Caño Negro National Wildlife lies 119 km northwest of San Jose and about 220 km by road.
From San Jose there is a main route following the Pan American Highway, west out of San Jose towards Narjo. Turn north after 32 km to Naranjo on 141. A 22 km climb to Zarcero afterwards will lead you [...]
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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Wanting to do something different with the Kids? Take them to InBio Park. It located in Santo Domingo de Heredia, a few minutes away from San Jose. It is very well done, well planned and really instructive, for children as well as for adults. It explains how fragile the ecosystem is and how it is [...]
During my first visit to Costa Rica, in 1987, I visited Cahuita. We got there by train, which is not possible anymore now but there are talks about restoring the line. However, it is a journey to undertake only if you have plenty of time and do not mind sweating none stop for about 4 [...]
Costa Rica is not particularly known for its archeological sites and ancient cultures. Guayabo can be found in the province of Cartago, on the slopes of Turrialba Volcano, about 19 kms away from the city of Cartago. It has been put under protection since 1973 has a size of 217.9 hectares. The offices are located [...]
Ostional Wildlife Refuge, or the Refugio Nacional Silvestre Vida Ostional, is located in Guanacaste. It is the most important turtle-nesting site of Costa Rica. It started with a 200 meters stretch along the beach, was extended to Punta Guiones later on and since 1993, thanks to the new Wildlife law, the final definition of the [...]
Many visitors come to this country expecting to come across Jaguars, Giant Ant Eaters and Scarlet Macaws as they roam in the tropical rainforest. Unfortunately the truth is a different story. While there are still many mammals living here, many are in real danger of extinction, and some have already disappeared. Besides, surprisingly, out of [...]
Trust Limon to be the home of the first ecological national park! Veragua was inaugurated on the 1st August; the park doesn’t only offer adventure, it is also a research center. What a better place than the exuberance of the flora and the fauna of this region! It is located about 40 minutes away from [...]
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The National Museum has just conducted the study of a small tropical rainforest; the area, called the Capintero, is up to now only protected with the status of “Protected Zone”, the lowest level in the country. It is located in the area of Cartago. This area of 2.991 hectares was discovered to contain an astonishing [...]
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Yesterday one hundred people from the province of Alajuela gathered together and planted 3 trees each. Fruit trees, ornamental and timber trees found a new place in the Madre Verde Reserve of Palmares, in Alajuela. This activity, part of the Naturally Green (Naturalmente Verde) campaign was financed by the Business Group M; it is planning [...]
