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Sweet Seduction, Chocolate Grows in Costa Rica

Sweet Seduction, Chocolate Grows in Costa Rica Today  most of the cacao plantations are found in Africa.   However,  Costa Rica has a number of small cacao plantations.  You can visit Sibu Chocolate factory, located in Sarapiqui, 15 minutes East of downtown San Jose.   Here you will learn all about how chocolate is harvested and […]

How to Retire in Costa Rica on Nothing but a Government Pension

How to retire in Costa Rica on nothing but a government pension.  Written by  John Newton and Loreta Yukeco.  They came to live and retire in Costa Rica from Canada. There was a time when retiring in Costa Rica on a government pension was easy, but those days are over. After four years of continual […]

Osa Peninsula Costa Rica, Poor Man’s Paradise

Osa Peninsula Costa Rica,  Poor Man’s Paradise NO TELEVISION, NO INTERNET, NO GUNS AND NO CRIME-CHILDREN RUN AND PLAY FREELY. Is there a place like this left in the world? Yes, and the name given is Poor Man’s Paradise,  located  on Costa Rica’s Osa Peninsula.  (Southern Pacific).  We boarded a small boat in Sierpe and […]

Arenal Volcano in North Central Costa Rica

THE HISTORY OF ARENAL VOLCANO IN NORTH CENTRAL COSTA RICA COSTA RICA Arenal Volcano National Park is one of the most visited national parks in Costa Rica for many reasons. Tourist come here to experience Nature at its fullest. In a small area around this mighty volcano, one can do so many things related to […]

Visit Paradise Hot Springs Arenal Volcano Costa Rica

  Visit Paradise Hot Springs Arenal Volcano Costa Rica Recently I visited the Paradise Hot Springs – I can see why it was named “Paradise Hot Springs” It is a natural hot mineral waters coming from under the earth at the base of the Arenal Volcano, surrounded by beautiful plants and flowers and a nice […]

Vacationing to Costa Rica

Vacationing to Costa Rica Planning a vacation to Costa Rica is a time consuming task.  You can surf the internet and become quickly confused with the dozens of choices of hotels in each location. Rick and Anna wanted a stress free vacation of 10 days to Costa Rica and never having been there they knew […]

Under The Mango Tree In Costa Rica

Under The Mango Tree In Costa Rica Mangoes  grow almost wild in Costa Rica  from April through  June.  The warm tropical climate and ample rainfall provide the perfect environment. And Costa Ricans love mangoes.  They make a delicious drink of fresh mango mixed in the blender with water and sugar (shown here in Xinia’s photo)  […]

ART GALLERY IN ALAJUELA

ART GALLERY IN ALAJUELA Xinia and I visited an art gallery in Alajuela  Sr Y Sra Ese  Here you can see works of art made of exotic woods, such as jewelry, vases, boxes, and many other gift items.  The most famous is the  beautiful hand crafted wooden jewelry.  The gallery offers a factory tour which […]

COSTA BALLENA COSTA RICA’S SOUTHERN PACIFIC COAST

COSTA BALLENA COSTA RICA’S SOUTHERN PACIFIC COAST COSTA BALLENA -on Costa Rica’ Southern Pacific, stretches thirty miles along the Pacific ocean from Dominical and south to Ojochal. Ballena in Spanish means whale.  This is the area of Costa Rica to see whales in certain months of the year.  August and September are good month as […]

TRAVEL ADVICE AND TIPS-COSTA RICA VACATION

TRAVEL ADVICE AND TIPS COSTA RICA VACATION Vacationing in Costa Rica    Travel Tips and Travel Advice Passport must be good for 90 days past the date you enter Costa Rica If renting a vehicle either take your GPS or rent one there (very useful since roads are not always named.) Pack Light- Casual Dress-Cottons […]