Spending time in Montezuma...
As it snowed for the first time in a decade in Houston, it was more than pleasant to be treading the warm pacific waters in Montezuma. There are two popular routes for getting to Montezuma, one by plane ($55 ow) to Tambor and the other originates in Punta... more - travel report by
johnnye00
Pura Vida!
Cahuita is a charming and quiet little village located in the Caribbean Coast of Costa Rica, 4 hrs driving from the capital S. Jose. You can reach it by bus. Like almost this part of Costa Rica, it is inhabited by the descendents of ancient jamaican turtl... more - travel report by
paulobeli
Erupting Fortuna
Fortuna was definitely the highlight of my visit to Costa Rica and if you have never seen an erupting volcano before and you should not miss this when in Costa Rica. Fortuna is a nice little tourist town on the dormant side of the Volcan Arenal, most of t... more - travel report by
danilbruce
Excellent beach in the middle of nowhere
A small gathering of farms and houses, not really a town in any sense, Uvita has an excellent beach, the Marina Ballena National Park (as name indicates mostly under water, apparently good for snorkelling), quite a few guesthouses and cabinas and some dec... more - travel report by
kirikou
de Osa Penninsula
This is a very out of the way locale in Costa Rica, but well worth it if you are wanting to see an untouched area of wildlife/nature. Be warned that it can get pretty lonely here as backpackers are few are far between and you are very isolated. Still, the... more - travel report by
sven_ak
Beach and Peace
Samara is along the Pacific Coast of Costa Rica. A small town of less than 1000 people incuding the tourists left us with tons of room to find the peace of sunbathing and playing in the surf. I found the place by an acquaintance who owns property in the n... more - travel report by
ski2die
Funky Beach Town
Quepos is located on the Pacific coast and it definitly has its own personality. There is so much to do in this area and a good week can be spent here. Beaches are a 6 on a 10 scale, but the hiking makes up for that. The jungles are lush and the wildlife... more - travel report by
sven_ak
Costa Rica - Oro verde
San Jose is the gateway to Costa Rica. The city by itself is interesting but no reason to travel around half the world. Costa Rica's main attraction is its nature as well as the impressing efforts to preserve it. more - travel report by
moehre
What to do in San Jose
San Jose is a large city with lots of traffic and bad air. It's a good place to rent a car and get out to the rest of the country. The herpetarium in downtown San Jose is worth seeing. The water is good to drink throughout the country. People are very fri... more - travel report by
thirdplanet
Beautiful Costa Rica
Costa Rica is a beautiful small country. From the east coast to the west coast, one could probably make it in under 2 hours. This country is full of tropical rainforest, volcano's, farms, beaches, and great hiking. more - travel report by
makaya
