paloma, near osori, the 4th region of costa rica i visited in my short holiday, all so different. although they were trying to encourage tourists this farming community were not used to foreigners and there was much excitement when we hired a bike (for me - the others all had bikes strapped to the RV) and later when we stopped for a drink in someone's front room with a 'soda' sign displayed outside. the houses are modest but quite typical, just a couple of rooms and a tin roof