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
Driving Around in the Middle of Lago de Nicaragua
This is a top pick! ... had finished, a thick layer of fine volcanic dust rendered the van almost unrecognizable, so after once again negotiating the lake crossing on El Ferry de Ometepe, we decided that a major "clean-up" was in order before heading for the Costa Rican ...
Costa Rica now
This is a top pick! ... at the final destination at 4:00pm). We finally reached "Tilaran", a small town in the hills surrounding "Laguna Arenal" (in Costa Rica). What a refreshing environment, as at last we have got some cooler weather, but still with a lot of humidity!!! ...
Dinner party with nerds and on to Bar Nashville
This is a top pick! (Chantra Writing) Jorge my roommate meet these People that are here for 2 weeks attending Spanish school at the grocery store MasXmenos on some random night, exchange numbers with them and decide that they should come over for dinner at our apt. Cool ...
Surprise!!!!!!!
This is a top pick! Chale and I sit at the embassy for about 3 hours trying to get another passport ordered for me...turned out to be a reunion of sorts because several of the people in there were people that Chant and I had met before at the beach. Everyone is sitting in ...
The night boat to...
This is a top pick! Tonight we leave Isla Ometepe for San Carlos, at the southern end of Lago Nicaragua. When it leaves, when to buy tickets and how long it will take is unclear though, as we asked 4 different people and got answers of boats leaving anywhere between 6 pm ...
Sore bums, surfing, swimming..and more cops
This is a top pick! July 4: Went to the Embassy's fourth party...free food and beer, which was good...but the display was a bit over the top(square dancing and bluegrass music), not so good. Caught a bus to Puerta Viejo and just in time to check in at Rockin Jays, on to ...
Volcano Arenal
This is a top pick! July 12: We planned an active/budget weekend and turns out that's exactly what it was! We decided to leave Saturday morning on the first bus out at 6:15....we arrived in La Fortuna around 11, we were immediately greeted by someone offering ...
Our parents will be so proud.......
This is a top pick! ... blaze, you can still expect the weekend benders....and I'm sure a couple of weekday ones, as well ;)...and we'll keep posting the embarrassing pics to prove it! So wish us luck as we begin the count down to saving money..and venturing out of ...
Pandemonium in Panamania
This is a top pick! ... the biggest Bungee in the world next year in NZ. Spent a few days in Puerto Viejo, a great wee Jamaican town on the Costa Rican east coast. More quality vibes of da tipo de Carrib, tried a bit more surfing but yet again failed miserably, to the ...
EARTHQUAKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is a top pick! Felt my (chaney) second earthquake in 9 months, it's weird how everyone is just like "Op an ...
Ants and the Mimosa
This is a top pick! While Ellen toils this week in Toronto I'm in Latin America, a guest of the Costa Rica Tourist Board. Three American journalists and I were invited to do a familiarization trip focusing on extreme sports. I could have written about what it's like to ...
Live Volcanoes, Hot Springs, Partying + La Caribe
This is a top pick! We spent 8 days in Costa Rica, which felt like a bit of a rush but we still managed to do and see quite a lot. The first 2 days we spent in La Fortuna a town which is near Volcan Arenal in the north of Costa Rica. We took a tour ($20) that involved going ...
Cloud Forest, Continental Divide and Humming Birds
This is a top pick! Peter and I decided to do a tour, and I would not recommend it. It seemed appealing, mainly due to transportation issues. We now know that: you can take the bus (50cents), rent a guide at the park, and hike the divide for a quarter of the price. Oh well! ...
Climbing Chirripo:36 hours of hell!
This is a top pick! ...We start off very happy, determined and excited! Our hostel told us it was only a short walk to the entrance of the park...turned out to be 1.5 K at a 45 degree incline, but I´m sure that´s a short walk in someones book...nonetheless, we officially ...
Tortugero River and More
This is a top pick! Our Canoe ride was postponed, due to the rain. Or shall I say...torrential down pour. We departed at 8am (not 6) and headed for the National Park. The waterways were full of animal, many of which were drying off in the sun. We spotted a Sloth, many ...
The longest bus ride
This is a top pick! ... some kind of traffic jam-road work that made us sit in the road for about 3 hours. The border was also horrendous because Costa Rica makes everyone do their own passport stamping, which is probably a good idea, but makes for a two hour customs ...
Christmas in the Bad Lands....Smells Like Fish
This is a top pick! So our time in Bocas del Torro was pretty cool before Christmas - we had a pretty good routine of heading to the beach, cooking dinner with some other travellers in the hostel and repeating. Then we ran into our Australian friends who we met in ...
June 27-29: Sunsets, Cops and Swiss Boys
This is a top pick! Something to Ponder.... "Own only what you can carry with you! Know language, know countries, know poeple, let your memory be your travel bag"! Alexander Solzhenitsyn June 20: Caught the 3:30 bus to Tamarindo from Alfaro...the ride ended up ...
5 day adventure, 1+2
This is a top pick! ... Gumps principal makes when getting it on with his mum.. I slept most of the way there but managed to see that Costa Rica who is supposedly well renowned for being environmental aware had chopped all the pristine jungle similar to that which Nicaragua ...
manatee spotting.
This is a top pick! Day 3 Pueblo Tambor Our third day was a lot easier and enjoyable with an upclose connection with the unspoiled landscape around us (Nicaraguan side only) .. So we woke in time to hear the racket from the howler monkeys, paddled through Crocodile alley ...
Gators, Iguanas, Monkeys and More!
This is a top pick! Cano Negro is a 1025 sq.km wet land refuge that borders Nicaragua. The Rio Frio defines the landscape and is very similar to the Florida Everglades. The River is also considered the premier destination to bird watch. We started our 8 hr adventure at 7am. ...
11 Hot Spring Pools with a Bitchin´ Water Slide
This is a top pick! ... Sniff) for the lovely lush gardens of Costa Rica. We took a chicken bus to the next biggest town where we then bought a ticket for Costa Rica. We arrived about 12ish and bought a ticked for the 2pm bus (Tica Bus). So we sit and wait around ...
Chilling to the Reggae vibe.....
This is a top pick! ... took the short bus ride south, where we stood in queues for what seemed like hours at the Penas Blancas border crossing. Stamped into Costa Rica our bus passed the most beautiful scenery on it's way to San Jose (that song was in my head the entire ...
San Ramon:Hammocks, hot springs and cattle auction
This is a top pick! ... Chale wants to buy 10 cows for his ranch. We meet up with his partner, Pedro, Saray and Alex. Here's where I get my first Costa motorcycle experience...very fun! On to the suesta where I kind of get to help pick out the cows, which was good, but we're ...
Sweet, Sweet Costa Rica
This is a top pick! ... swinging on the tree canopy above us. And then another. And then maybe a dozen more by Ades´count. Lowlights - No complaints about Costa Rica, just missing out on important events at home, both the good (Jason and Diana´s wedding) and the bad (my ...
Puerto Viejo
This is a top pick! Our first stop is Puerto Viejo, we ll be here for three days to relax, enjoy the beaches and ...
Look who came to visit.....
This is a top pick! Turns out it's Dustin(friend we met in Mal Pais) passing through town and back to CT. Recap of one crazy day in San Jose: went to Blue Marlin for a drink(bar inside of Hotel Del Rey) Little tip for any body bringing a family down here: do not stay in ...
Do you know the way..........
This is a top pick! Well I´ve been in San Jose all week learning salsa will my dance teacher Doris. Most days I´ve been having private dancing lessons so I´ve improved quickly and Doris even commented on how quickly I was picking up the steps. The biggest problem for me ...
Rain, clouds and coffee
This is a top pick! Mom and I stayed in Santa Elana, at a beautiful B+B. My Mom reserved a cabana with 2 floors, 2 bed, which I highly recommend. It rained every day, and continued throughout the evening. This made for great sleeps and early starts. DON JUAN This way ...