Travel Costa Rica to the most visited national park-Poas Volcano National Park. My husband Ken and I left very early in the morning traveling thru Alajuela on our way up to the Poas . We decided to stop at a Coffee Plantation tour called Doka Coffee Tour-Three Generations. Here we sampled several blends of coffee, toured the plantation and p...
Manuel Antonio National Park Monkeys, Mangos, and Macaws A vacation in Costa Rica is complete when you have visited the lowland rainforest national park named MANUEL ANTONIO National Park Tucked in a rugged cranny midway down the Pacific coast, this small park offers natural diversity : sand white beaches, a coral reef for snorklers, an...
Tamarindo Beach Sun, Surf, and Sandals Let's vacation Costa Rica and experience the great outdoors of tropical beauty. Yes, everywhere you look is green and 1000 shades of green. From the rain forest of Monteverde and Corcovado to the savannas of Guanacaste. And beaches! The northwest pacific has some of the world's most beautiful wh...
Retire in Costa Rica Why? First, it's the climate. The weather is GREAT! Most foreigners settle in the central valley in and around San Jose, Grecia, Atenas, Heredia, and Alajuela. .... and depending on how high above sea level you are ( 3,000 feet is average ) the weather is great. Around 72 degrees F. most of the time all year rou...
Squatter Problems with your Costa Rica Property! Travel Costa Rica and take my advice: Don't buy a piece of land or a house and leave it unattended. What's the problem: Squatters (in Spanish= precaista). First, if you buy a property which has a Tico house on it with a family living in it, check the following-Ask the seller for the documents prov...
Common Sense Approach to Buying Real Estate in Costa Rica Travel Costa Rica and thinking about buying property? Yes, foreigners are allowed to own property in Costa Rica..usually in the name of a corporation which your Costa Rican attorney will form before you begin the purchasing process. Now: All land records are kept at one place-a central t...
Monteverde Costa Rica's Remote Rainforest Reserve, Wildlife Refuge Let's visit unique place in Costa Rica, settled by the Quakers in the 1950's. A bone-shaking road leads up to Monteverde from the Inter-American Highway 1. Only about 35 miles but takes around two hours to drive. It is unpaved and rocky and winds around the mountain up 3,...
Arenal Volcano, La Fortuna and Sunset Tours The small town of La Fortuna, Costa Rica is the main gateway to the Arenal Volcano. Despite it's tourist boom, La Fortuna still serves as a regional agricultural center, with strong ties to the local beef cattle economy. Pineapple and papaya are the most popular crops, most of which are exported to US. T...
Thinking about Retiring in Costa Rica If you are considering retirement in Costa Rica, the first question you ask yourself is: Where do I Live-What area would I feel good about to purchase Real Estate or to rent a house or apartment? The central valley is the most popular for many reasons: 1. Geographically it is a valley, surrounded by mountains,...
Retiring in Costa Rica, Considerations When Purchasing Real Estate Are you thinking of retiring in Costa Rica? Considerations: What area of the country should I look into for purchasing real estate? Most people relocate to the central valley (which is the area of San Jose, the capital city and its suburbs of Santa Ana and Escazu...Also, Alajuela w...