Country Info
- San Jose
- Capital
- Costa Rican Colon (CRC)
- Currency
- 3,773,057
- Population
- CR
- Country Code
Heredia Slideshow
Heredia
Travel Blogs from Heredia, Costa Rica
First week of school: almost over
... to help American students become more comfortable speaking spanish and to help local students learn english. Tico is a term that Costa Ricas use to refer to themselves or someone who has lived here for a while. The program is called Tico ...
To siesta or not to siesta
... of days. I quickly realized that I was in no rush to leave Heredia so soon considering that I planned to spend a year in Costa Rica, plenty of time to see the capital and explore the entire country. As a result, I spent the weekend in Heredia, ...
Apr 25, 2011
i am now TESOL certified! :)
... amazing. people who have become friends and even brothers and sisters to me. but today is the one month anniversary of my move to costa rica! isn't that crazy?? it feels like i've been here way longer than a month. i think thats a good thing though. i've ...
Trying to be a Tico
After a long journey, I arrived at my host family's house. The Guzman's are very, very nice, hospitable people. They have accepted me with open arms. For those of you who don't know, I am staying with the Guzman family. The family household consists of ...
Soccer night!
... time. Its rather annoying if you ask me. It reminds me of a hockey game...And the police is everywhere : around the stadium, around the field, in the field, in the stades, etc. I heard that Costa Ricains can get pretty rough during a game. Buenas ...
Our first month in Costa Rica
During our first month in Costa Rica we have settled, temporarily, in Barva. Barva is a small town outside of San Jose complete with a small central park in front of a 300 year old ...
Preparing for the Last Day of School
... "Viva El Presidente Bush" and all kinds of heads come poking out of the classrooms and offices with scowls on their faces; the Costa Ricans, Europeans AND the Americans. I just chuckle and go on my merry way. I'm starting to get the hint ...
The retreat/reserve
Chilamate rainforest Eco retreat It is hard to say which is more inspiring at this Eco-retreat, the forest itself or the welcoming hosts and creators of the human infrastructure there. The vision, talent and sheer hard labor to create cabins, covered ...
Adjusting
I have to admit that yesterday I was a little down. The sun hasn't shined here in a quite a while and much of Costa Rica is under water. Our town is okay as it is on a hill about 3800 feet about sea level. with a pretty good slope to it that I ...
Me parece como una tica (I look like a Costa Rican
... it difficult and I already had one class denied and have to find a replacement. Today we took a walking tour of our city (Heredia) and of campus. The city was way less confusing than campus. I'm going to be so lost on Monday for classes because ...
Finca Rosa Blanca
... afternoon and were met by a driver who took us to the Finca Rosa Blanca Inn in Santa Barbara (which is located in the Heredia province). The inn is a beautiful, small bed & breakfast located on a coffee plantation. It was still raining after we ...
puerto viejo..the caribbean coast of costa rica!:)
hi guys :) sooooo, i just had the best week of my entire life!!!!!!!! it was so much fun! since we had the week off for semana santa, my friend sam (from work) and i did a little travelling and took advantage of all the time off :) so we both teach on ...
First week of classes? Check.
... a nature reserve in a town close to Heredia. It focuses on biodiversity and goes through all the different types of animals and forests in Costa Rica. It was pretty cool, but I thought there would be more wildlife. I guess i'll get enough of that when I ...
Day 3-Things are looking up
So I know I haven't gotten on here and written anything yet especially since I made such a big deal about how I was going to write everyday but with no laptop charger (I left it in atlanta). Computer use has been scarce. I can only write a little today ...
Coffee Tour and Church de Jour
... coffee tour and it was pretty good. There were about 25 people in our group representing about 7 different countries; USA, Costa Rica, Canada, Argentina, Finland, Malaysia, and Italy. The tour guides walk you out into an area of the coffee field ...
Fried Pig Face, Yucca and Wonderful Ticos
... it, they had never heard it. They sang it all the way down the mountain. By the way, Ticos are the people of Costa Rica, not a kind of taco. Thank you for thinking I misspelled something. School tomorrow. I have to get my lunchbox ...
Pur bonheur dans la réserve de Rara Avis
... 'e, d'environ 5 heures, nous a permis de voir des toucans, des serpents (dont un Fer de lance, le plus dangereux du Costa Rica : Camille l'a repéré après que plusieurs personnes soient passées à 30 cm de l’écraser, sans ...
pictures! :)
the pictures are not in order but maybe i'll fix them later when i'm not lazy. uploadin pics to facebook and on here took forever! thanks for viewing ;) xo ...
Coffee Tour :)
... I cant even remember! They explained how coffee made its way around the world. They then showed us the different plantations around Costa Rica. After showing us the map, we wernt to an outside house that had all of the different stages of coffee. That ...
Costa Rica in a Snapshot
... of activities here including: 1. El Trapiche Tour - Local Coffee Tour of harvesting, drying, sorting, roasting, and preparing coffee in Costa Rica. We also had a chance to make and eat our own sugar cane candy! 2. Bat Jungle - For those of ...
Bienvenido a Costa Rica
... steamed vegetables, and tortillas. The supermarket was well-stocked and easy to shop. Later the guide took us to the main nearby town, Heredia. We used the bus, saw some markets, and toured the church and fort. The market was a busy place that with a ...
On to Sarapiqui
... to pick up our hire car was 1 ½ hours late. Another landslip was to blame, the heavy rains were taking their toll on the Costa Rican road systems. A restaurant seemed an odd place to meet up more like some kind of drug deal than a hire car collection. We ...
La Selva Biological Station and Chocolate tasting
... to get quite close to photograph it. A little later a Peccary crossed the trail in front of us, a type of pig found in Costa Rica although they are thought to be nearer related to hippos. Their smell was unmistakable and it is often known as ...
I love my Ducks!
... There were a bunch of cute old people on the tour as well. They asked a lot of questions and seemed very excited to be in Costa Rica. Some of them were even taking notes, they were so happy to be learning so much about growing pineapples. I hope I'm like ...
Reflections Thus Far
... access to reproductive health services and to abortions, as well as safety are related to class. While abortion is illegal in Costa Rica and many Central American countries, wealth women can leave the country to end unwanted and unsafe pregnancies. (This ...
