Zipping over the top of the rain forest, Arenal
Sky Tram Arenal
The Arenal Volcano with the Arenal volcano National Park is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Costa Rica. What is the Arenal Volcano like? It is a hugh cone shaped volcano which almost constantly spews lava, hot gases, and hot molten rocks [...]
If you are traveling to San Jose Costa Rica and are looking for budget accommodations and would like to be located near downtown San Jose. Casa Ridgeway Hostel is worth looking into. In the light of the current economic crunch it’s pricing is very reasonable. It is different from most hostels in that it [...]
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If you are traveling to San Jose Costa Rica and want a great location that is not far from the San Jose International Airport and very convenient to all the sights in and around San Jose, a new hostel named Molino Rojo Hostel has recently opened on Paseo Colon and Calle 32, diagonal from Kentucky [...]
Mawamba Lodge on the Tortuguero Canals of Costa Rica is a very special place. What is so unique about Mawamba Lodge? First of all the setting. It is located between the Caribbean Sea and the Toruguero River, in the mist of a remote jungle. Awake to the sounds of monkeys and tropical song birds. [...]
The best view of Arenal Volcano is from the Arenal Observatory Lodge. And here you also can see the beautiful Arenal Lake. A large number of the rooms at the Arenal Observatory Lodge have a large picture window looking directly at the volcano, which is located 1.7 miles from the lodge. The lodge is perched [...]
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If you are vacationing in Costa Rica and have a free morning or afternoon and you are an orchid lover, come on over to The Botanical Orchid Garden, located off the Jaco exist in La Garita de Alajuela. Departing The San Jose international airport, head north on the inter American highway (highway 1) and take [...]
COMO EN CASA is Alajuela’s newest chic restaurant “parrillada Argentina.”
The owners are Ezequiel Ruiz and Cristina Gutierrez Sori. Ezequiel was born in Argentina and immigrated to Costa Rica where he met Cristina. She was born in Columbia and also immigrated to Costa Rica. They fell in love, married, and opened a small cafe [...]
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small transparent green frog with baby
Costa Rica Spotlight: Yes, the La Paz Waterfall Gardens is open for visitors! A few days ago I was lucky to be able to spend a few hours. One of the exhibits which impressed me most was the frog exhibit. The colorful tropical frogs climbing freely in a natural [...]
carnivoras plant, eats insects
rare orchid “species stamnopea wardi”
Costa Rica Spotlight: The La Paz Waterfall Gardens, now open, is not only about waterfalls. It is about exotic and unusual flowering plants.
Lets start with the orchid species stamnopea wardi or “torito” . This orchid pictured above is rare orchid species and blooms only once a year in [...]
Costa Rica Spotlight:It has been six months since the January 8th earthquake which caused damage in and around La Paz Waterfall Gardens and Peace Lodge. Major restorations have been under way and the La Paz Waterfall Gardens and Peace Lodge are now open!
And I had the pleasure to visit the Gardens a few days [...]
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