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Packing Clothing for a wonderful trip

November 24, 2008 – 9:00 am
Pack for a trip to Costa Rica is very easy-if you are staying in San Jose,T-Shirts and shorts are acceptable, but if you plan to go a restaurant in the evening, wear long pants shirt because its cool off when the sun sets and also some restaurants do not allow sandals and shorts at night. For the rest of your destinations just keep in mind casual clothing, shorts,tennis shoes,sandals, flip flops and bring one light jacket or sweater for our cool mornings in San Jose to trip to volcanoes and highlands. If you are taking a hiking tours, be sure to bring your hiking boats and also brings an extra pair of shoes in case yours get wet. Bring extra socks too.

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Before traveling to Costa Rica….

November 20, 2008 – 8:30 am
It is good to be prepared when traveling anywhere. When traveling to Costa Rica you must bring your Passport (It must be valid for 6 months from your travel date). Costa Rica is located only ten degrees north of the equator and is a humid country in general. Things to bring may depend on the activities you will be doing but in general you will need sunscreen, hat, backpack/fanny pack, bug spray, rain poncho/light jacket/windbreaker, camera/batteries/film, hiking boots/tennis shoes, flashlight. Don’t forget your bathing suit, sandals or flip-flops for the beach. The dress in Costa Rica is very informal: khakis, jeans, shorts, short sleeve shirts, etc. You may need something casual in case you want to go out for dinner. Be sure to try Costa Rican coffee, pineapple and other exotic fruits as well as plantains, beans and rice (which are served as traditional breakfast food). There is a $26 airport tax ...

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Costa Rica Airport Taxes

November 19, 2008 – 11:58 am
The Costa Rica airport tax is mandatory and everybody must pay the tax when departing the country. It can be pay in dollars or colones and the amount is $26 per person (on cash).

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An amazing Trekking Tour

November 17, 2008 – 5:08 pm
Nowdays in Costa Rica you can have the opportunity to trek throught the forest on trails of waterfalls. You can discovery how rappel down from the top into the canyon or tropical waterfalls. The rappel are along side or right in the waterfalls so come and enjoy this amaizing tour, just prepare to get wet! Also you can combine the trekking activity with hiking tour in our South mountains of our beautiful country.

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Hanging Bridges

November 14, 2008 – 8:13 am
This activity is a combination of suspension bridges and platforms built in the Cloud Forest that offers you an opportunity to explore the forest canopy in a safe and easy manner. You will have a guide who will show you the variety of vegetation that lives in harmony on the trees, also birds and the amazing biodiversity and understand how the Cloud Forest truly is co-dependent. That activity can be combined with other adventure tours as it can de done in areas like Arenal, Manuel Antonio, Tenorio Area and Monteverde. That tour is great for families with kids looking for adventure in the Cloud Forest.

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Knowing San Jose

November 12, 2008 – 8:30 am
In that tour you will know first the East side of San Jose. After you have seen the Capital’s main attractions, your first stop will be the impressive Pre-Columbian Gold Museum and the beautiful National Theater, where you will have a guided visit through these cultural gems. After your visit, the tour continues thru the western section of San Jose: La Sabana Metropolitan Park, Costa Rican Contemporary Art Museum or the first International Airport in Costa Rica, the National Gymnasium, the Comptroller’s office, residential area Rohrmoser, Nunciatura, Nobel Peace prize winner Oscar Arias Sanchez’s home (actual President from Costa Rica), Rohrmoser Boulevard and Pavas section. At the end of the tour, you will have the opportunity of visiting a couple of interesting shopping places where you will be able to buy a souvenir of your visit to San Jose. That will be a great opportunity to have an overview from ...

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Sight Seeing

November 11, 2008 – 4:44 pm
Costa Rica offers throughout the country exuberant scenery where people can enjoy the panoramic view and interesting tourist sites of our sights. While you are driving, you can enjoy views of gardens, coffee plantations, farms, volcanoes, small towns, the culture and history of our infrastructure and our tropical forest.

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The Mountain Biker´s Paradise

November 7, 2008 – 12:34 pm
Costa Rica is a mountain biker's paradise.  A perfect way to explore Costa Rica is on a mountain bike with thousands of miles of roads and trails, Costa Rica will satisfy any mountain bike enthusiast. That will be a great adventure for experienced and non experienced people to discover Costa Rica from a different point of view.

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Tropical Bunjee

November 6, 2008 – 12:43 pm
Three, two, one, JUMP.... For those who will like to feel the pure adrenaline;come and take the Bungee Jumping tour, it is one of the most original tours of your life. Plan your trip to Costa Rica and includes this tour. You are not going to forget it. It is just one jump but could be addicting.....

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Nature Hiking

November 5, 2008 – 4:55 pm
Costa Rica has 51% of its land with Forest Coverage, that basically allow you to make a hike, ideally, with a Naturalist Experience guide, basically anywhere. The forest interpretation as it is call by expert guides, is particularly good in some specific places, to mention, Monteverde Cloud Forest Preserve, the Manuel Antonio National Park, the Corcovado National Park, for those even more adventures, the Rincon de la Vieja National Park, Tapanti National Park in Cartago, Carara National Park in the Central Pacific Coast and so many other that are pretty hard to describe on this note. When hiking in Costa Rica Forest, be sure to have water, a good pair of hiking shoes/boots, comfortable clothing and rain gear, besides binoculars and the most important should be to open your EYES, so that you will be able to see the greatest of the Tropical Forest. As general advice I should say ...

Tags: Animals, Biodiversity, Birds, National Parks, wildlife

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