Category Archives: COSTA RICA’S NATIONAL PARKS
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 very small town, … Continue reading
A Great Day Outing, Irazu Volcano National Park, Costa Rica
If you have a free day while vacationing in Costa Rica and you are in the central valley of San Jose, be sure to see Irazu Volcano National Park, located about one hour out side San Jose. You can purchase … Continue reading
Costa Rica Spotlight: The Arenal Volcano, Costa Rica, Which Zip Line Tour Should I Take?
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 … Continue reading
Costa Rica’s Rain Forest
Costa Rica is famous among tourist as having beautiful rain forest where hundreds of species of plants and animals live. The best place in Costa Rica for a tourist to see a primary rain forest, one that is hundreds of … Continue reading
Squirrel Monkeys are found In Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica
Squirrel Monkeys are found in Corcovado National Park in Costa Rica. This is a lowland primary rain forest located on the southern Pacific coast of Costa Rica , with few roads and almost no development of the land and little … Continue reading
Want to See Birds, Travel to Palo Verde National Park, Costa Rica
If birds are what you want to see travel to Palo Verde National Park in Costa Rica’s northern province of Guanacaste, because the biggest attraction in the park is the BIRDS. The months of mid December through mid March over … Continue reading
Arenal Volcano National Park and La Fortuna, Three Days There, Which Activities Should I Do?
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 … Continue reading
Cahuita National Park Costa Rica
Cahuita Beach If you are thinking of traveling to Costa Rica and want to explore the Caribbean coast, then Cahuita National Park is a unique stop. The town of Cahuita , located adjacent to the national park a sleepy small … Continue reading
Costa Rica Unique Ecotourism Destinations for the Nature Lover
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 … Continue reading
Manuel Antonio National Park, White Face Monkey Steals Backpack!
Manuel Antonio National Park Costa Rica. It’s July and rainy season in Costa Rica. We’re in the central Pacific region and have heard so much about this park, and are determined to explore it before the rain starts around 1 … Continue reading