Maleku tribe members
The Maleku are an indigenous tribe living in Costa Rica north of the Arenal Volcano in an area called Guatuso. Around 600 people live here on a reserve. The Maleku speak Spanish as their first language but many of the elders also speak the Maleku language. These people have attracted a lot of [...]
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If you are planning to travel to Costa Rica for vacation and want to get to La Fortuna -Arenal volcano area and do not want to drive, you can fly from the central valley area where the San Jose international airport is located to La Fortuna, Arenal on Nature Air www.natureair.com you must go to [...]
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The two domestic air carriers- that fly inside Costa Rica- are Nature Air www.natureair.com and Sansa www.flysansa.com They fly to most of the popular tourist destinations within Costa Rica. Check their web sites for destinations, schedules, and fares.
Often they run specials, especially in the low season or green season of May through October. Check their [...]
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Yes you can fly Nature Air from La Fortuna Arenal domestic airport to Liberia international airport located in northern Guanacaste to get to the NW Pacific beaches. This is the fastest route to get to the NW Pacific Beaches from La Fortuna and the Arenal area. The La Fortuna airstrip is small and located [...]
Don’t let the eyelash viper scare you! We encountered him along the hiking trail, almost brushing him as we passed. Camouflaged in the jungle bushes, he was lazily taking the morning sun. The Arenal Volcano National Park is my favorite tourist destination in Costa Rica, if I can say I have a favorite. I [...]
No better way to spend a rainy afternoon than visiting the Jade Museum in San Jose, a great way to spend two hours.
Interestingly enough no sources of jade have been discovered in Costa Rica therefore it must have come to Costa Rica through the trade routes of it’s northern neighbors the Aztecs of Mexico and [...]
This is a short story about Tortuguero Village and the green sea turtles by Marina Villatoro, a young travel writer who lives in Costa Rica. It’s about Tortuguero Village, situated between the banks of the river and the blue waters of the Atlantic Ocean. We hear so much about the Tortuguero Canals but so [...]
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The popular web site Top 10 Costa Rica, www.top10costarica.com published daily, is filled with interesting information news articles as well as articles on the culture and traditions of Costa Rica. This article on Costa Rica traditions is an example of one of the many great topics they cover. I highly recommend them for a [...]
Mighty Arenal Volcano
Eight days traveling in Costa Rica I recommend you fly into the Liberia International airport located in the northern part of Costa Rica, rent a car, and drive around 45 minutes (good roads) to one of the NW Pacific beaches for four nights and then drive to the Arenal Volcano -La Fortuna area-4 [...]
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I am planning a vacation to Costa Rica’s Northwest Pacific beaches in July. What is the weather like in Guanacaste’s Northwest Beaches in the rainy season? I hear it rains a lot at that time of the year.
Answer: No it does not rain a lot. Guanacaste is Costa Rica’s driest province. During the rainy season [...]
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