Spotlight Costa Rica-Lagarta Lodge on Nosara Beach in Costa Rica, See the Sea Turtles nesting Lagarta Lodge is a small hotel sitting in the mist of a private nature reserve and with views to the beautiful blue green waters of the Pacific Ocean. So if you are planning on a vacation to Costa Rica and […]
Costa Rica Spotlight: Life at Hacienda Pinilla Costa Rica What is so special about Hacienda Pinilla? Is it tranquility? The beautiful jewel blue-green Pacific waters? The most gorgeous sunsets? Golfing with a view to the ocean? Riding a horse on a Sunday afternoon along the long stretch of unspoiled beach? Experience a dry tropical forest […]
Want to See Bats? Go to Santa Rosa National Park, Costa Rica If you are traveling to Costa Rica for a vacation and are in the northwestern province of Guanacaste be sure to take a day trip to Santa Rosa National Park. To get there take the Inter-American highway (highway 1) north from Liberia. Drive […]
A Great Day Tour in Manuel Antonio-Quepos, Costa Rica. SPOTLIGHT: “The Rainmaker Tour” Home to the Harlequin Toad. If you are traveling to Costa Rica and plan to visit Manuel Antonio-Quepos and want a true nature orientated tour, take the Rainmaker Tour. You can purchase this thru Iguana Tours located in Quepos. Quepos is a […]
One Day in the Central Valley of Costa Rica. What Should I Do? If you are traveling to Costa Rica for vacations or whatever reason and have one free day in the central valley I recommend that you visit the Poas Volcano National Park. It’s close, only 1 hour northeast of Alajuela and the road […]
When is The Worst Weather in the Central Valley of Costa Rica? The worst weather in the central valley of Costa Rica, San Jose, Alajuela, Grecia, Heredia, and Atenas. is September and October when the rainfall if very very heavy. You can expect heavy rainfall every day and with good luck you will get some […]
Travel Tips on Spending Money and other Things Related to Travel to Costa Rica I am going to share with you some of the travel tips I have learned over the years while working as a travel agent and arranging vacations to Costa Rica for my clients. American Express credit cards are not accepted everywhere […]
What is the Name of the First National Park to be Established in Costa Rica? Cabo Blanco National park is the first national park to be established in Costa Rica. It is a beautiful 1,172-hectare Nature Reserve, located on the southern tip of the Nicoya Peninsula in Puntarenas province. Two immigrant, Nils Olof Wessberg […]
Is Tamarindo Beach Town In Costa Rica Named for the Tamarind, a Tropical Fruit Tree? Tamarind is a tropical fruit tree native to Africa. It grows in tropical climates and can survive without a lot of rainfall, such as the NW Pacific areas of Guanacaste in Costa Rica. Its tree itself is often planted […]