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3 Luxury Hotels You Don’t Want to Miss in Costa Rica
Four Seasons Resort Costa Rica at Peninsula Papagayo The Four Seasons hotels worldwide are synonymous with luxury and top notch service, Costa Rica’s is no exception. Located on gold-sand beaches and featuring an Arnold Palmer designed golf course, the Four Seasons at Papagayo is beautifully serene – a perfect place to draw to at a days end [...]
Infinity Bay Resort – Roatan Island
After a recent visit to Costa Rica, we decided to take a quick hop over to the 2nd largest reef in the world surrounding Roatan Island, Honduras. We were absolutely amazed at what we saw and wanted to share it with all our readers. We stayed on [...]
CR Luxury – Upscale Accomodations in Los Sueños, Costa Rica
Most people traveling to Costa Rica want one or two distinct experiences; either affordable simplicity in the raw natural rain forest, or premiere luxury accommodations set amongst perfectly manicured lawns and landscaped surroundings. If the latter is what you’re looking for, then look no further. CR Luxury Vacation Rentals & Tours, located within Los Sueños (Playa Herradura) will [...]
What to Do In Costa Rica
Exploring the Gandoca-Manzanillo National Wildlife Refuge of Costa Rica
In 1985 the Gandoca-Manzanillo National Wildlife Refuge was created. Special provisions were put in place to allow current residents to continue to live there, however. This refuge is one of the only mixed-refuge areas in Costa Rica, and currently protects 70% of the southern Caribbean Coast. It covers roughly 12,382 acres on land, and 10,950 acres by [...]
Three Things You Must Do While in Costa Rica
Jaco While visiting the rainforests of Costa Rica is a must, so is checking out the beaches! Jaco has become popular recently with its beautiful beachfront hotels, restaurants, shopping, and its tranquility. It’s only a one and a half hour car ride from San Jose, and definitely worth the trip. The beach is known to [...]
Chirripó National Park
Among one of the most beautiful national parks in Costa Rica is Chirripó National Park, which encompasses three provinces: San Jose, Limon, and Cartago. It was originally established as a park in 1975. It’s highest and most prominent feature is Cerro Chirrip, the highest mountain in all of Costa Rica, and thus what the park [...]
Best of Costa Rica
5 Great Restaurants in Costa Rica
Bakea Location: San Jose If you’re looking for a truly unique spin on Central American food, try Bakea. Bakea marries French technique with fresh Central American ingredients for a delicious flavor. You can also find some Thai and Middle Eastern style dishes here. Definitely a must-eat while in San Jose. Miss Junie’s Location: Tortuguero The [...]
Costa Rican Coffee: Your Taste Buds Will Thank You
Tweet Shopping is not a major tourist attraction or pastime in Costa Rica, but if there’s one thing you need to absolutely shop for while on your vacation in Costa Rica, it’s coffee. Coffee is one of the main exports from Costa Rica, ranked third largest export from the country in 2006. The coffee harvested [...]
Wildlife in Costa Rica
Partly thanks to its affluence and political stability, Costa Rica has done an excellent job of protecting its natural beauty and wildlife. National parks and nature reserves cover more than a quarter of the land area. This small country has a huge variety of different climates and ecosystems, and the parks have been planned to [...]
Tortuguero National Park: Costa Rican Venice
Tortuguero (Spanish for giant sea turtle) National Park is connected to the rest of Costa Rica by several rivers and canals, thus earning it the nickname “the Venice of Costa Rica”. The only way into the park is by boat Limon, or other surrounding areas. Once arrived, beautiful tropical rainforests will be seen, filled with [...]
The Central Valley of Costa Rica
The Central Valley is a green patchwork of coffee plantations, tropical forests and well-ordered farms, dotted with small cities. It’s here that most of the population, and almost all of the industry, is concentrated. There are numerous things of interest for tourists within the Central Valley, including volcanoes, waterfalls, whitewater rafting, coffee plantations, rain forest [...]
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