Cute little town located in the Central Valley in Costa Rica, about an hour out of San Jose. Zarcero is one of the most famous historical towns in Costa Rica, that continues to hold onto its customs and values. People are so friendly in the typical town. The church serves [...]
Drake Bay is a sports fishing and scuba diving paradise. Located in the Osa Pinnisula on the Pacific side of Costa Rica, the Coastal town is as hard to get to as any other place in Costa Rica. Most tourist arrive by either boat or plane as the road is closed half of [...]
Although San Jose is currently undergoing revitalization it is still considered by many a site well worth skipping altogether. And yet, San Jose does still offer many nice sites for the traveller who does decide to stay. These include: the national theatre, the gold museum and the unique central market.
Heredia is the capitol of Heredia province in Costa Rica. Heredia is one of the most important education centers in the country due to its large number of colleges and language schools. Many people travel to Heredia from Europe and North America to learn Spanish at these specialized language schools.
Most of [...]
Quepos is located just outside the famous Manual Antonio national park. The main industry in Quepos is tourism and has many hotels and restaurants. Hotels and restaurants tend to be significantly cheaper than it´s neighbor Manual Antonio. The Pacific ocean is visible from Quepos, however there is no beach and it is [...]
Best view in Arenal period! Located a few miles inland, this hotel offers pure seclusion.
Founded in 1563 by the Spanish, this settlement served as the capitol until 1823 when it handed over those duties to San Jose, the current capitol. With a population just over 140 000, it makes it one of the largest city centers in all of Costa Rica. Cartago enjoys all of the large [...]
La Fortuna is located in the San Carlos district of Costa Rica. La Fortuna was given it´s name after the fatal eruption of Arenal volcano of 1969 where it killed 87 people. Although there was no fortune in the event, most of the deaths were to the north of the volcano caused by [...]
Barva is located in the province of Heredia. It is located at the base of a mountain that is home to Poas volcano. Barva is known as the city of artists due to it´s passion for art and the numerous artists that live or are from Barva. Painting and sculpting are the [...]