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costa rica travel: your top questions answered
Wondering if Costa Rica is safe? When is the best time for travel? What documents you’ll need for entry? Get these questions answered and more on our master Travel to Costa Rica FAQ page!
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the Airport & Your tourist visa
All you need to know about your tourist visa while entering Costa Rica for a vacation or extended stay!
Getting around
What are the different ways you can get around in Costa Rica? Read our article to find out a way that may be best for you!
top destinations
Here are some of the TOP destinations tourists visit in Costa Rica and why you may want to check them out too!
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On your next vacation, why not Pure Life?
Costa Rica, in my opinion, is the premier Central American vacation and expat destination. While it’s a small country, geographically speaking, it offers a variety of experiences that few locations can match. Whether you love outdoor adventures or lazing by the...
New European flights to Costa Rica point to return of tourism
The Costa Rican Tourism board announced that Spanish holiday airline Iberojet will offer flights between Madrid and Costa Rica starting in June 2021. “The arrival of new airlines to the country is of enormous relevance to continue with tourism recovery,...
Adventure in Arenal Costa Rica
I have pointed out many times that Costa Rica offers almost everything your heart could desire. La Fortuna and its famous neighbor Arenal volcano prove this point for me like no other. Encapsulated in this small area is what makes Costa Rica the travel hotspot of...
Tourist Visa extended until June 1, 2021
Costa Rica’s Immigration gives new instruction to extend tourist visas The Immigration Administration (DGME) has announced the extension of tourism visas until June 1 for visitors who arrived in Costa Rica after December 17, 2019. Importantly, the extension is...
February 2021 Updated airline travel into canada
Starting February 22nd everyone entering or returning to Canada will be subject to the following requirements Per the Canadian government: All travelers arriving to Canada by air, as of February 22, 2021, with some exceptions, will be required to take a COVID-19...
Manuel Antonio, the Crowning Jewel, or the Crown itself?
One of the most common questions I get from people who are thinking of coming to Costa Rica is, where is the best place to go? What is the “crowning jewel” of Costa Rica. The answer to that question is like all other complex and philosophical questions...it depends....
Why do I love Costa Rica?
It’s diverse and not in the way you might think. Costa Rica is such a diverse place. Now before your eyes roll at this overused word in western culture, give me a chance to explain and I think you will agree, the word diversity actually fits here. What is diversity...
Experience The Magic of Ancient Costa Rica at Braulio Carillo National Park
Enchanted Forests Located on the volcanic Cordillero Central Mountain range between San José and Puerto Limón, Braulio Carillo National Park is one of the least visited yet most pristine national parks in Costa Rica. It is named after the third president of Costa...
Jaco’s Farmer Market Full Of Freshness, Flavor and “Calidad”
Every Thursday night from around 6:30 until 10 pm, Jaco’s Feria, or Farmer’s Market, kicks into gear. It continues the following morning starting around 7 am and going until approximately 2 pm. You will find an extensive variety of fresh local and national fruit,...
How To Spend Two Days In La Fortuna
About two and a half hours, 90 km northwest of Juan Santamaria International Airport in Alajuela, the district of La Fortuna encompasses the Arenal Volcano. This magnificent and famous landmark serves as a storybook backdrop for a town that will have you reeling from...
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