Located in Heredia, Costa Rica, the Sports Palace is the countries biggest indoor stadium. Home to the Barva basketball team, this stadium resembles a high school gym more than a stadium. A large outdoor Olympic pool is located outside and is a chilly option for those looking to do some laps. [...]
Without a doubt my favorite activity in Costa Rica. Rafting is Costa Rica is good all around, but rafting down the Pacuare river is as good as it gets. National Geographic claims this to be the 5th best overall river in the world. Stretching over 30 kms, and offering over [...]
A neat little activity to do if you are near Heredia in the Central Valley. Costa Rica is famous for its coffee and Cafe Britt is the premiere coffee company in Costa Rica. The coffee tour includes a quick visit to a small coffee plantation. This plantation is practically there just [...]
A neat little stop along our way to doing the Kayak River Float tour in Arenal was a pineapple plantation. Pineapples are now Costa Rica´s number one export surpassing Coffee a short while ago. We were told that the most exported pinneapple is called number 5, because it is genetically modified. [...]
Technorati Profile Poas volcano was my father´s highlight during his visit to Costa Rica. I myself really enjoyed seeing this volcano. I had been to Arenal many times, and did not know what to expect. I had fairly high expectations, especially since it had just been voted one of the [...]
On our way to do the Cano Negro tour with Canoa Adventura, we were taken to a neat little stop. They called it the Iguana Stop, and we were asked to step out of the tour bus and walk on the bridge. Although I did expect to see Iguanas, I never expected [...]
The peace tree located two hours from Arenal in the north of Costa is one of the country´s biggest trees. It was officially declared the peace tree in 2001 by the local community. A plaque commemorating the day can be seen in front of the tree. Experts claim the tree to be [...]
Rio Celestre was recently voted as one of the seven wonders of Costa Rica. The unique color is caused by special chemical reactions when two rivers combine to make the Celestre river. Access to this national park is not easy as most people drive two hours from Arenal to get there, followed by [...]
For those of you wanting to make a special trip to see a butterfly garden I will make a serious suggestion, make sure you the the one at the La Paz Waterfall Gardens in the Central Valley. This place is home to the world´s largest butterfly garden and promises to teach you more about [...]
Right away I want to warn all of those afraid of hights of structures that are not the most solid to stay clear of this activity. I have witness many people freak out in the trees wishing they could be anywhere else but here. As for myself, I can´t get enough of this [...]