Cabinas Central Puntarenas

... or airport hotel, for the simple reason that there are birds here. On top of that, the owners are very pleasant and the cabinas extremely attractive. Despite the long journey, we had enough energy to get a meal in Orosi village and on the walk back heard ...

... The next morning (Monday) we caught the bus to Nicoya (where we checked our email). We caught another bus to a random corner near Puntarenas. Another bus into Puntarenas, another bus to the ferry in Puntarenas, a ferry from Puntarenas to Paquera. Another ...

... equipped with private bathrooms, a swimming pool with swim up bar and lush gardens.  As I have become accustomed to in central America, yet more torrential rain downpours.  La Fortuna was always going to be a quick stop to see Volcano ...

... delicious and the girls (excluding me) whipped up an awesome fruit salad, papaya, pineapple, strawberries etc, the fruit in Central America is incredibly juicy - divine. The next day we decided to visit the Serpentariam to check out what poisonous snakes ...

... we did to do again (I don't know if I've mentioned this but Costa Rica is ridiculously expensive compared to the other central american countries). The canyoning was too slow to get any serious exhilaration or nervousness going but too fast to get a good ...

... and the hair stands up on my arms and I want to kak in my pants. I knew that when I set out to travel through Central America that I would probably end up seeing a snake along the way, having not seen any in years and having had this massive fear ...

... after I bummed a ride to the border with them (saving me 3 buses) I parted ways with my board and bought an end to my Central American surf trip. I will be heading to Panama city to check out the canal and then its off to Canada in about a week to finally ...

... is kinda like a pratical joke in Latin America. Think about it for a second, you can see it for free almost anywhere in Central and South America. Alternatively, would you pay $17 to see snow fall in Canada? Second Day, New Years Day, we booked a ...

... are not involved in some kids of meaningfull actgivity. Charlie tell us that this is the oldes school for kids with disabilities in Central America, and that they travel all over CA consulting and helpėng start programs. Her is a school I would be very ...

... much more rugged and rocky and bigger waves and lots of iguanas.  Some really nice Spanish people from Malaga in our cabinas have recommeded good spots for eating and surfing.  Also went to an amazing party last night in a super rich english ...

... each for the bikes.  This means that we get to the other side at 1130, too hot and too late to cycle any great distance, so we don´t, we just go to Jicaral and find the lovely Central Bar who have Cabinas for 10,000, no A/C but a large fan. Laters ...

... could not believe my eyes :-)). Anybody could drive away with the bus during those a few minutes. After my previous experience with central american bus drivers, I stayed alert during the whole time in order not to miss my hop-off station. Around 7 ...

... affect the image of Costa Rica as an ecotourist haunt and/or whether the locals will be priced out of yet another area of Central America coastline. While in Uvita, we stayed in a great hotel called Toucan. It is neat and home-y and brightly painted. ...

We have landed lucky with our room here in Quepos, a small town 7k from Manual Antonio. We have a tv, fridge and private bathroom for $16. Thankfully the jinx following us through Costa Rica has stopped and we had a great day at Manuel Antonio ...

... spots. We saw so many huge iguanas Sarah actually rode one, not. Our getting here was a bit different because we took a ferry from Puntarenas where we planned on staying a night as we heard it is nice but when we arrived to the dingy town we talked to ...

... It was fun to test it out though. We were at Playa Organos for 4 hours, relazing, body surfing, exploring and I returned to Puntarenas absolutely exhausted. Taking the ferry is fun, it is 710 colones, which is like $1.50 more or less. It goes sooooooo ...