The title is not really a valid alliteration. That is, not if you actually pronounce the name of Costa Rica’s most thriving beach community properly. It is not pronounced “Jack-o,” but “hawk-O” (with emphasis on the “o”). But when you juxtapose Jaco with the rest of Costa Rica, there is definitely something “wrong with this […]
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If you are going to spend some time in and around the San Jose area, you really should check out the Valle de Orosi, near Cartago. Towering above the valley are the beginnings of the Cordillera Talamanca, the tallest mountain range of the country and the Irazu and Turrialba volcanoes. The Orosi (or upper Reventazon) river flows through […]
People often ask me, “which is your favorite beach in Costa Rica?” That is a very difficult question because there are so many. There are approximately 1,290 kilometers of coastline on the Pacific and Caribbean coasts of this country. And both sides are dotted with beautiful beaches. I have written in the past about many […]
There are many stretches of beautiful coastline in Costa Rica. For example, much has been said of the “Gold Coast” that consists of the Guanacaste beaches from Tamarindo to Coco in the Northern Pacific. But my personal favorite is the Southern Pacific. I am specifically talking about the stretch of coastline from Dominical to Palmer […]
Nestled on the Caribbean slope not more than a couple hours east of San Jose is the area of Turrialba. There are many aspects of this area that make it one of my favorites. There is the volcano itself. At 3,340 meters (or 11,000 feet) the Turrialba volcano is just a shade shorter than its cousin, Irazu. […]
I recently had the opportunity to do a boat tour of the Refugio Caño Negro located not far from the Nicaraguan border near Los Chiles. My agency, Package Costa Rica, has sent many customers on this tour, but I had never before experienced it myself. If you are interested in Costa Rican wildlife, this vast wetlands […]
I grew up in “Smalltown” in the Carolinas. Yes for those of you geography experts I know there are two “Carolinas.” But I grew up in both of them, having spent my early childhood and adolescence in North and my early adulthood in South. There are positives and negatives to living in a small town […]
I have written in the past of Costa Rica’s rivers. One of my favorite weekend day trips is to go to the Rio Pejibaye. Pejibaye comes from the palm fruit by same name that is a popular food all over Costa Rica. The Rio Pejibaye is located to the east of San Jose in the province of […]
Costa Rica has many tiny islands that tourists can visit, but the two most important and larger islands are Cocos and Caño. I hope to write about the former one day. It was recently in the running for being one of the seven natural wonders of the world and is a place that Jacques Cousteau called, […]
Costa Rica’s major tourist areas draw hundreds of thousands each year. Everyone wants to see the Arenal Volcano, the monkeys of Manuel Antonio National Park, or surf the friendly waves of Tamarindo beach. Being in the travel business sometimes it is hard to convince folks to go “off the beaten path.” But let me tell […]
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