Stacy Davison id one of the million-plus tourists who chose to visit costa rica this year"we wanted to explore a country that was largely unspoiled by development and boy did we get what we were looking for we saw veautiful beaches lush rainforest and exotic wildlife " stacy is especially enthusiatic about a wildlife refuge she and her husband visited during their trip"Getting there took four hours by bus along an unpaved road but it was so beasutiful that it was worth it we hiked the trails and took a tour through the rainforest canopy our guide showed us how to poke a stick into live leaf-cutter ants to create stitches for a cut it wad quite an amazing ecperience