The Community named Monteverde was settled by eleven Quakers families from Alabama in the early 1950s. They left the United States and came to Costa Rica looking for a new home, because they had a strong belief against the military system of the US . Costa Rica, in 1948 permanently abolished it’s army, and known [...]
Tortuguero Canals
Rancho Margot
While working many years as a travel agent specializing in Costa Rica, I have had the opportunity to explore most of this small unique country , now on the forefront of “World Ecotourism”
I have my special places which I feel are the most Unique ecotourism destinations for the nature lover traveling to Costa [...]
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By international standards Costa Rica is characterized as a third world country or a developing country. However, on first impression it does not appear so. You don’t see the cardboard shanty towns that dominate the landscape of other developing countries. The people are well dressed. The homeless and street people are not as evident [...]
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Alajuela is Costa Rica’s second largest city with a population of around 50,000. It’s biggest advantage is that it is located only two miles from the international airport Juan Santa Maria. It’s a great place to spend the first night in and your last night out, before departing Costa Rica. You don’t have to get [...]
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Many tourist have asked me about when is best time to travel to the Arenal Volcano to get the best weather? There is not precise answer for that question. The weather around the Arenal areas is rainly all year. There is no rainy or dry season. However, the month of March seems to be [...]
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I am planning a vacation to Costa Rica and I want to see whales. Is that possible? Yes it is. The best time of the year to see them in Costa Rica is from December through April. They can be seen from the mid Pacific coastlines all the way down to the Osa Peninsula. The [...]
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If you are planning to travel to Costa Rica and are wondering which international airport you should fly into? Costa Rica has two international airports. SJO or San Jose international airport is located in the center of the country, 2 miles outside Alajuela and approx 8 miles from downtown San Jose, about a 30 minute [...]
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This article to is inform you about the best route to drive from Arenal Volcano to the NW Pacific beach of Tamarindo: Best route to drive is go around the north face of Lake Arenal to Tiliran, then to Canas. This is very scenic and takes about 1.5 hours. The road is good in most [...]
Rancho Margot Bungalow
Let’s travel to Costa Rica to the Arenal volcano area and visit Rancho Margot. Rancho Margot is a self sustaining organic farm located near the Arenal Lake with great views of the Arenal volcano. This is indeed a unique experience for tourist in Costa Rica. It is 400 acres of rain forest and [...]
Renting a car in Costa Rica? First call up your credit card company and ask them what Insurance coverage they provide with car rental in Costa Rica? Each credit card company is different. But just for purposes of example- let me tell you about mine. I have a gold American Express card. I can [...]
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