By Sam on March 26, 2014
Activities, Beaches, Bird Watching, Costa Rica Art, Festivals, Gallery, Hiking, Lakes, Mountains, Museums & Parks, National Parks, Parades, Rainforest, Rivers, San Jose Province, Volcanos, Waterfalls
If you are lucky enough to vacation in one of the world’s most bio diverse spot on earth that features stunning cerulean beaches, lush emerald rainforests and gushing waterfalls, not to mention a virtually seamless range of plant and animal life. The earth’s naturally blessed corridor therefore offers hikers, budget travelers, groups and friends and families […]
By Sam on March 26, 2014
Culture and Art, Food
Authentic Costa Rican cuisine is more savory than spicy and consists more of rice, vegetables and locally sourced sea food, making the meals here rather reasonably priced. In place of fiery chili peppers or pungent powders, traditional Costa Rican chefs use more of garlic, freshly plucked herbs and other mild natural seasonings to balance flavors […]
By Sam on March 26, 2014
Culture and Art, Festivals, Parades
Palmares Festival Spanning a couple weeks, in the month of January, this open air celebration, which is expected to attract more than a million festival-goers, is the second largest festival in Costa Rica following the Zapote Festival which is celebrated during Christmas and New Year. Fiestas Palmares offers a complete package for all ages to […]
By Sam on March 26, 2014
Tours
Espiritu Santo Coffee Tour The development of Costa Rica has been synonymous with coffee plantations, and no trip to Costa Rica is complete without the native cultural adventure of a coffee tour. A coffee tour in Costa Rica is much more than another edible tour. It is in akin to tracing the national’s culture and […]
By Sam on March 26, 2014
Food Tours and Retreats, Tours
ChocoRart A visit to the ChocoRart organic cacao farm in Playa Chiquita, just outside of Puerto Viejo on the southern Caribbean coast is a must visit for those who swear by their cocoa. Created and operated by an affable Swiss couple, the farm harvests and cooks cacao in the exact conventional method that the ancient […]