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Choosing a Rental Car Agency in Costa Rica

Choosing a Rental Car Agency in Costa Rica Costa Rica car rental agencies are numerous,  So you ask,  how do I choose the right one for me? First, go on the Internet and find the names of  some of the agencies.  After thoroughly reading their Internet sight, call the 800 toll free number and talk […]

Cartago, the Oldest Existing Spanish Settlement in Costa Rica

Cartago, the Oldest Existing Spanish Settlement in Costa Rica Cartago sits in the shadows of the mighty Irazu Volcano whose eruption destroyed the city in 1723,   and has become the wrath of several major earthquakes  in 1822, 1841, and again in 1910.  And , in 1963  during the visit of the late President John […]

For the Tourist: What to see and do in and around Cartago, Costa Rica

For the Tourist:  What to see and do in and around Cartago,  Costa Rica If you are a tourist and want to get “off the beaten path in Costa Rica, visit the very interesting city of Cartago,  the last remaining original Spanish settlement.   You can drive a rental car from San Jose,  it’s only 15 […]

Third Most Important Catholic Religious Holiday in Costa Rica, The Feast Day of the La Virgin de los Angeles

Third Most Important  Catholic Religious Holiday in Costa Rica, The Feast Day of the La Virgin de los Angeles August 2nd each year Costa Rica celebrates it’s third  most important religious holiday, The Feast Day of the Virgin de los Angeles (Christmas and Easter being the two other most important religious holidays) The banks  and […]

Tenorio Volcano National Park and the Rio Celeste “Blue River” Costa Rica

Tenorio Volcano National Park and the Rio Celeste “Blue River”  Costa Rica Tenorio Volcano National Park is located in the northern region of Costa Rica.   On our recent vacation to Costa Rica, we set out to visit this beautiful national park.  We rented  a  4×4  Suzuki Jimmy.  Following the road map that the car rental […]

Costa Rica Spotlight: Como En Casa, A Great Restaurant in Alajuela

Costa Rica Spotlight: Como En Casa, A Great Restaurant in Alajuela COMO EN CASA is Alajuela’s newest chic restaurant  “parrillada Argentina.” The owners are Ezequiel Ruiz and Cristina Gutierrez Sori. Ezequiel was born in Argentina and immigrated to Costa Rica where he met Cristina.   She was born in Columbia and also immigrated to Costa Rica. […]

Sardimar Tuna, Best Canned Tuna in Costa Rica

Sardimar Tuna, Best Canned Tuna in Costa Rica “Costa Rica’s Tuna is some of the best in the world.” Just want to share with you one of Costa Rica’s best kept secrets.  It’s the Sardimar canned tuna found in all of Costa Rica’s grocery stores .  The yellow fin tuna and black fin tuna  is […]

The Story of Monteverde,Costa Rica’s Golden Toad

The Story of Monteverde,Costa Rica’s  Golden Toad “Since 1989 not a single golden toad has been found anywhere in the world.” A small, shiny bright orange colored toad, about two inches in diameter was once abundant in a 3.9 square mile radius  (1o square km) in the high altitudes of the wet Monteverde Cloud Forests […]

Guide to Driving from San Jose International Airport to Arenal Volcano and La Fortuna l

Guide to Driving  from San Jose International  Airport to Arenal Volcano and La Fortuna l If you are planning to travel to Costa Rica and plan to drive to the Arenal Volcano, here are some detailed  driving directions from San Jose  international airport to the Arenal Volcano and La Fortuna, going through  San Ramon, the […]

Costa Rica Spotlight: La Paz Waterfall Gardens and Peace Lodge Are Now Open!

Costa Rica Spotlight: La Paz Waterfall Gardens and Peace Lodge Are Now Open! Costa Rica Spotlight:It has  been six months since the January 8th earthquake which caused damage in and around La Paz Waterfall Gardens and Peace Lodge.   Major restorations have been under way and the La Paz Waterfall Gardens and Peace Lodge are […]