By GEORGE JORDAN
Newark Star-Ledger
Chron.com

Get close to nature and savor the good life during a family adventure to Central America's eco-wonderland.

In Costa Rica, the Spanish phrase ¡Pura vida! is the national saying, a catchall phrase that means "the good life.''

We first experienced its meaning in Vega, a lazy town perched on a winding mountain road on the edge of a cloud forest at the start of an eight-day, cross-country car trip.

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