everywhere by everyone, often on repeat (as Reggaeton is sweeping the nation at the moment).