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Quepos Slideshow
Quepos
Travel Blogs from Quepos, Costa Rica
Whale Song
Finishing up OW2 with 2 students. Viz wasn't bad..about 35 ft. We were heading off the point of Punto Quepos at about 30 - 40ft when we start hearing a deep rumble. About 10 seconds later it sounds again but this time followed by the unmistakable sound of ...
The Wide Mouth Frog
... and surrounded by various properties, lodges, and resorts owned by foreigners. A beautiful area but it is hard to arrive in a town in Costa Rica and see more foreigners than Costa Ricans by a 8:1 ratio. After a day here, we left to the surfing town of ...
1...2..3.. sharks
Cano Island, 2nd dive of the day. dropped onto a shallow sand patch and head out westerly direction. on descent i count one nurse and 1 white tip. 2 minutes into the dive another 2 white tips. Nice school of surgeon fish and a green turtle are hanging ...
Londres is lovely
... protected and guided this whole trip. We have had trials, but everything has worked out wonderfully and the people of Costa Rica and even the transplants have been very generous and helpful. Under normal circumstances, I might have stressed ...
Day 17
... got to the really, really bumpy part. I felt like reading a bit, but it was impossible! Finally we got to my destination, Quepos. Like usual, my immediate impression was one of distaste. Still not used to the way the towns here look! I walked around town ...
Budding Photographers
Two student photographers, a beautiful calm day and a dive site packed with cool stuff to see. The set up is easy, complete the underwater photography dive 1. All i have to do is guide everyone in the right direction and point out some good stuff. Trying ...
Home Sweet Home #2
When I got back from Boruca, I moved out of Cassandra's place and headed to the hostel until I could find another place to live. There is plenty available here but it's of a course a question of price and I am trying to keep it under $400 which ...
Letters Home, Costa Rica 2011, Days 1 & 2
... name was Sheryl, and she asked what we wanted for breakfast. We opted for gallo pinto...the national dish/staple of Costa Rica. Minutes later, our breakfast arrived. Scrambled eggs, bacon, fresh fruit, and gallo pinto, (a dish of black ...
No can do Arenal volcano
... week away from the end of my trip. After spending 3 fantastic days in San Juan del Sur (just loved) I've arrived in Costa Rica. 3 fantastic persons i left behind in San Juan, Rebeca, Keni and Autumn. Thanks to them my stay in Nicaragua was ...
3rd most amazing day.
Left at 6:30 for Manuel Antonio National Park. Our travel book says you have to get there early because they only let 800 people in and you are guaranteed to see monkeys. We stopped in Jaco and had breakfast at Subway. They all had ...
Plateau to Rain-forest
On Friday we headed to the public bus terminal called ''Coca Cola" by cab. It turned out to be a place where buses parked but no sign of a "terminal'' as we know it. Someone led us round the corner to a window that we could never have found ourselves and ...
Pura Vida Man
... swung on a vine, which was a highlight for me. The next morning, very very early we took a bunch of buses to Quepos, Costa Rica. This place is very chill of course and is very near a national park with a bunch of wildlife and beautiful beaches. We ...
A Walk in the Park.
We got up early to miss the crowds and heat. The park opened at 7 and there was a line when we arrived. We hooked up with Miguel Gamboa Marin of Gamboa tours for our guide. By the first 30 minutes we were glad we did. He had an ...
Quepos/Manuel Antonio
... is shorter and the waters are calmer. On the bus I met Sarah from Tennessee. She was hilarious and gave great insight into Quepos and Manuel Antonio since she had been living there for the last three months. She also warned me to skip the Lava Party in ...
Manuel Antonio rainforest day 1/2
... then Manuel Antonio National Park would be in the nominations and would probably win. The town nearest to the park entrance, Quepos, is a full 7km away, and rather than being a nice route through the outskirts of the jungle, the hilly road is lined ...
Off to Hot and Sunny Quepos!
... . The buses take you to DT Quepos or to Manuel Antonio Beach. When we arrived, we decided to check out DT Quepos. It's small and walkable. You will find many shops and restaurants there catered to foreigners and travellers. We snacked on Mexican Food ...
A Hidden Gem
... CASCADAS Is one of the best hotels that i have been to, since being in Central America. The hotel is perfectly situated between Quepos and Manuel Antonio. Only 15 minute drive to the Manuel Antonio park. It was perfect for my 7 year old son Ros. We ...
gerade angekommen
endlich mal wieder warm! sitz hier im hostel mit ventilator im ruecken und das ist auch absolut notwendig! werd mich jetzt dann gleichmal auf zum strand machen! auch der pool ist recht warm! ...
Llegada a Quepos
... Antonio. Nos despertamos a las 6:30 de la maņana para coger el primer autobus que salia a las 7:30 direccion a Quepos(poblacion a 7 km de Manuel Antonio) Pero como buen pais latino nos tuvieron esperando hasta las 10 de la maņana ...
Sandy Visits
... 30 pm. On Thursday we were up at 6:30 am so Ted and Sandy could go in-shore fishing with Roy, the best captain in Costa Rica. They had a great time. Sandy caught all the fish - Spanish Mackerel, Rooster fish, Snook (Rabalo) and Barracuda. Ted got a ...
Mountain Roads, Public Beach
... sides of the bus. The trees are cultivated to make oil. Christina and I discussed computers. It wasn't long until we were in Quepos, a small town with plenty for the tourist. Another 10 minutes and were at the stop for our hostel, and we walked back ...
Mojitos, Monkeys & Manuel Antonio Beach
... amp; drinks to kill some time while waiting for the rain to stop. Well, we must have picked the most expensive place in all of Costa Rica because even though the mojitos were 2 for 1, our night out cost us a whopping $70 (that is A LOT in CR)! ...
Manuel Antonio National Park, Quepos
... where we were staying, Hotel California; each room had a great ocean view from its balcony). The beach (Pacific Ocean side of Costa Rica) turned out to be beautiful, even though an impending thunderstorm made the sky pretty grim. The water was warm, and ...
The ocean is hot...
... (en Espaņol of course) with a professor from San Jose who was traveling with German professors - they were visiting Costa Rica for a conference. I always find that conversations with other travelers are too often shallow and repetitive, but it's always ...