(CNN)-- Officials in Costa Rica worked Friday to mop up the damage after heavy rain and mud slides buried homes ... About 800,000 people were left without safe water supplies, and residents ...

Michael Krumholtz/The Tico Times When we finally reached flat road at the top, we shared a collective sigh and proceeded to what we thought would be a somewhat large water park with slides and pools .

In Costa Rica, nearly 400,000 people are without running water and thousands are sleeping in shelters. The eye of the storm has since moved over the sea, heading towards Mexico and the United ...