Ojo de Agua Water Park – this park’s name, which means “eye of the water” in Spanish, is located on the main road between San Jose International airport and San Antonio de Belen, this is the country’s primary water park. This park houses a variety of swimming pools for all ages. There’s 33-meter Olympic-size pool […]
Manuel Antonio National Park (Cantón de Aguirre, Puntarenas) this park is just south of Quepos on Costa Rica’s Pacific Coast (located 132 km from San José). Perhaps it is so popular because of its expansive white sand beaches, backed by an evergreen forest that grows right up to the high tide line. The principal habitats […]
Kusingo Tropical Rain Forest – various tour outfits provide excursions into this popular tropical rain forest. Located close to Manuel Antonio National Park, tour participants get the change to explore exotic plant life and wildlife with bilingual guides and naturalists. Watch lazy and several species of endangered monkeys that travel through the primary and secondary […]
Irazú Volcano (Irazú Volcano National Park, near Cartago) – this is a volcano that has been active for over 500 years (including an eruption in 1963 when U.S. President John F. Kennedy visited Costa Rica). Irazú broken into five different craters by centuries of volcanic activity. The main crater (3,445 feet wide) is circular in […]
Four Seasons Resort Papagayo (Four Seasons Resort Costa Rica, 26 km north of Doit Center Liberia, Papagayo Peninsula, Carrillo Guanacaste), located within the Nasacolo Forest (towards the remote northwestern Pacific coast of the country), this is one of the best golf courses, not only in Costa Rica, but anywhere in Central America. Overlooking the Bay […]
Dole Banana Tour: this tour, carried out in two Dole farms (Bananito and Zurqui, the first located about 20 minutes south of Limón, the last one located in Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui) shows how the most popular fruit in the world is produced ( bananas) on a commercial basis, so that the visitor can see […]
La Bodeguita del Medio (This is the Costa Rican branch of the same Cuba-themed bar that is also found in other countries (including Mexico). A mostly Costa Rican clientele appears here to taste Cuban culture (whether in the form of mojitos, Bucanero brand beer or cigars). Live Salsa bands frequently play here.
Doka Estate Coffee Tour is a tour that takes place in the coffee capital of Costa Rica: Sabanilla, Alajuela. The farm belongs to the Costa Rican family Vargas Ruiz, a pioneer in the production of coffee for more than 70 years, being awarded the best coffee farm in Costa Rica by the International Coffee Week […]
Latino Rock Café (south side of La Bomba La Primavera, La California neighborhood, San José): this is San José’s main rock club, which usually organizes local “rock in Spanish” bands (reminiscent of artists like the rocker Colombian Juanes). This place is divided into three areas, creating different environments within the same bar. The […]
Stereo Luv (Via Lindora shopping center, Santa Ana, San Jose): that covers and lounge located in the modern district of Lindora (on the north side of the Santa Ana highway). The bar has a large main room and a balcony, all furnished with very comfortable and relaxing furniture. Since its opening, it has been a […]