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- San Jose
- Capital
- Costa Rican Colon (CRC)
- Currency
- 3,773,057
- Population
- CR
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Alajuela Slideshow
Alajuela
Travel Blogs from Alajuela, Costa Rica
Vulcan death-grip in Costa Rip-Off
... that without making it sound dodgy, is there? I think there must a slight cultural difference between Europe and Costa Rica as I realised when said masseuse’s interpretation of a soft massage can best be described as the combination of a ...
Arenal in the Clouds
... like this dancing horse, and were truly amazed. I did shoot a very short video, hope you enjoy. Competitions are held throughout Costa Rica for these horses and the owner of this establishment had reason to be proud with more than one winner in his ...
CO$T-a Rica!!
... part for Nicks sake :) to learn all that we could about one of the most active volcanoes in the world. The currency in Costa Rica, we have discovered is absolutely ridiculous. We pride ourselves in for the most part dealing only in local currency as we ...
Rappelling and rafting...
First stop, the Arenal Volcano! Did some rappelling down some waterfalls and then rafting in the afternoon... Amazing... d ...
Journey through the clouds to a very shy volcano!
... I really do not still understand you. The views and scenery were a stark contrast to the city. Green hillsides, farmland, very mountaineous as Costa Rica is on a plate line near to the equator. I was very glad I did not have any breakfast as I am not ...
Relaxation with a capital R
... I would be able to find my way back to the bus stop. (In Costa Rica there are no bus stops. A bus stop, in Costa Rica, is unidentified by a sign, instead it’s designated by large groups of people on the side of the inner-city street, country road, ...
Last day in Costa Rica
So we wake up, shower, and pack our stuff. It is raining out which means none of Amanda's stuff that she washed dried. If we want to return the car on time and not pay any extra money then we have to leave by 11am. I have already comes to ...
on the edge of a volcano
D gets an early start and takes a hike where she sees a lemur, the top of the arenal volcano and a bunch of bugs and birds. Eventually Are & I roll out.of bed and we hit La Fortuna for breakfast. Best of breakfast was R's carrot & orange ...
spa ho's
or sp-os...we head to the hot springs. D & Rach are getting massages and I get a facial. what's not to like? Hot cabana boys. Ot pools. Spectacular setting, Relaxing music, sound of the river nearby the open ...
Rio Frio: dernière étape Nature avant le Nicaragua
... ' la grande majorité des excursions, visites etc se fait en bateau, ça me permettra de visiter sans trop marcher! Je quitte donc le Costa Rica sans avoir vu la côte caraïbe mais sans regrets puisque le temps est assez capricieux en cette saison, et je ...
Arenal Volcano!
Tuesday morning (Christmas day), we took the 2 1/2 our boat ride back from Tortuguero to the mainland, then several hours on the bus to the town of Fortuna, which is right at the base of the Arenal volcano. Funny enough, the town of Arenal is ...
Day 13, Costa Rica: Volcan Tenorio
... ;is the only country without an army or military of any kind - Of its immense diversity: Due to its geographical location, Costa Rica bridges the northern and southern most points of the two American contents. This makes Costa Rica the meeting point of a ...
Dec 09, 2009
Coop Victoria and a... Metal Church?
... in the fields, we became immersed in the language of our Agronomy Director of the Farmer Support Center. For example, Costa Rica only grows caturra and catuaí varieties. Mundo Novo variety, which prospers in Brazil, cannot survive in Costa ...
Rio de Americanos...
Having spent the previous day on a comedown from an adrenalin high seldom matched without breaking the law, jumping out of a plane or being surrounded by a group of very attractive men (and none being handy), I took a jeep-boat-jeep combination trip to ...
Poas Volcano-&-Waterfalls
The clouds, wind and rain didn't stop us from enjoying our stay on top of the mountain... Mom loved Colbert's French Bistro...As we all did... Our accommodations were limited, but we had a hot shower, and clean, comfy beds....(see pix) The views were so ...
A Farewell to Dad
... English in a local school. We were there for all of 15 minutes before Kate and Josh began lobbying for a return trip to Costa Rica next year to volunteer with the proyecto. Our guide, the son of the founder, took us around and introduced us ...
Arenal hanging bridges
Het gaat goed, ik heb geen idee meer welke dag het vandaag is. Ik zit nu op mijn eigen balkonnetje met uitzicht op de vulkaan in dit super luxe resort. Vanavond is de vulkaan een stuk minder goed te zien door de bewolking, we hebben gisteren echt geluk ...
Arrival!
I love this place and I´m never coming back!! Today was awesome. I took an 11 hour highlights tour and it was incredible. Especially the boat ride down Rio Sarapaqui. Our boat driver, Ronny, was incredible. He truly does have eagle eyes. He´d spot ...
Arenal
Day 36, Costa Rica: Bye Bye Costa Rica :-(
... day in Costa Rica and it is a sad day today to leave this place and my Tica family :-( My best memories in Costa Rica: - My challenging learning experience: Landing in a place where I couldn't understand a single word and living with a family ...
Arenal
... from the volcano and we had a great view! Of course I left my camera in the van so I don't have a good picture of it, but it was breathtaking!! Arenal is everything you imagine when you think of Costa Rica...it was a great ...
Hasta Lavista Costa Rica!
Our last day in Costa Rica... We spent it traveling from Mal Pais to San Jose-Alajuela, with Shane driving. Our rental car passed inspection despite it´s filthy look. We tortured ourselves this morning by checking the surf one last time... it was on ...
The flight
... they gave us the breaksfat on the plane after 10 mins of departure. We arrived to Mexico City at 1030am after a 3 hour flight from Costa Rica. Mexicana is definitely one of the best airlines out there! The food is great! It took us about 2 hours to be ...
do you know the way to San Jose...
Hola We are now in Costa Rica. Having spent a very brief night in what would only be described as a "hell hole" b&b in san jose we took a 3 hour ride up the mountains to monteverde. The costa ricans really have nailed the tourist industry, everyone ...
UNADECA
Juanita says: The Universidad Adventista de Centro America is not far from the San Jose airport in Costa Rica boasts of a beautiful campus with students who attend from all over Central America. We had a very relaxing time, some we adventurous and went to ...
First Week's Plans
... all went to se the DaVinci Code, which was really good. Then surprise, surprise Tara and I went to Secretos with all the Ticos (Costa Ricans). Yesterday we went to see Casanova, which was pretty good, and just hung out the rest of the day. I'm staying ...