Costa Rica Vacation

Braulio Carrillo National Park is one of the best places in the country to enjoy primary tropical rainforest within close proximity to San Jose. The park is only about 45 minutes east of the city. The drive to the park is easy with paved highway the entire way.

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For nature lovers who don’t mind very basic accommodations plan a visit to the La Selva Biological Station. The station is located in the Northern part of Costa Rica in the Caribbean lowlands near Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui. The station consists of 3,900 acres of both tropical rainforest and disturbed land and is bordered on [...]

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The Rincon de la Vieja is a national park that is active. This means that you can smell the sulfur, see the bubbling mud pools and bathe in naturally heated hot springs, all at the flanks of the Rincon de la Vieja volcano.

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The Arenal Volcano area is one of Costa Rica’s top attractions. Only 3 hours away from San Jose, in the town of La Fortuna, stands a majestic 1,633 meter tall conical volcano, known to be one of the most active in the world. Despite its constant activity, the volcano is very safe to visit as [...]

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Known as “The Amazon of Costa Rica”, the Corcovado National Park is located on the South Pacific Coast of Costa Rica, on the tip of the Osa Peninsula. The region draws in tourists and biologists with its bio-diversity, virgin rain forests and pristine shores.

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Monteverde cloud forest is a unique area that you must visit. Santa Elena is the small town that one passes through before reaching Montverde’s forest. Monteverde is considered as one of the most amazing, breathtaking wildlife reserves in the tropics. You can find more than 90 species of mammals (several species of wild cats), over [...]

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Cahuita is located on the Caribbean Coast of Costa Rica and is composed of 14 kilometers of beautiful beaches that together are named Cahuita National Park. This park was created in 1970 to protect the area from human damage. In fact, you will find practically no buildings nor houses in the area, just the ones [...]

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Located just 132 kilometers from San Jose is the gem of the Central Pacific Zone, Manuel Antonio National Park. Manuel Antonio is the smallest National Park in Costa Rica at just 683 square hectares. Its size is not a measure of its beauty, diversity, and appeal.

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Tortuguero National Park is located on the Northeastern Caribbean Coast of Costa Rica, near the Nicaraguan border. It is one of the most important lowland rainforest areas left in Central America. The Park encompasses 19,000 hectares and connects to Barro Colorado Wildlife Refuge and Indio Miaz National Park of Nicaragua.

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Just 20 kilometers south of the town of Orotina, on your way to Playa Jaco, you’ll find one of the lesser known gems of the National Parks of Costa Rica, Carara National Park. Carara is special as it lies in an interesting transitional zone between the Dry Pacific Rainforest of the North and the lush, [...]

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