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The best month to vacation in Costa Rica is the month of February.  Why?  Because the weather is simply gorgeous.  There is little or no rain, the flowers are in full bloom, as well as the flowering trees. The warm winds are  blowing.  And the nights are star studded and the moon glows.  You can [...]

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If you are planning to travel to Costa Rica on vacation and want to visit the most popular area for great outdoor adventure then Arenal Volcano, Lake Arenal, and the area around La Fortuna is where you should go. If you are flying into the central valley of Costa Rica to the Juan Santa Maria [...]

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If you are planning to travel to Costa Rica on a vacation and want to get the most from your time there and know how much you will expect to spend,  a Travel Agent specializing in Costa Rica is what you need. The advantages are:  The specialized travel agent for Costa Rica has personally visited [...]

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Tortuguero Canals Costa Rica Since I am a photographer and my husband is a professional videographer I can recommend some great spots for you.  First, in the cnetral valley of Costa Rica, the Poas Volcano is a great subject.  Go early in the morning and you will have a better chance of getting it without [...]

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Let’s  travel to Costa Rica and take this wonderful lyrical five hour trip , not down the Amazon, but down the Tortuguero River to the Tortuguero Canals, and Tortuguero National Park, which run  parallel to the Atlantic Ocean on Costa Rica’s north eastern  Caribbean sea shore.    We are not on the African Queen and [...]

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From the Costa Rica Spotlight Series:  I would have to first ask you, would you want to go to the beach?  Or would you like to go to a rain forest and the mountains?  If you say the mountains then I would tell you the following: The most interesting place for a rain forest and [...]

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Travel to Manuel Antonio National Park, located on Costa Rica’s mid-Pacific coast line, approximately three  and one half hours by car from the San Jose International Airport.  The months of June, July, and August fall within the rainy season here in Costa Rica.   The areas around Manuel Antonio will get a lot of rain during [...]

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A Moment in Science Class The process in trees (and other plants) which uses carbon dioxide and makes oxygen is called photosynthesis. In photosynthesis, plants use light energy to convert carbon dioxide and water into sugar (glucose) and oxygen. The carbon dioxide is obtained from the atmosphere and the oxygen is released into the atmosphere. [...]

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Ann on September 18th, 2009

If  I could be a monkey, I would be a Howler Monkey and live in the rain forest of Costa Rica, and my name would be Curious George.  I would pick a very tall tree and live in the  top so I could eat the young tender leaves, and I would never go down to [...]

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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  [...]

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