Travel in Cost Rica

While news in other parts of the world talks of downsizing and disappointment, Costa Rica continues to thrive. More evidence of this phenomenon that I have been sharing with you is that additional funding for the Juan Santamaria International Airport this week. A bigger and more up-to-date airport helps support the image that Costa Rica wants to show to the rest of the world and helps them establish themselves as the exotic yet business savvy country that they are becoming. Everyone knows that first impressions are lasting and a person’s first impression of a country they are visiting begins in

  The Environmental Ministry Must Rush to Correct a Number of Sanitation Issues in the Park. The Ministry of Health has threatened to close Manuel Antonio National Park, one of the most popular tourist destinations in the country, due to the unsanitary conditions found on an official visit. The Ministry placed the clean up responsibility in the hands of the Ministry of the Environment (Minaet), which now has until Feb. 26 to rectify the situation to avoid closure. During an official visit to the park last week, the regional health ministry of Aguirre found severe deficiencies in the handling of

  Tourism to the Poas Volcano and Surrounding Area Gradually Picks Up... The Poas Volcano National Park is located some 45 minutes from downtown San Jose in the province of Alajuela in Costa Rica. Due to its impressive crater as well as its proximity to San Jose, the Poas Volcano is one of the most visited by local and foreign tourists. On January 8th 2009, a 6.2 earthquake on the Richter scale struck the surrounding area causing destruction and the loss of many lives. The natural disaster not only deprived many families from their homes and businesses, it also scared

  Located in the Costa Rican North Pacific region, the Africa Mia zoo made headlines this weekend by announcing the birth of the first giraffe in the country and Central America as well. The park is named after the movie Out of Africa (Africa Mia in Spanish) and as it name implies the park resembles the African plains and exhibits animals from the African and Asian continent. Species such as zebras, ostriches, giraffes, dromedaries, bongos, elands and much more were brought to Liberia, Guanacaste. The owners were careful in bringing only herbivorous species in order to create a stress free

It used to be that traveling to Costa Rica was an arduous, although worthwhile, task. Not so anymore and it is becoming easier and easier all the time. It was not so long ago that flights to Costa Rica were extremely limited and once you got there it was a long trek over dirt roads and uncharted trails to get to the exotic beaches and beautiful mountains. Hotels were virtually non-existent and the ones that were available often had no electricity or running water. These days you can hop on a plane at a variety of locations across the United

I mentioned the other day that Costa Rica was honored for the last five years in a row as "the best tourist destination in Latin America" by Travel Weekly, but that is not the only recognition they have received. Even National Geographic has taken notice and called the Corcovado National Park in the Osa Peninsula of Costa Rica the Earth’s Most Biologically Intense Place. Modern Bride magazine regularly includes Costa Rica as one of the top 5 honeymoon destinations in the world and the list goes on and on. It seems that there is something positive about Costa Rica popping

Costa Rica Will Become Jet Blue’s 9th International Destination. The first flight from the low cost airline Jet Blue will arrive in San Jose at the Juan Santamaria Airport on Thursday, March 26 at noon. According to a Jet Blue spokesperson, the brasilian aircraft, an Embraer E190, with capacity for 100 people is filling up fast. The new route will be traversed once daily and will leave Orlando at 12:48 p.m. Rates start around just for a one way flight, totaling around 0 for a round trip flight including taxes. The company already turned in all necessary application documents to

  By Plane Juan Santamaría Airport (SJO) is located close to the cities Alajuela, Heredia and the capital San José. SJO is currently under remodeling, and in July 2009 its operation was taken over by the same organization that runs the airports in Houston, Texas. An otherwise pleasant airport features the normal assortment of duty-free shops, interesting souvenir and bookshops, but an inadequate selection of overpriced restaurants (Church’s Chicken, Burger King, Poás Deli Cafe and Papa John’s pizza). SJO is serviced daily by Air Caraibes, American Airlines, Continental Airlines, Delta Airlines, Frontier Airlines, Iberia, Thomas Cook, LTU, Mexicana Airlines, Spirit

  A great feature of living in the Central Pacific part of Costa Rica is proximity to the prestigious Los Sueños Resort and Marina, located in Herradura, just a couple miles outside Jaco Beach. The Los Suenos resort represents home to those desiring the best in Costa Rica luxury real estate. Los Sueños is undoubtedly the place to be to experience a truly unique and exclusive residential community with vibrant tropical surroundings. Besides the regions only full-service Marina Los Sueños features all of the amenities and services that have become synonymous with luxury real estate. Featuring a 201-room Marriott hotel,

  Welcome to natures paradise also known as Cost Rica. Costa Rica rightfully earns its’ moniker, the country is a paradise. It has awe inspiring waterfalls, some of the highest rated beaches in the world, a wide variety of wildlife, and other stunning natural sights make a wonderland for vacationers, adventurers, and homemakers alike. The cost of living in Costa Rica is very affordable, but the people of the country have a high standard of living. Costa Rica is a small country located in the isthmus of Central America, it is considered to be one of the top places in