Costa Rica

By Ellen Kaplinsky:  Ann The Costa Rica Travel Expert- designed Ellen and Bob  and her family of one son and two daughters–  an adventure vacation to Costa Rica over the Holiday Season-December 2011.  They had nine days in Costa Rica and went to Arenal Volcano area and to the beach.  They choose the central Pacific [...]

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  “Father Time”   These mammoth trees which call the rain forest of Costa Rica their home, and we need to preserve them for all mankind.

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Ann on December 6th, 2011

The Great Green macaw is back in Costa Rica and can be found in the southern Caribbean Coast of Costa Rica.  Here these birds live in the rain forest and feed from the almonds of the mountain almond trees.   The ARA project, a non profit organization, established to conserve the great green as well [...]

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Are you planning to take a vacation to Costa Rica?    Read what Ann, The Costa Rica Travel Planner has to say.  And want to learn about the most popular and visited tourists destinations such as Arenal Volcano, Poas Volcano National Park, NW Guanacaste Beaches, Caribbean Coastline, Tortuguero Canals.  See white face monkeys, sloths, scarlet macaws, [...]

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Ann on October 12th, 2011

The road was winding  and rocky.  I thought we would never arrive.  The sun was warm but dark clouds settled in the east.  An impending rainstorm, hopefully not,  since we were on our way to the Tenorio Volcano National Park to see a river with clear sky blue water.  With a name very befitting-Rio Celeste.   [...]

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Are you thinking of  living and retiring in Costa Rica?   First,  you should do a lot of homework concerning  the advantages and disadvantages and especially on how much money you need to live in Costa Rica with  the same life style and standard of living you are accustomed to where you come from. I will [...]

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Ann on August 2nd, 2011

I would like to share with you a letter I received from a young man in Uganda: “I was in Costa Rica in 2007 and I was impressed by the willingness and responsiveness of locals to preserve their environment especially the rain forests. Yes, I know a lot of damage has been done to the [...]

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Ann on July 3rd, 2011

Are there  sharks in Costa Rica’s waters.   The answer is yes.  Are they in danger?  The answer is yes!  Shark fining is going on  off the Pacific coast of Costa Rica.  And why is this allowed?  The government of Costa Rica turns a blind eye to this horrific practice.    Shark fins bring big money in [...]

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Ann on June 20th, 2011

ENJOY VIRGIN BEAUTY AND UNSPOILED NATURE AT IT’S FINEST Traveling to Costa Rica and want to visit a very remote and unique region  know as the Osa Peninsula,  home to the most biologically diverse, and the most beautiful national park in Costa Rica known as the  Corcovado National Park.  However,  it is the most difficult [...]

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Great Web Sites  on  “Transportation from San Jose to the Southern Caribbean Coast in Costa Rica” Heading over to the Southern Caribbean Coast of Costa Rica where: IT’S SUMMER TIME It’s summer time and the living is easy. Fish are jumping and the palm trees are high One of these mornins you’re gonna wake up [...]

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