Day 5: Volcano and Masks

Written By: Caitlin Boyd-Ragin

At the start of the day, we went to explore Volcano Poas. I was not looking forward to this at all because I was so tired. Thankfully, my attitude changed once we got there. Even though the walk was a little long, I actually enjoyed it. One thing that I did like was the fact that it was cold there because by now, I was used to Costa Rica's weather being hot, humid, and rainy.Once we got to the top of the volcano, I was completely amazed. The view was beyond awesome. We took many pictures there and learned about the volcano.

The other thing that we did today was visited a guy who makes masks. He told us about the tradition and the masks. Next, he put one on and danced around.The best part was when he let us have the opportunity to wear the masks and dance. He also presented us with the opportunity to make a mask mold using the clay that he uses.