“Explore and Create in Costa Rica Tour” with it’s  emphasis on art and culture  is created and hosted  by Jan Yatsk0,   www.janyatsko.com Jan  lives in Costa Rica and is a writer as well as an artist.It is  a unique  learning experience into the soul and fabric of Costa Rican culture with  it’s unique art [...]

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Ann on April 23rd, 2009

Brief history of Costa Rica :  COSTA RICA’S FIRST  PEOPLE.  Within these soaring mountains and dense mystical rain forests lived small non unified groups of Indians with diverse language and culture. They hunted and fished, and lived off the land by cultivating corn and yucca.  They were skilled in the art of ceramics, metal work,weaving, [...]

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We are renting a car  on our vacation to Costa Rica and want to know the best and most direct driving route from San Jose international airport to Arenal Volcano and La Fortuna.   We are renting a 4×4 vehicle near  the airport.
Answer to your questions by  The Costa Rica Expert: Your drive will take  around [...]

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We  are traveling to  Costa Rica and want to see the countryside, not stay around the bigger cities.  We thought about getting a fixed itinerary tour where we are driven in a tour bus with lots other people.   However:  we would like to know if the other option of renting a car in Costa Rica [...]

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Ann on April 13th, 2009

Lets travel to Costa Rica, a small country in Central America, but big when it comes to conservation  and protection of its natural resources , sustainable development,  and ecotourism.  Twenty five percent of Costa Rica’s territory has been set aside by it’s government for the use  as Costa Rica’s National Parks and Costa Rica’s Wildlife [...]

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If I could be a frog I would like to be a Red Eyed Tree Frog and live in the tropical rain forest of Costa Rica. I would be a beautiful frog, the envy of all the other frogs in the tropical rain forest. My skin is soft like silk, and my [...]

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I’m traveling to Costa Rica for 2 weeks of vacation.  Is the water safe to drink in Costa Rica?
Answer from “The Costa Rica Expert” There is no yes or no answer to this question.  Depends  on the location.
The country of Costa Rica has LOTS of water flowing  from the deep reserves  born in the steep [...]

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Are you traveling to Costa Rica? This is a series of articles on The National Parks of  Costa Rica.   Rincon de La Viejo National Park. Let’s  travel Costa Rica to the northern  province of Guanacaste to a special place called Rincon de la Vieja Volcano.  What is so special about Rincon de  la Vieja [...]

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