Country Info
- San Jose
- Capital
- Costa Rican Colon (CRC)
- Currency
- 3,773,057
- Population
- CR
- Country Code
Puntarenas Slideshow
Puntarenas
Travel Blogs from Puntarenas, Costa Rica
Jungle and Surf Paradise
Dreamy surf and jungle paradise - we booked for 3 nights and stayed 7... World class beach breaks, warm water, tropical jungles hide all development, Black Ctenosaur (Leguan Lizards) everywhere, incredible sounds surround at night (howler ...
Canopy Tour in Santa Elena and Monteverde
Came down to Santa Elena to check out the Cloud forest and do a Zip line tour of the forest. The ride was long and rough and we had to wait for the bus from about 9:30AM to 4pm when the bus finally arrived and then the road was blocked on the way ...
cam
Small village on the main road but Tucan Hotel set back. Pricey considering only 2 showers/toilets shared between up to 4 people in treehouse, 4 in hammocks, multiple others camping plus 12 people in dorms when fully occupied - ...
Monkeys!
I arrived in Montezuma two days ago. After lazying about the hostel the first afternoon, I saw the Montezuma waterfalls, sat on the beach, and went to the Cabo Blanco Nature Reserve nearby. The Mochila Inn hostel is surrounded by trees ...
We made it to Santa Elena!
Our jeep-boat-jeep journey to Santa Elena turned out to be more like...van-boat-van broke down-new van...everyone was patient and in good spirts while we waited for our replacement vehicle (see pictures). Finally in Santa Elena, we were presented with a ...
Swimming Whole
We walked about 5 K today to a small swimming hole on a tranquil river in the rainforest. A 20 foot waterfall poured into an opaque pool, complete with a rope swing hanging from a dense rooted tropical tree. At first we were alone with the forest. The ...
Mal Pais
We arrived at the bus station in San Jose on Thursday by taxi, and spent several minutes looking around trying to find the office to buy our bus tickets. Without success we decided to ask a taxi driver. He didnt know what we were ...
Things I Miss
... but while you are on the road, there are things you will always miss about home. I'm clearly very lucky right now to be living in Costa Rica with my boyfriend and just taking time for myself. But with that said, I miss a lot of things about home. Call me ...
Partying in PJ
Buenas, Back in Puerto Jiminez! This is very exciting because I get to not sleep on the floor and have a super long shower without getting muddy two seconds later. I'm going to be so clean! Plus there is electricity :) and there is food here! The first ...
In the Jungle
... as 150,000 visitors annually and well-known for its beautiful beaches and hiking trails. Although the park is Costa Rica's smallest national park, the diversity of wildlife is unequaled with 109 species of mammals and 184 species ...
Quarter-sized rain droplets
... position. That would be such a blessing because it is almost impossible to get a volunteer job at the hospital in Puntarenas, unlike San Jose Costa Rica, they are not as open minded to American estudiantes helping out. This B&B is popular with the ...
When everything goes wrong
The plans of traveling from San juan to Costa Rica with my sister went out the window due to a nice dose of the swine flu, after a couple of nights with a 40 degree fever and about a week of lying in a hammock doing nothing I was good to go again and ...
Hey where's our dog?
Pura vida! Finally made it to the cloud forest, and it's cold! Wish I bought more trousers now! I've even been wearing hoodies! The journey up was great, five hours on a direct bus, costing only Ģ3 :) bargain! Lots of forest views, green hilltops ...
Highlands and South or Costa Rica
Spent the last 10 days in the highlands above San Jose and the rugged south east. Saw a volcano erupting magma, a fantastic sight at night, while sat in hot thermals baths with a cold beer. Tried to climb another volcano but the clouds came in so we had ...
Through the roads in Costa Rica
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Through the roads in Costa Rica
We will post trip information here as soon as it starts. For 2010, we will continue planning the project and look for Sponsors that are willing to invest and support the Project. All indications in that regard is highly appreciated. Please contact us by ...
It's as cold as you like up that mountain!
23rd December 2009 Hotel Toucan, Uvita, Costa Rica (camping $12) Warm and humid It took us a while to get here, 4 days to be exact, but now we're here and can relax and enjoy the Christmas holidays. Day 1 / 19th December We found our way out of San Jose, ...
Corcovado National Park
(Double-click to enlarge pictures, or click on slideshow...) We were only in the park 5 hours or so as our boat arrival/departure were dictated by the tides. Two things of note: - We really didn't need any bug spray (note it was the dry season). ...
so much to catch up on..
... , passing back through Dominical. We ended up in a small town called Puerto Jimenez, which is in the Southern region of Costa Rica called the Osa Peninsula and is right on the edge of Corcavado National Park. We spent a challeging two days at ...
the stinky, sweaty, rocky trip to MONTEZUMA...
... be honest. THEN, once I thought we were almost to Montezuma we got on this huge bus that took not only tourists but local Ticos (Costa Ricans) to Montezuma and the various towns along the way. Let me tell you, I was soooo grossed out when I got on ...
Corcovado
I had heard great stories about Corcovado. My sister and her husband have been there before me and really liked it. They told me you can see lots of scarlet macaws and toucans flying around, and that there still are jaguars and tapirs walking around. A ...
Channel 25
While in Costa Rica, we had a good amount of down time to just veg out. While a majority of my day was spent at the pool reading and working on Brittany Bekas Photography, I would head inside to escape the sun for a few hours. My favorite thing to do ...
De caballos y caballeros
... , while the school helps maintain it. The forest is also home to many of the 40,000-60,000 species of mushrooms native to Costa Rica. According to our guide, every one of those species is edible, but some only once (har, har.) Horseback Riding ...
Rain Rain Rain, Sloths and a Mechanical Bull
... and to make the most of it we were up and out by 7am. Manuel Antonio Reserve is the second smallest reserve in Costa Rica - even though itīs seems tiny compared to other reserves we have been to, it is still very beautiful and rich ...
Tarzan
Wow - another zip through the forest was cool, but the surf was calling first. I caught a bunch of really good waves today, and have gotten far more comfortable fighting through the breaks. The surf was really nice today, with a couple of nice sets ...
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 ...
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 ...