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
San Jose, Costa Rica
... the guidebook practically told us we would be mugged but to our surprise it is just a jostling city very much mid-development. We bought bus tickets for La Fortuna which is the heart of volcanoe territory in Costa Rica and are travelling there ...
Pictures, pictures, pictures...
Greetings! Here are a bunch of pictures; bugs, kids, rainstorms, balloons, plants...it's a nice medley. I know this isn't much of an entry, but I really just want to get the pictures up here this time around. Note on the weather: IT'S ...
From San Jose to La Fortuna
We have definitely picked up the pace on our trip! After 4 hours on curvy roads we arrived in La Fortuna! We chose our hotel and made our way to the center of town. The primary feature of La Fortuna is the Arenal Volcano. When I came to CR eight years ...
Hangin on for dear life!
Flying over Costa Rican tree tops was our exciting adventure for the day! Some of the cables were up to 2625 feet in length and 197 feet in height...not for the faint hearted! We also got to fly like Superman and swing like Tarzan! Pictures coming soon! ...
The growing volcano
A very bumpy ride from Monteverde had us at the shore of Lake Arenal. An artificial lake from a hydro-electric dam, it couldn't be in a better location. Crossing it on the ferry, the active Volcan Arenal looms in front of you and lush vegetation ...
Corcovado or bust
... in Costa Rica in Puerto Viejo de Talamanca on the Caribbean coast. One of the big plans of our trip to Costa Rica was a 20km hike into the Sirena Ranger Station in the middle of the Corcovado National Park. This was something that Willem had ...
1st Night-Peace Lodge
When you think about Costa Rica, you probably imagine lush tropical Rain Forests, flowing white rivers, spectacular waterfalls, birds, butterflies and flowers. At La Paz Waterfall Gardens, we will see all that and more. This 650 square foot room has a ...
Puerto Viejo
Puerto Viejo has a great feel. A small secluded beach town where people go and never come back. As we drug ourselves off of the worst bus in the world, the rain came down. We ran to our hotel and got checked in. We got a room at the Hotel ...