Folks from the States have recently looked to Costa Rica as an affordable place to relocate, for retirement and for other reasons. Often they come here thinking that they have found paradise, only to return to the States after a short time frustrated with the culture. Therefore, the question often arises, what does it take […]
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Life in Costa Rica is light. The “lightness” of life here is reflected in the people, in how they play and in how they work. It is not that they don’t take life seriously. It is just that here we don’t take it too seriously. There is no better indication of this life attitude than […]
Growing up I always looked forward to the transition between seasons. It always seemed to bring about a fresh outlook on life. That things were changing and for the better. I guess that is because I have always been an eternal optimist. For some reason I have always had the notion in my head that […]
The natural splendor of Costa Rica is displayed in many areas. The are majestic mountains, stunningly beautiful coastline and dense tropical forests teaming with life. However, the incredible natural phenomenon that is Costa Rica is perhaps nowhere displayed as richly as in the diversity of its birds. I have made it a goal to learn […]
Beginning in the nineteenth century the newly formed Costan Rican government encouraged coffee production. “The Costa Rican government…in order to get coffee going in Costa Rica was to give any person that wanted up to 25 coffee plants to harvest, and from there a plot of land on which to harvest it.” A coffee plantation […]
They say the canopy tour was invented in Costa Rica. That seems to me to be a bit of a stretch. I mean surely the military have been using zip lines for decades. Maybe converting this time honored means of getting from point A to point B very quickly into a recreational activity to be […]
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 […]
I am normally not one prone to becoming inspired by politicians. I mean there have been some that have been inspirational, like Abraham Lincoln, John F. Kennedy and others of that caliber. I must say that Costa Rica’s current president, Oscar Arias, inspires me. This is not the first time he served as president. He served […]
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 […]
Costa Ricans like to use the expression “pura vida.” There is no other place in Latin American where you will hear it used. It means literally “pure life.” However, Costa Ricans, or ticos, use it generally to express various forms of gratitude. Costa Ricans are a very gracious people. I believe the reason for their […]
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