[caption id="attachment_4782" align="alignleft" width="300"] Osa Peninsula[/caption] [caption id="attachment_4733" align="alignleft" width="300"] Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve[/caption] [caption id="attachment_4740" align="alignleft" width="200"] Corcovado National Park[/caption] [caption id="attachment_2796" align="alignleft" width="300"] S...
HOW DO COSTA RICANS CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS? By Eating Tamales.They gather the families together and eat tamales. The Costa Rican Tamale is made from corn masa as the base and it is filled with many different ingredients. Among these are primarily pork, and then add sweet red pepper, carrots, green beans, olives, finely chopped garlic, onions, pr...
Nancy and her three grown up kids set out from Santa Barbara, California for a seven day adventure vacation to Costa Rica. Nancy had rented a house for the five of them on Playa Portero in Guanacsate and rented a car to get around. This beach is close to Playa Flamingo (about forty five minutes north of Tamarindo) and has white sand and gr...
What do Costa Ricans Do for New Years? For New Years many Costa Rica will go to the beaches. They will gather their family together and head for their own personal beach houses or will rent a house on the beach. On New Years Eve they will celebrate with lots of typical Costa Rican food and alcoholic drinks. Costa Rica rum is a favorite, ...
Costa Rica's Neighbor to the North- Something Big is Going on in Nicaragua. Nicaragua has a standing army. Today, something big is going on in Nicaragua called "The Gran Canal Project". It is an ambitious $40 billion project of 278 kilometers- an interoceanic canal (stretching from the Pacific Ocean, all way to the Caribbean Sea (At...
Does Costa Rica Have a Standing Army? No, the army was abolished in 1949 under the leadership of Jose Figueres who is best known as the "Grandfather of Costa Rica." The Civil War of National Liberation followed several years of extreme unrest in Costa Rica. The civil war began on March 11, 1948 and ended forty four days later. Two thousa...
Monteverde A Land of Cloud Forest and Quakers VACATION IN RURAL COSTA RICA Monteverde lies high in the mountains of central Costa Rica, seven thousand feet above sea level. Clouds seem to shroud the cool environment , and mist floats across the horizon. The road to get there, well-if you can call it a road…..The route is off highway 1, better ...
So What is The Weather Like in costa rica and when is best time to travel and vacation in Costa Rica? Tourist season in Costa Rica is HIGH SEASON December through April and LOW SEASON May through November. July is often a high tourism month. The AREA of Costa Rica where you are living determines how much rain you get. The Central Vall...
Turrialba Volcano located 35 miles east of the capital city of San Jose Costa Rica unexpectantly erupted Wednesday night Oct. 29, 2014 at 11:40 pm. spraying ash 30 miles away to the town of Heredia. The eruption lasted 45 minutes and strong seismic activity was felt by the local people. Scientist do not know if there will be another eruptio...
This year Costa Rica's National Theater located in downtown San Jose is celebrating its 117th birthday. The National Theater was inaugurated on October 19, 1897. The opening night featured a magnificent presentation of the opera Faust. The sumptuous building, neoclassic in style, is a copy of the Paris Opera House and was financed from the ...