Lands in love hotel is situated on 109 hectares in the middle of a hidden valley, surrounded by beautiful tropical cloud forest. At 500 meters elevation on the Caribbean slope of the Tilarán Mountains this is an ideal place for bird watching. There is an intriguing mix of lowland and[…]
With Costa Rica’s most famous active volcano – Arenal – behaving quietly for the past three years, tourists to this Central American hotspot are looking elsewhere for exciting fireworks. There are actually six active volcanoes in Costa Rica, and another 61 that are dormant or extinct. For the past 50 years, Arenal[…]
What is a Butterfly?Butterflies are beautiful, flying insects with large scaly wings. Like all insects, they have six jointed legs, 3 body parts, a pair of antennae, compound eyes, and an exoskeleton. The three body parts are the head, thorax (the chest), and abdomen (the tail end).The butterfly’s body is[…]
Coffee production began in 1779 in the Meseta Central, an area with near perfect soil and climate conditions for this type of plantation. A native plant of Ethiopia, the blend introduced to Costa Rica had been first cultivated in Saudi Arabia and is therefore known as the Arabica. Coffee growing[…]
For art lovers, there is a museum in downtown San Jose that you won’t want to miss. Unique in its history, it used to be the terminal of Costa Rica’s old international airport, at the east end of where Sabana Park is today. The Costa Rican Art Museum (Museo de Arte Costarricense) is housed in a[…]
When you are going on a vacation, it is important that you are not overly worried about the place where you are staying. Resorts offer great value for money and when you book in advance you may be able to get some amazing deals. Resorts of Costa Rica can enable you to[…]
The European region represents one of the main tourists markets for Costa Rica, which, according to figures from the Costa Rican Tourism Institute (ICT), accounted for 284,996 visitors from Europe, which means about 12% of total reported income in 2012. Europe represents a strong target market because it generates the[…]
With summer just around the corner, travel is on the forefront of many people’s minds. Costa Rica’s varied landscape – of volcanoes, mountains and beaches – lends itself toward every type of experience. One of the best ways to dive into this multifaceted country is a Costa Rica car rental[…]
A look at some of Costa Rica’s best destinations, Gulf of Papagayo, Manuel Antonio and Los Suenos. Now as the most visited country in Central America, Costa Rica was at one time only considered a destination for hard core adventurers and back packers. Now Costa Rica has become a destination[…]
The Costa Rica Minister of Environment and Energy announced that in the next few months the country will have a local carbon market with finance projects for reducing emissions.