Family Tropical Adventure Vacation All Inclusive Samasati Nature Retreat Costa Rica Samasati Nature Retreat is located on the southern Caribbean Coast of Costa Rica. Nestled on the side of a mountain in a beautiful tropical rain forest, this is the perfect place for a family vacation in a completely natural setting. Samasati Nature Retreat – […]
Vacation Planning to Costa Rica Visit Wildlife Reserves Are you planning a vacation to Costa Rica? The many wildlife refuges are wonderful places to visit if you want to view birds, monkeys, crocodiles, turtles, lizards, rainforest, frogs, snakes, iguanas, sloths, and much more. North central Costa Rica, close to Nicaragua’s border Cano Negro National Wildlife […]
“Pura Vida’ Costa Rica’s Motto What does this mean-can you explain it to me? Translated into the English language it means “pure life”. Costa Rican’s put a big emphasis on pure living. I will give you some examples of what they “consider pure living”. They Balance work and recreation. Costa Rica has 11 national holidays […]
Costa Rica’s Amazing Diversity Costa Rica is not an island in the Caribbean. It is located in the center of the Central American isthmus. It is a very small country with less than 20,000 square miles, bordered on the north by Nicaragua and the south by Panama. On the west by the Pacific Ocean and […]
Costa Rica’s Treasure-It’s National Parks Costa Rica’s people values it’s national treasures so much that 20% of it’s land has been set aside for National Parks and Wildlife Preserves, protecting and preserving them for vacationers to enjoy some of the most beautiful tropical scenery in Central America. Located in the central valley sixty eight miles […]
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 […]
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 […]
POOR MAN’S PARADISE, OSA PENINSULA IMAGINE a small village of 600 residents whose blood line goes back to Costa Rica’s indigenous people who live off the land and more recently off tourism which is rapidly growing is this little tropical paradise. No electricity except for occasional small diesel generators running only a few hours […]
What Do the Real Costa Ricans do To Celebrate The New Year? The Real Costa Ricans head to the beaches to celebrate New Years. They go by car, by bus, and even by horse. They stay in the expensive hotels, modest hotels, family owned beach houses, and even in tents. The beaches all over Costa […]
carnivoras plant, eats insects rare orchid “species stamnopea wardi” Costa Rica Spotlight: Unusual Flowering Plants of the La Paz Waterfall Gardens, Costa Rica Costa Rica Spotlight: The La Paz Waterfall Gardens, now open, is not only about waterfalls. It is about exotic and unusual flowering plants. Lets start with the orchid species stamnopea […]