One of the greatest biological wealth and variety in Costa Rica can be found in the Cirripo National Park which protects the largest virgin rainforest in the country. The great wealth of habitats are found especially here in this place because of the variety in altitude, soil type, climate and topography of the area. Paramos, [...]
The development of the coast in northwest Costa Rica is so fast that it is staining the country’s fame as the eco-paradise of the world. Every year 1.4 million people visit Costa Rica, not anymore just for eco-tourism but for sand, surf and real estate.
With this many visitors every year, the developers sees a great [...]
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Before going on a trip, most travelers would rather know more about their holiday destination. This is also true for those who want to travel (or even relocate) to Costa Rica.
There are so many beautiful places in Costa Rica that are hidden. Most of the places are only known by the locals. Reading the right [...]
The mountains of Monteverde are a beautiful place to ride. Monteverde (which means “Green Mountain”) is located in the Cordillera of Tilaran along the Continental Divide as approximately 1440 meters. It is famous for its Cloud Forests which boasts hundreds of birds, insects, mammals and species of plants.
Horse Trek Monteverde was started 6 years ago [...]
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If you type in the keyword “Costa Rica Tour Operator” in Google (without the quotation marks), there are 122,000 results listed in Google. But how do you choose the best and the most legitimate one to plan your vacation?
To help you pick out the legit Costa Rica tour operators from so much deceptive and misleading [...]
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Tortuga Island is the most visited island in Costa Rica. It is located near the gulf of Puntarenas.
The beautiful white sand beaches and crystal clear waters of Tortuga Island are great for snorkelling or fishing. As you see in the pic below, the stunning white beach and turquoise water is what makes this island famous.
“The most beautiful island of the world”, was Jacques Cousteau’s reaction when he visited Coco’s Island.
Curu, in the Nicoya penininsula, is one of those places on earth where you can be certain to see enough wildlife to satisfy your need and curiosity, it’s a real little paradise of eco-tourism. It was established in 1933 by Frederico Schutt the family still owns it today. In order to protect this little heaven, [...]
Nicoya is a small little town in Guanacaste, in the Nicoya Peninsula. The name of Nicoya is of Indian origin; Nicoya was the chief of the Chorotega Indians at the time when the Spanish conquistadores invaded the country.
Golfito is located in the Southernest part of Costa Rica, on the eastern side of Golfo Dulce, close to Panama. The port enjoyed prosperity at the beginning of the 20th Century with the United Banana Company, and was the only port of any importance in those parts, but lost its status in 1985 with the [...]
