Costa Rica has a reputation for the exotic and mysterious. I guess because it is so, well, exotic and mysterious. But there is no place that exemplifies these characteristics more than the Peninsula de Osa. There are remote corners of Costa Rica where man never hath trodden and deep in the heart of Osa may […]
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Costa Rica has many contrasts that I have often written about in these posts. However, I can think of no greater contrast than the Caribbean side with the rest of the country. In this post I am specifically talking about the Southern Caribbean coast, the area from Puerto Limon to the Panamanian border. Some of […]
San Jose, Costa Rica, my home town. Wow. Where can I begin? So many memories. San Jose doesn’t have the best reputation among the tourist crowd. Many of our clients at Package Costa Rica prefer to avoid the big city. Okay Okay so there are problems. Horrendous traffic congestion and a rising crime rate. But what […]
In February of 1963 President John F. Kennedy visited Costa Rica. On the very day he arrived the towering Irazú Volcano began an eruption that lasted until 1965. The volcano has been rather quiet since then, but who knows when the collosus will awaken again. Irazú is the tallest of all Costa Rican volcanoes. The volcanic soil […]
One of the many reasons I love Costa Rica is that 25% of its territory is preserved as national park, refuge or some other protected classification. The smallest, yet most popular, of the national parks is Manuel Antonio. This park is really cool on a number of levels. While it is small, one could nevertheless […]
I have had many “spiritual” experiences throughout my adventures in Costa Rica, but maybe none more profound than when I made the ascent to the summit of Cerro Chirripo. Chirripo is Costa Rica’s highest peak. I made the climb with my daughter, Michelle, which made it all the more rewarding. At the end of the […]
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! I have seen Arenal more times than I can even attempt to remember. Yet the volcano […]
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