Tag Archive | "San Jose & The Central Valley"
Braulio Carillo National Park, Volcan Barva
With two volcanoes and miles of tropical cloud forest, Braulio Carillo National Forest is close to San Jose (12 miles), but ususally overlooked by tourists in a hurry to get to Monteverde and the “crowd forest”. If you have driven from San Jose to the Caribbean coast along the main route, you may remember passing [...]
Continue reading...Centro Neotropico SarapiquiS
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Yes, the name of this place does have a capital ‘S’ at the end of its name! This research and educational center is run by a Belgian nonprofit organization, and includes a jungle lodge and three interesting attractions. The botanical garden has over 400 native plants, all neatly labeled, including epiphytes, orchids, ferns and various [...]
Continue reading...Poas Volcano National Park
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Just outside of town, Poas Volcano National Park is easy to get to, and well worth a look. The 2,708-meter volcano is quite active, although the last major erruption took place in 1954. This is probably Costa Rica’s most easily accessible volcano. You can drive almost to the rim itself and walk the rest of the [...]
Continue reading...San Jose & The Central Valley
Sunday, June 29, 2008
For most visitors, Costa Rica’s capital is a staging area for trips to the rain forests and the coasts. However, you’re quite likely to end up staying at least one night in the area, as most flights to Costa Rica arrive late in the day, not leaving enough time to drive or fly to another [...]
Continue reading...The Central Valley of Costa Rica
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
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 [...]
Continue reading...The Capital City of San Jose
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Although there are a few things of interest in the capital city of San Jose, the best things for visitors to Costa Rica are found outside the cities. Even though it lacks the worst of third-world slums and poverty, San Jose is basically an unattractive city with few tourist diversions. Since most flights from North [...]
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Sunday, June 29, 2008
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