Costa Rica is a rich country. Well, not rich the way you may be thinking, but in other ways. Rich in biodiversity, beauty, culture, smiles, and in the pura vida style of life. Those are the things the other kind of rich just can’t buy (well they can buy you a Costa Rica vacation…but, you […]
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Costa Rica’s major tourist areas draw hundreds of thousands each year. And, of course, everyone wants to see the hot spots, like the Arenal Volcano, the monkeys of Manuel Antonio National Park, or surf the friendly waves of Tamarindo beach. In the Costa Rica travel business sometimes it can be hard to convince folks to go “off […]
If you’re going to spend some time in and around the San Jose area, you really should check out the Orosi Valley area, near Cartago. Towering above the valley to the west are the beginnings of the Cordillera Talamanca, the tallest mountain range of the country and on the east side, the active Irazu and Turrialba volcanoes of the Cordillera […]
San Jose Costa Rica gets a bad rap. I know that because half of the customers who contact me about a Costa Rica vacation want to avoid it at all costs. But I lived there for 10 years, know the city like the back of my hand, and I am here to tell you, it’s […]
Awhile back I stumbled upon a Travel + Leisure article that included two of Costa Rica’s beaches in their list of the “32” best beaches on earth. The two that made the list are Playa Montezuma at the tip of the Nicoya Peninsula and Playa Grande on Guanacaste’s “gold coast.” While those two beaches are certainly nice beaches…I […]
Despite having lived in Costa Rica for the better part of the past 13 years, I still get the socks knocked off of me from time to time. This past weekend’s visit to the incredible eco-resort, Lapa Rios, was one of those times. Here are the highlights… The Service We were greeted upon arrival by […]
A while back I opened a store in San Jose selling Costa Rican Indigenous arts and crafts. The name of the store was Costa Rican Artisans. Well, I don’t have the physical store any more, but I still sell the stuff via an online store. In the process of opening the store I visited all […]
Here’s a little home-made video I did a while back of my Corcovado Costa Rica experience. In it we pay a visit to Drake Bay and Sirena Station in the heart of Corcovado National Park, one of the best places to see Costa Rica wildlife up close and personal. We spent the weekend at Drake […]
Costa Rica is indeed the land of many rivers. Where I live is no exception. With the highest mountain (Cerro Chirripo at 12,533 feet) less than an hours drive away and the beach only about half that time, you can imagine that there are many Costa Rica rivers running through it. And sometimes quite ferociously […]
I am often asked by our Package Costa Rica customers, “does the site of the Arenal Volcano still ‘get you’ even after you have seen it over and over so many times?” The answer to that question is easy, absolutely yes! For sure, I have seen Arenal more times than I can even attempt to remember. Yet the volcano […]
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