They took an ATV ride to a zip-line course through the jungle, made more exciting by an unexpected encounter.

CNN: Costa Rica's oasis

Added recently are a high-flying zip-line and an even higher wind turbine, both of which remain open year-round (weather dependent).

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Costa Rica is an adventurer's paradise -- where else can you rappel waterfalls, hike volcanoes, zip-line through the forest and surf, all within miles of each other?

CNN: Costa Rica's oasis

Even in midsummer, it feels like winter at Jungfraujoch: temperatures are cooler and the air thinner than in the valley below, and people sled, ski and zip-line across the snow.

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We went to the left-hand side of the ring where there was a zip-like line running up the eight-foot high construction.

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When the children graduate to more grown-up endeavors, a 300-foot zip line is installed on the property.

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Fresh off the positive feedback for her high-end label, Beckham offered "zip-and-go" dressing for her more affordable line.

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"On the east coast, you can find the still-active Arenal volcano where you can zip line next to it through the jungle canopy as it puffs gaseous steam and molten lava, " Amerson said.

CNN: Costa Rica's oasis

The hacker doesn't even need to be in the same ZIP code to crack a firewall or VPN -- the 3G link lets the Power Pwn take bash command-line instructions through SMS messages and doles out some of its feedback the same way.

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