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Travel Tip: What is the best month to Vacation in Costa Rica and Why?

Travel Tip:  What is the best month to Vacation in  Costa Rica and Why? The best month to vacation in Costa Rica is the month of February.  Why?  Because the weather is simply gorgeous.  There is little or no rain, the flowers are in full bloom, as well as the flowering trees. The warm winds are  blowing.  And the nights are star studded a...

Planning to Rent a Car in Costa Rica? Listen up!

Planning to Rent a Car in Costa Rica?  Listen up! If you are traveling to Costa Rica  or planning a vacation to Costa Rica, and  planning to rent a car?   And you say, "I have checked with several different rental car agencies in Costa Rica and renting a car there seems quite expensive."  Why? There are many reasons. 1. A large portion of ...

Can I See a Great White Shark In Costa Rican Waters?

Can I See a Great White Shark In Costa Rican Waters? Great White sharks tend to stay in cooler water than what we find in the tropical waters of  Costa Rica’s Pacific coastlines as well as it’s Caribbean coastlines. So you will not likely see the Great White Shark while visiting Costa Rica.  Sorry. This legendary great white shark is extre...

SPOTLIGHT COSTA RICA- Arenal Volcano, Lake Arenal, and La Fortuna, Costa Rica, Sky Tram & Sky Trek Tour

                SPOTLIGHT COSTA RICA- Arenal Volcano, Lake Arenal, and La Fortuna,  Costa Rica, Sky Tram & Sky Trek Tour If you are planning to travel to Costa Rica on vacation and want to visit the most popular area for great outdoor adventure then Arenal Volcano, Lake Arenal, and the area ar...

Spotlight Costa Rica-Lagarta Lodge on Nosara Beach in Costa Rica, See the Sea Turtles nesting

Spotlight Costa Rica-Lagarta Lodge on  Nosara Beach in Costa Rica, See the Sea Turtles nesting Lagarta Lodge is a small hotel sitting in the mist of a private nature reserve and with views to the beautiful blue green waters of the Pacific Ocean.  So if you are planning on a vacation to Costa Rica and want a place "off the beaten path".  A place...

Costa Rica Spotlight: Life at Hacienda Pinilla Costa Rica

Costa Rica Spotlight: Life at Hacienda Pinilla Costa Rica What is so special about Hacienda Pinilla?   Is it tranquility?  The beautiful jewel blue-green Pacific waters?  The most gorgeous sunsets?  Golfing with a view to the ocean?   Riding a horse on a Sunday afternoon along the long stretch of unspoiled beach?    Experience a dry trop...

Want to See Bats? Go to Santa Rosa National Park, Costa Rica

Want to See Bats?  Go to Santa Rosa National Park, Costa Rica If you are traveling to Costa Rica for a vacation and are in the northwestern province of Guanacaste be sure to take a day trip to Santa Rosa National Park. To get there take the Inter-American  highway (highway 1)  north from Liberia.  Drive about 35 km north from Liberia and watch...

A Great Day Tour in Manuel Antonio-Quepos, Costa Rica. SPOTLIGHT: "The Rainmaker Tour" Home to the Harlequin Toad.

[caption id="attachment_2796" align="alignleft" width="300"] Suspended Bridge above the rain forest canopy[/caption] [caption id="attachment_2797" align="alignleft" width="129"] Harlequin Toad in Costa Rica's Rain Forest[/caption] A Great Day Tour in Manuel Antonio-Quepos, Costa Rica. SPOTLIGHT:  "The Rainmaker Tour" Home to the Harlequin Toad. ...

One Day in the Central Valley of Costa Rica. What Should I Do?

[caption id="attachment_2787" align="alignleft" width="640"] Poas Volcano National Park[/caption] [caption id="attachment_2789" align="alignleft" width="252"] Juan Santa Maria's Statue-Costa Rica's National Hero[/caption] One Day  in the Central Valley of Costa Rica.  What Should I Do? If you are traveling to Costa Rica for vacations or whatev...

Travel Tips on Spending Money and other Things Related to Travel to Costa Rica

Travel Tips on Spending Money and other Things Related to Travel to Costa Rica I am going to share with you some of the travel tips I have learned over the years while working as a travel agent and arranging vacations to Costa Rica for my clients. American Express credit cards are not accepted everywhere in Costa.   Master charge and Visa are w...