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 […]
small transparent green frog with baby Costa Rica Spotlight: Unusual Frog Exhibit at the La Paz Waterfall Gardens, Costa Rica Costa Rica Spotlight: Yes, the La Paz Waterfall Gardens is open for visitors! A few days ago I was lucky to be able to spend a few hours. One of the exhibits […]
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 […]
Our Tour to Alajuela’s “Feria” or Local Farmers market Our small group of tourist were in the Central Valley of Costa Rica and wanted to have a unique cultural experience so our guide said, “Let’s go into Alajuela’s farmers market better know in Spanish as the “feria.” It was a wonderful sunny Saturday […]
Earthquake January 2009 Vara Blanca, Costa Rica Six Months After major Earthquake hit Costa Rica At 1:21 p.m. on January 8, 2009 a massive 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck Costa Rica with it’s epicenter nineteen miles NW of the capital city of San Jose , on the southeastern flank of the Poas Volcano. The […]
If birds are what you want to see travel to Palo Verde National Park in Costa Rica’s northern province of Guanacaste, because the biggest attraction in the park is the BIRDS. The months of mid December through mid March over one half million birds migrate south to Palo Verde, escaping the extreme cold weather in […]
Costa Rica has some of the world’s happiest people. They live long lives with an average life expectancy is 78.5 years, and many live longer into their nineties. Costa Rica ranks second in the world in life expectancy. Canada is number one. So, why is that? It seems that Costa Rica has a very positive […]
Travel Tip: Did you Know About the Tamarindo Shuttle? Travel tip: If you are planning to travel to Costa Rica let me tell you about the Tamarindo Shuttle. From the Liberia international airport to Tamarindo it’s only $18 per person (one way) with a minimum of 2 persons. Can’t beat that! Their fleet of […]
Maleku tribe members The Maleku Indigenous People of Costa Rica The Maleku are an indigenous tribe living in Costa Rica north of the Arenal Volcano in an area called Guatuso. Around 600 people live here on a reserve. The Maleku speak Spanish as their first language but many of the elders also speak […]
No better way to spend a rainy afternoon than visiting the Jade Museum in San Jose Costa Rica, a great way to spend two hours. Interestingly enough no sources of jade have been discovered in Costa Rica therefore it must have come to Costa Rica through the trade routes of it’s northern neighbors the Aztecs […]