In Search of Pura Vida
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IN SEARCH OF PURA VIDA Alajuela, Costa Rica The sun rises at 5.30 am. The eastern sky glows with the soft...
IN SEARCH OF PURA VIDA Alajuela, Costa Rica The sun rises at 5.30 am. The eastern sky glows with the soft...
RENEE AND ANN Renee and I first met in Costa Rica in 2004. I was living in Cariari with my then husband Rodrigo and on Sunday afternoons we would make the trip up the mountain to Las Pilas de Alajuela (the road to the Poas Volcano). Renee owned and operated Vina Romatica B&B. The most wonderful treat was eating lunch at her restaurant ...
Marina Villatoro, "The Travel Experta" writes informative and fun articles about Costa Rica. This one is about seven Things to do in Tamarindo. Marina specializes in traveling with small children. Check her out at her website www.travelexperta.com 7 Things to Do in Tamarindo – Costa Rica With outdoor eco-adventures, snorkelling, s...
Feb 1 2017 Today the volcano made a another huge eruption. Spraying ash for miles. Turrialba Volcano is located due east of San Jose, the Capital City of Costa Rica . The distance is close, only about fifty miles from the capital. Turrialba Volcano is one of seven volcanoes in Costa Rica but at the moment is the only one erupting. . Po...
Safety In Costa Rica For a Tourist After living in Costa Rica for many years I am aware of the things one should know related to safety. I remember driving into Alajuela with my new husband and shockingly observing the bars on the resident's windows. Naively I asked, "Is this decoration?" Rod laughed. "No, he said." "It is for security." M...
EIGHT THINGS NOT TO DO: NO, NO'S ON A COSTA RICAN VACATION Don't feed the monkeys Beware of poison snakes. Fer-de-lance, eye lash viper, and coral snake. Beware of poison spiders. Beware poison small red frog. Beware erupting vocanoes. Beware of ocean undertow. Beware leaf c...
Puerto Limon is the Caribbean with it’s rich jumble of sights, sounds, and smells. It is a laid back place, very hot and steamy. And rainfall is around three hundred inches per year. A lot of rain! The population of this region is a mix. Afro Latinos who immigrated from Jamaica looking for work in the chocolate plantations, Chinese came t...
RURAL TOURISM IN COSTA RICA Rural tourism in Costa Rica is relatively new. It is designed for tourist who want a true Costa Rican cultural experience as well as adding some adventure to the experience. In other words a mix of adventure and culture. So we call it Rural Tourism with a "spice of Adventure." First , participating in rura...
Hello from Costa Rica Learn A small hotel "eco lodge" where you can stay while visiting Rincon de la Vieja National park. And I highly recommend it. Hotel Rincon de la Vieja is located at base of the Rincon de la Vieja Volcano National park This Rincon de la Vieja National Park is located thirty minutes northeast of Liberia. The volc...
Hello from Costa Rica Learn. Learn about Costa Rica's favorite foods, special events, Ann's choice hotels, and adventure excursions. My clients are constantly asking me, "What is the most common vegetable that Costa Ricans eat?" Of course it is Chayote. A small pear shaped green vegetable that grows on a vine and is finicky to grow. Eve...