Ploting our course – Our “baqueano” (indigenous guide) knew the route by heart and didn’t use maps, compasses or GPS. We knew his skill was the only thing that would get us to the other side of the Talamancas, but we were also curious about where we were headed. Each day we got a rough description of how many hours climbing, how steeply, when we’d hit rivers and other landmarks and from that we’d work out on the topo map where we were most likely headed.