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
It's Time
... bananas that were pink And seen Bamboo growing I have been shown tremendous hospitality Learned a lot about the country, the language and myself I am not sad I did not miss a thing Thank you Costa Rica … but…it’s time for me to go ...
Monteverde Reserve - Cloud Forest Night Tour
Slunny den do vasich domovu :) Tenhle den jsme pojali trochu odpocinkove, pze jsme byli po predchozich narocnych dnech docela zniceni. Takze jsem mel cas podivat se na net, dobre se najist a zajistit prepravu smerem na jih k plazim Pacifiku. Odpoledne ...
so much to catch up on..
... , passing back through Dominical. We ended up in a small town called Puerto Jimenez, which is in the Southern region of Costa Rica called the Osa Peninsula and is right on the edge of Corcavado National Park. We spent a challeging two days at ...
Super Samara
Our entire last few days has consisted of napping, eating and swimming. Not much to say really, except I dreamed Laura was possessed. That freaked me out. I found the playsuit (macacinho) today that I wanted. The store gave me a matching ring. The ...
the stinky, sweaty, rocky trip to MONTEZUMA...
... be honest. THEN, once I thought we were almost to Montezuma we got on this huge bus that took not only tourists but local Ticos (Costa Ricans) to Montezuma and the various towns along the way. Let me tell you, I was soooo grossed out when I got on ...
Corcovado
I had heard great stories about Corcovado. My sister and her husband have been there before me and really liked it. They told me you can see lots of scarlet macaws and toucans flying around, and that there still are jaguars and tapirs walking around. A ...
White water rafting
... up early this morning at 5am to go white water rafting on the Pacuare River which is situated in the central highlands of Costa Rica. Though I have been rafting before in Chang Mai (northern Thailand) I have never been white water rafting so I was ...
Todo Bien
Hi it´s been a long time since I last wrote, sorry! I have been quite busy with school and doing my overseas assignments. Ah... where to begin...let´s see since I last wrote I can think of a few things that I have been doing. ...
Week 3
... ; After that we went to the national museum, which was an old fort on a hill. It has alot information on the history of costa rica. Honestly the museums aren't that great, however it had good views of the city. Later that night we went to see ...
The day the Clown came to work..
... bizarre hand actions,, because he didn't realise we speak Spanish. Eventually, after a painful 3 hours he left, along with Rafa the hairless Costa Rican. Turns out the clown was there because it was Rafas last day at the centre. I think we'll both feel a ...
Brake, brake, brake!!!!
If you are looking for big adventure in Monteverde, then zip lines are the way to go. Our host, Ronnie, booked us a canopy tour through 100% Adventura, and they guarantee total satisfaction. For $25 per person we were ...
zip line tour
Wednesday -- Zip line tour We took a tour with the Miss Sky zipline ticos. These cats definitely loved the ladies.... A zipline is essentially a metal cable (think finger width) strung between 2 concrete posts sunk into mountain peaks set about 1/2 a ...
Vamonos!
God these buses are killing me - 5 more hours of sweaty barfy travel yesterday to get us back to the capital. Turns out that during those 5 hours, my backpack was resting in a large puddle of fish guts in the luggage hold under the bus. Later on, dogs ...
Channel 25
While in Costa Rica, we had a good amount of down time to just veg out. While a majority of my day was spent at the pool reading and working on Brittany Bekas Photography, I would head inside to escape the sun for a few hours. My favorite thing to do ...
First Day of Class
... about 3:00 p.m.); and (3) being able to flush toilet paper. In contrast, I find that the things I enjoy about Costa Rica significantly outweigh the things I miss. Among those things are: the fresh, pesticide-free fruit (yesterday I learned ...
San Isidro-- Driving the Moutain of Death
After dropping Bev off at the airport we headed straight out of town. Of course this took us a good hour due to traffic and the inability to get proper directions! The map I we had purchased at a hotel the day when we came into the country ...
Mi Cupleaños
... few crater lakes that were a beautiful jade green. We also saw a spectacular view of a little pueblo set in the mountains of Costa Rica. Unfortunately our driver-tour guide was not feeling well, so the tour was cut short to be finished another day. My ...
San Ramon- A Surprise Stop
San Ramon- A Surprise Stop We decided to break away from the jungle and head to Jaco for sun, beach and some civilized comforts. Our time in La Fortuna was great but was not working well for my work. The whole region had little too no cellular coverage ...
De caballos y caballeros
... , while the school helps maintain it. The forest is also home to many of the 40,000-60,000 species of mushrooms native to Costa Rica. According to our guide, every one of those species is edible, but some only once (har, har.) Horseback Riding ...
Rain Rain Rain, Sloths and a Mechanical Bull
... and to make the most of it we were up and out by 7am. Manuel Antonio Reserve is the second smallest reserve in Costa Rica - even though it´s seems tiny compared to other reserves we have been to, it is still very beautiful and rich ...
The First 2 Weeks
Hello All! This is my first entry since arriving in the CR. The first few weeks have been crazy here, for I have been adjusting to a new lifestyle, and everything else in between. My experience thus far has been phenomenal. I am living ...
Tarzan
Wow - another zip through the forest was cool, but the surf was calling first. I caught a bunch of really good waves today, and have gotten far more comfortable fighting through the breaks. The surf was really nice today, with a couple of nice sets ...
Søstrene Hvid fortæller - part 1
Costa Rica tour 2008 Vores rejse til Costa Rica startede torsdag d. 18/12 kl. 9.30 fra Herning banegård. Godt læsset med kufferter kørte far os til banegården hvor mormor stod klar til at vinke farvel. Vi fik os placeret i toget, og turen til KBH gik ...
First impressions of Costa Rica
We arrived at the San Jose airport in Costa Rica quite early on October 2nd. Our flight from Mexico City to San Jose with TACA was excellent. We took a taxi from the airport to Pension Alajuela, which was just a short 5 minute drive away. This hostel ...
Shut up juice...
So yesterday I managed to get out of it. Today, however, "Diane" (my fellow student whose name I changed to protect her identity.) pressured me into riding the bus downtown. So… I am selectively social. Nicety…if you will. While I am always ...
A Costa Rican Massage
... way – phew! The road really is something to experience – a trip on this type of road is known locally as a "Costa Rican massage", personally I think it’s more akin to a chiropractic adjustment. We did have great views of the Arenal ...