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
Turtle time
... its the weekend, and we don't have work, the other volunteers and I took a weekend trip to Tortuguero, on the Atlantic Coast of Costa Rica to see turtles. Getting here was an adventure in itself. Tortuguero is only accessible by boat, so we had to get a ...
Everything changes on the road
... great... I can't believe how expensive it is here! So on we go to cheaper places... well, after a few more places in Cota Rica, then on to South America. This country is breaking our bank. Off to dinner now... Monica - we are getting that fried rice ...
Caribbean Fun!
... a roulette wheel of fortune style thing! How bloody random! Crazy! well only have 15 days left and we're still well in Costa Rica. Hasn't really sunk in that I will have finished my trip fairly soon! Think I'm looking forward to coming home somewhat not ...
Jaco
Well got to Jaco in the end. A three hour mini bus from the hotel. Jaco is a small quite touristy town, full of surf shops and bars/restuarants. Its absolutely boiling at the moment in the low 30's. It feels like I'm melting constantly! However its ...
Why I sometimes do write blogs
On the weekend I wrote a blog post called "why I sometimes don't write blogs" ..... This blog is to share with you why I do. (and why I sometimes write excessively long rambly ones, appearing to be self-absorbed enough to ...
Hostel with a mechanical bull...
We had arranged to meet Lenny & Catherine again before they left Central America, so hooked up with them at Hostel Pangea, which advertises itself as the only hostel in the world with a mechanical bull. The bull wasn´t working, but that didn´t stop ...
Costa Rica at last
I finally made it down to San Jose after a nightmare bus journey. I came from Honduras thinking my ticket was all the way through, direct, to San Jose, so i figured i be here by the same evening considering i left at 5am, but i had to stop off ...
costa rica , done
... costa rican adventure, and it was a really good start to our big trip. looking forward to Belize now , it will be different to costa rica, i'm sure, but I still think it will be a good destination. Can't wait to see our tree house in San Ignacio. Wonder ...
Guess that´s why they call it the rainy season . .
... more pouring rain, we found a place to stay at Blew Dogs Surf Club, a place where you can easliy forget you are in Costa Rica because there are gringos all around. After checking out the beach and seeing some cool green lizards and colorful crabs on the ...
Eco Roller Coaster
We had an interesting afternoon arriving here. Shaken by a 5.9 on the Richter scale earthquake. Thankfully it was more bemusing than serious. We called it the Eco Roller Coaster. Thankfully no casualties, no injuries, no major damage, , although we can ...
Quepos
We are finally in beautiful Quepos, Costa Rica. It is a small town with a trash problem and understated charm. It is 7 km from one of the most famous sections of beach in Costa Rica. Today we bought bread, cheese, avocados and tomatoes. Tomorrow we ...
Better out than in...
Are you seeing a theme yet? This country is just one big national park. From Volcano Arenal we headed to Monteverde NP, a privately owned piece of cloud forest. It was purchased by a bunch of Quakers to help save the rainforest, and to keep tourist ...
So long Nicaragua
... and as a bonus, two foxes came around looking for a handout. Today we swung by the Frog Pond, a local eco-zoo devoted to Costa Rica's native amphibeans. Obviously. It was a lot more fun than we expected, who knew frogs were so cool? Anyway, that's ...
San Jose
... it´s really just a moern city with all the usual chains and shops there and one day was enough there for me. Although Costa Rica is a beautiful country there was no point staying there too long, you can get the same or better in surrounding countries ...
Serious jungle, serious volcano, no lava
Quick blog entry for a quick stop. CR's been totally different form Nicaragua. Way more touristy, more expensive, typical backpacker gripes. However, I have found that if you shop around and don't just take the first place that a ...
Puerto Viejo
... her porch and see the normal life plod along with lots and lots of people coming and going. Families tend to be big in Costa Rica and adopting random people is also common. For example, they had adopted an old lady with no other ...
Monteverde
... you have visited on your trip and don't look at them separately. I'm sure that Monteverde to some people would be a picturesque little Costa Rican town but I have already visited places just like it for 1/4 the cost and four times the authenticity. It is ...
Where the Streets Have No Name...
... ; Today's adventure was brought to you by the letter C. For Chaos, Confusion, and Cervezas. We woke up at the Costa Rica Guesthouse, a serene oasis amongst the bustle of the city. (Told you guys we would find a room-no problemo!) ...
Regreso al Cafe Britt
... or another. Okay, hands up if you thought that would stop me. Ha, ha! It's curious that Costa Rica is transitioning so quickly from an agrarian economy to a service economy, without having gone through an industrial manufacturing ...
Farms are tough
... quite a few electricity blackouts, but that has nothing to do with the farm and is actually a recent problem with all of Costa Rica. Strangely enough it makes everyone more social because when there´s absolutely no light and only a few ...
Costa lotta Rica's, Costa Rica
... . 09/08/11 Today the 5 of us are heading to Parque national Chirripo to organize our hike to the summit of Cerro Chirripo which is Costa Rica' highest mountain. Jo attempts to wake up Courtney but its an epic failure, Jo, Andy & Chris head to the bus ...
Arenal Volcano and Lake
Zdravim vas mladata :) dalsi den jsme vyrazili od more smerem do vnitrozemi, abychom si trochu odpocinuli od slunce a zchladili svou mysl. ;) Odpoledne jsme pobyli v mestecku Arenal, ktere se nachazi primo u jezera a navecer se dostali do mesta La ...
Monkeys for breakfast and beach for lunch
We headed to one of Costa Rica´s most popular parks - Manuel Antonio. The book makes it out to be a horrible touristic hell but we thought it was lovely. You catch a lcal bus to the park, pay your ten bucks and wonder through beautiful rainforest spying ...
Getting going again
... time. I hope it won't take too long... Hope you all are doing well! Sincerely, Elizabeth P.S. Donations are still being accepted at St. Paul Lutheran Church (marked for "Costa Rica Project") 21915 Beech St. Dearborn, MI ...
Back on the Cruise Ship.....
April Fools! Not back on the ship - but a nice easy flight back to Costa Rica - a full flight - but with one of our favorite flight attendants...so he kept our glasses full of wine and we were back in San Jose before we knew it. Now to get ...
Montezuma living
... was going to Isla Tortuga. It gave me a good chance to practice some Spanish again, which I really have been poor at here in Costa Rica, where everybody speaks excellent English - but I do try whenever I can. Our guide was very nice, too. An elderly man ...
We have arrived.
... entertain us but a few oversized vegetables hanging from the ceiling(no idea why) After connecting to our flight, we arrived in Costa Rica, and Manuel came to pick us up. Short ride later we were finally at our destination. Accomodation is pretty ...
A tico vacation
Ok this weekend we went to Puntarenas. Puntarenas is the closest beach to San José. It's where the Ticos (costaricans) go for a weeked away. There isn't much to see there but it's a great place to find a cheap hotel with a pool and lay around. The beach ...
Cuba update
My beloved family and friends!!! It's been a while, no? Things here have not slowed down one bit! I am ready to come home. I am ready to not have everything I talk about be a challenge to everything I am. This semester has been extremely ...