Often folks arrive to Costa Rica ready to party….imagine that? So at Package Costa Rica we frequently get asked about the best places to go. If they happen to ask me, invariably they will get the same answer, Castro’s. Castro’s is an old-style Latin disco. It was founded in the 70’s (I think). It probably […]
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In the immortal words of Kris Kristofferson in the song Me and Bobby McGee, “freedom’s just another word for nothing left to lose.” Maybe that is why the pain of this economic “crisis” runs so deep. That is, because in the U.S. folks do have so much to lose. So I guess the question to pose is, are we […]
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 write often about Costa Rica’s natural wonders, its amazing biodiversity and all the adventure one can have here. This morning I am writing about another aspect of Costa Rica that I love. That is, the kids. Costa Ricans are blessed with good genes and that results in adorable children. And the society here is […]
I ran across an amusing bumper sticker the other evening. However, amusing as it was, it also contained a valuable message. The sticker read, “sembramos un árbol o nos lleva puta.” I wasn’t sure at first what that meant, so I asked my trusted side-kick, Pablo. He told me it means that either we plant […]
You gotta love the Costa Rican Immigration Department. They hand out residencies based on “marriages for convenience” left and right, but just try to get your residency the hard and legitimate way. Now that’s another story. The inefficiency of the department is historic. It is a place where files get mysteriously lost and lines wrap […]
I can remember back in my “staunch conservative” days when they were trying to stop logging in the Pacific Northwest because it was endangering the habitat of a certain owl. I remember thinking how absurd to put the brakes on an important commercial activity just because of this little insignificant creature. These days my thinking […]
Living in a country where the “mullet” is still “in” I am a little peeved that former governor Rod Blagojevich of Illinois has been kicked out of office and personally ruined on account of what some consider bad hair. What happened to the concept of “due process” in the U.S.? Shouldn’t the guy have been […]
The whole concept of global warming and climate change can no longer honesty be called just a scientific argument, it’s settled science. However, it continues to be a political argument and that is a shame. Right now the U.S. economy is in shambles and the best that the brightest minds can come up with for a […]
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