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Costa Rica Spotlight: Casa Ridgeway Hostel,San Jose, Costa Rica

Costa Rica Spotlight: Casa Ridgeway Hostel,San Jose, Costa Rica 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 differen...

Costa Rica's Sodas, Family Run Restaurants, Great Food for Less Money

[caption id="attachment_2359" align="alignleft" width="300"] A typical Costa Rican family run soda[/caption] Costa Rica's Sodas, Family Run Restaurants, Great Food for Less Money In the Costa Rica we find small family run restaurants called  Costa Rican sodas. The restaurants have their own individual names, but the general term is soda. Here yo...

Overnighting near San Jose International Airport, Costa Rica?

Overnighting near San Jose International Airport, Costa Rica? If you are flying into the San Jose International Airport and need to overnight one or two nights before heading out to other tourist destinations in Costa Rica?  From my travel tips on "how to travel Costa Rica smarter and cheaper, "  I can advise you to do the following,  pick a ho...

Coffee "Costa Rica's Gold"

Coffee "Costa Rica's Gold" “Starbucks in New York City serves Costa Rican Coffee.” Tourist traveling to Costa Rica have asked me, “What is the best gift I can bring to my relatives and friends back home?”  And I tell them, “Costa Rican Coffee.” The cup of coffee you drink in Costa Rica will be very fresh, recently harvested and roas...

Costa Rica Spotlight: Molino Rojo Hostel Opens On Paseo Colon, San Jose, Costa Rica

[caption id="attachment_2322" align="alignleft" width="300"] Molino Rojo Hostel San Jose Costa Rica[/caption] Costa Rica Spotlight:  Molino Rojo Hostel Opens On Paseo Colon,  San Jose, Costa Rica 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 a...

Traveling to Costa Rica? Tips on Handling Money

Traveling to Costa Rica?  Tips on Handling Money Are you planning on traveling to Costa Rica?  Costaricalearn is going to offer some tips on handling money. Don't change dollars to colones  which is the Costa Rica monetary unit  BEFORE leaving your home country.   Change it when you arrive to Costa Rica but DON'T  change it in the airport be...

Costa Rica Spotlight: Mawamba Lodge and the Little Village of Tortuguero, A Unique Place in Costa Rica Costa

Costa Rica Spotlight: Mawamba Lodge and the Little Village of Tortuguero,  A Unique Place in Costa Rica Costa 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 re...

Costaricalearns "Costa Rica Travel Planning Expert", Unique Journeys with Ann Cabezas "Best of Costa Rica's Natural Wonders"

Costaricalearns "Costa Rica Travel Planning Expert", Unique Journeys with Ann Cabezas  "Best of Costa Rica's Natural Wonders" Would you like to travel to Costa Rica on a Spectacular Vacation?  Experience the best of Costa Rica's natural wonders. Explore  the rain forest, active volcanoes,  monkeys, exotic birds,  learn how coffee is grown on ...

Is There a Hurricane Season in Costa Rica?

Is There a Hurricane Season in Costa Rica? Hurricanes do not normally come as far south as Costa Rica.   However,  hurricanes  do get as far south as  the Atlantic coastlines of Nicaragua and Honduras.  Costa Rica's weather is categorized into a dry season and a rainy season, and the amount of rainfall depends on what area of the country you...

"Paradise Waits" a Great Beach house for Rent on the Coast of the Southern Nicoya Peninsula

"Paradise Waits" a Great Beach house for Rent on the Coast of the Southern Nicoya Peninsula "Paradise Waits" is a beautiful three bedroom-three bath fully furnished home for rent on the beach at a place called Santa Teresa/Mal Pais on the southern Nicoya Peninsula of Costa Rica. Within walking distance of this unique  house is a beautiful beach...