Country Info
- San Jose
- Capital
- Costa Rican Colon (CRC)
- Currency
- 3,773,057
- Population
- CR
- Country Code
Costa Rica Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Costa Rica
The last of the Carribbean
This is a top pick! ... road and upped our paces! Once we reached the station we bought our tickets and met a Canadian who used to live in Costa Rica called Orlando. I found him very entertaining as he described the transport as organised chaos, and the locals as monkeys. He ...
Rasta Time
This is a top pick! ... We walked the 6 kms back into town – Puerto Viejo, a town that many people had told us was their favourite place in Costa Rica………hmmmmm…………I kind of thought the town would be a bit bigger. All in all ...
Feliz cumpleaños a mi!
This is a top pick! ... ended as most birthdays do when one is in their 20s, hugging the toilet bowl, but it was a fun night! Twenty-four in Costa Rica. BUT, the festivities were not quite over. Staggering out of bed at 6 am the next day, not yet hung over because ...
How do we end up where we are?
This is a top pick! As I bumped along my dirt road to civilization, trying not to focus on the overpowering scent of the three different kinds of cologne that seem to be the only ones that Cost Rican men wear, my thoughts were flying. My family had left Monday after a ...
Exploring the Beverly Hills of Costa Rica
This is a top pick! ... nice replacement!! After a short 10 minute cab ride with Paco (remember him?), I was at the Multiplaza of Escazu, Costa Rica's biggest mall. The mall really had everything I could ever need and the prices weren't as expensive as I ...
Hot Springs, a Live Volcano and Pampering!
This is a top pick! ... power that we were witnessing makes you realize the power of nature. It was nice capper on our two plus weeks in Costa Rica. She Said: Mount Arenal: What can I say, yet another completely different experience. This is more a typical high end ...
Tooth Fairy Visits
This is a top pick! ... is rich! ( although a few years ago it might have been in the millions!) We are busy trying to finalizing our planning for Costa Rica. We are hoping to go on a hiking tour of the rainforest tomorrow and to a butterfly farm the next day. We have ...
My Mom's Last day in Costa Rica
This is a top pick! SAYING GOOD-BYE IS NEVER AN EASY THING... My mom's visit to Costa Rica was amazing. We packed so much into 7 days! We visited 4 out of 7 Costa Rican provinces and 2 countries in Central America in less than 1 week! On her last day, we took it easy and ...
Beer Ratings and Marc's Place
This is a top pick! ... beer in Central America comes from Nicaragua and it's called Victoria. It's a full-bodied brew with a very refreshing aftertaste. Costa Rica has a couple of decent choices in Pilsen and Imperial. These three golden thirst quenchers rank at least as high ...
Flying through the Rain Forest
This is a top pick! ... , to the Northern Jacana - a coot with yellow wings and a bright yellow beak plate. Rainy season has arrived in Costa Rica, so the tourist population has diminished considerably. Even so, there were enough visiting groups to keep the cables buzzing ...
Episode 18: Rafting el Rio Toro (The Bull River)
This is a top pick! Paid to Play Epsisode 18: This will be the place for my photo collection from rafting the Rio Toro near La Fortuna in Costa Rica. Photos only. ...
A Riot of Colour!
This is a top pick! No words are needed this time. Enjoy the tropical flowers of Central ...
on and on the rain will fall (Costa Rica)
This is a top pick! ... out at night plus I had to be up very early the next day so I just stayed in at the hostel (another wild and crazy night). Costa Rica really is a beautiful country even with all the rain. If I ever do make it back to Costa Rica, it won't be during the ...
Birdwatchers' Delight
This is a top pick! ... of Mexico. Again with some reluctance, we finally left the Monteverde area to head for the Nicoya Peninsula, home to some of Costa Rica's best beaches. The drive down to the coast through hot, dry, deforested hillsides was quite a contrast to the lush ...
Pura Vida
This is a top pick! ... up swopping travel yarns until the fireworks at midnight. On New Year's Day we set out with some trepidation for the Costa Rica border crossing. What if a few trumped up charges from disgruntled policemen or port security had found their way on to ...
end of the line..
This is a top pick! ... after sundown.. Now at our final destination we were looking to part ways, i looked for a boat heading south to Costa Ricas main Caribbean port, Peurto Limón, whilst the others wanted to head north towards Bluefields. Unfortunately there was nothing ...
cows and skateboarding
This is a top pick! I headed to the well advertised around central America Tranquilo backpackers in San Jose. The place was packed and looked scruffy.. I think this place is a joke a hope any traveller reading this avoids it and crosses the road to the cleaner and mellowed ...
Monteverde - Cloud Forest Fun
This is a top pick! ... the next few days. Breakfast at the Rainforest Cafe was a pleasant experience, with fantastic home-made toast and typical Costa Rican coffee (highly recommended!). We were then driven to part of the Santa Elena Reserve and climbed an outdoor spiral ...
Walking in the clouds
This is a top pick! ... had. Our drive continued through the lush and green countryside, but only with occasional areas of dense rain forest. Even though Costa Rica is famous for its enlightened approach to environmental conservation - over 25% of the country is now protected as ...
A rough ride and a relaxing cup of Coffee.
This is a top pick! ... Lake Arenal. From there, we boarded a boat, crossed the lake and began our rough ride through the mountain range. The locals call it a Costa Rican massage, in total we had a 4 hrs of it. I now understand the "overland driving warnings". I'd avoid taking a ...
Heaven on earth
This is a top pick! ... entire family living outside of Costa Verde. Mom and I spend our time hiking, swimming and relaxing. Its hard to pick favourites in Costa Rica, but this ranks high up on our list. You can hike the forest trails all day, and cool off in the ocean at ...
Paradise
This is a top pick! ... Antonio is PARADISE!!! We fell in love at first sight. We spend our last 6 days relaxing on the beaches and enjoying life. Costa Verde's theme is "More Monkey's than People", and they are right. Each morning, we were greeted by an abundance of white face ...
Putting Down Roots in Costa Rica
This is a top pick! ... we still hope it`s the case) like Meghan and Davis who allowed us to set up camp (in a cabin) for a month. - Costa Rica Independence Day celebrations (September 15): The culmination of months of practice, it consists of all the primary and secondary ...
Ahhhh
This is a top pick! Hi All, We are having a very relaxing time here although it is very humid. We walked up to a waterfall today and I was just dripping with sweat when we arrived. I couldn't wait to get in. There was a nice place to sit where the water just rushed ...
Ctenosaurs and the Volcano
This is a top pick! Giant hot boulders came hurtling down the face of the volcano leaving trails of smoke in their wake. At two kilometres away you can hear, seem to feel each thump. We were about as close you are allowed to get to it, at Arenal Observatory Lodge. Twice we ...
Karaoke at the Hotel Kalifornia Lounge.
This is a top pick! It's been three boozy nights in a row now. They all felt like Saturday nights. I guess they all do when you don't have to go to work the next day. I easily loose track of what day it is, Tuesday I think. Uli and I spent the days in low key Playa ...
Miy Ticos
This is a top pick! ... town called Canas in Northern Costa Rica. The change in lifestyle is apparent when crossing the border, Nicaragua very poor and Costa Rica, almost a first world country. The buildings on the Costa Rica side were brick and air conditioned rather than ...