5 of the Best National Parks in Costa Rica With so many people visiting Costa Rica it’s diverse national parks system is the main reason many people travel here. Whether you’re looking for mountain landscapes, active volcanoes, virgin rainforests or white-sand beaches, you’ll find something in the country’s protected lands.…
Costa Rica’s National Park System was created in 1970 with efforts to protect and conserve what is considered to be one of the country’s ultimate treasures, its extensive biodiversity. From dense rainforests, wetlands, and magnificent volcanoes to its waters full of marine life and coral reefs the country strives for…
When you think of Costa Rica, typically cuisine isn’t your first thought with its landscapes of mysterious jungles and tropical beaches. However, once you escape into Costa Rica’s paradise you will be surprised at how you come to enjoy the foods of the country. Unique and memorable, many of the…
Coronavirus in Costa Rica: what is the effective formula in the Latin American country where fewer covid-19 patients die? asks BBC Mundo, given that our country has recorded only 6 deaths from 739 confirmed cases in the 59 days since the first was reported. Disinfecting the mercado central in downtown…
Costa Rica’s love for a good party is contagious. Taste the food, make some friends, learn the traditions and get in the spirit with any number of fiestas, horse parade, and carnivals celebrated throughout the country. JANUARY New Year’s Day Celebration: Fireworks light up the country on this national holiday…
Perez Zeledon (also known as San Isidro de El General) is the agricultural epicenter of the southern zone: coffee, pineapples, sugar cane, bananas, and every imaginable vegetable abounds in this fertile valley of El General. No one, however, associates Perez with art – until the emergence of Melissa Matamoros, owner,…
Manuel Antonio is Costa Rica’s top destination, and there are good reasons why KARL KAHLER | OCTOBER 3, 2016 Quepos from the air: Mangroves, town, marina, Punta Quepos and in the distance Manuel Antonio. Kevin Heslin (Courtesy: Marina Pez Vela) MANUEL ANTONIO, Puntarenas — The first tourists to lay eyes on…
Quepos/Manuel Antonio history, from Ponce de León to Marina Pez Vela KARL KAHLER | OCTOBER 17, 2016 “Rescue of Dulcehé,” an unfinished painting by the Spaniard Tomás Povedano, in which the princess is returned to her brother Corrohore by Juan Vázquez de Coronado in 1563. (Via Wikimedia Commons) MANUEL ANTONIO, Puntarenas…
Have you ever heard of Esterillos? Probably you have not. I’d like to extend an open invitation to all to come and visit us in Esterillos, the hidden gem of the Central Pacific. The Central Pacific region of Costa Rica is one of the most visited and popular areas in…
The Cartago Express Brings Weary Pilgrims Back to San José The most important religious site in Central America, the Basilica of Our Lady of the Angels, in Cartago, Costa Rica, is one of the most beautiful cathedrals outside of Europe. The Cartago Express Brings Weary Pilgrims Back to San José…
