tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-194446142012-02-16T17:47:31.834-08:00Uri R.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00947709548555523306noreply@blogger.comBlogger1201100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19444614.post-57500654914508422702010-03-22T13:52:00.000-07:002010-03-23T16:56:28.085-07:00

By Alex LeffTico Times StaffThe number of tourists who landed in January and February at the Daniel Oduber International Airport in Liberia, a short drive from popular beaches in Costa Rica's northern Pacific province of Guanacaste, was up more than 24 percent from the same span in 2009, according to the Costa Rican Tourism Board (ICT).The Liberia airport saw 50,427 arrivals in the first two

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(Chicago Tribune) - Costa Rica is a fantastic place to stargaze. During TravelQuest's annual Costa Rica Southern Sky Party tour, amateur astronomers can take in the vast southern sky during the new moon from a dark lookout with deep-sky experts. Other activities will include birding, cultural experiences and boating to Isla Chira.The deal: $1,740 (double occupancy, single supplement $330),

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Promotional video of Cocos Island, Costa Rica, in Second Life, for the New 7 Wonders of Nature campaign. A project of the Costa Rica Tourist Board, developed by Advanced Virtual Solutions; with music, sound and video by Dizzy Banjo.

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Nice tour video of Arenal Volcano in Costa Rica made by Super Natural Adventures Kids. It was created a science report on how volcanoes work and interact with the rest of the planet. A Super Natural Adventure video that takes a close look at this active hot spot. For more info go to http://www.supernaturaladventures.com

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Rio Celeste's intense turquoise water, the product of a whimsical combination of pure river water and volcanic minerals, offers one of natures most complete eccentricities.Located in Tenorio National Park, Río Celeste is the main attraction as it winds around Tenorio Volcanos foothills. Natural hot springs; boiling pool; a lagoon so vividly blue that youll sense the areas absolute peace; dye

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Nice video about Costa Rica with salsa versions of traditional Costa Rican songs. Enjoy!

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Nat Geo Wild Chronicles episode on Cagan Sekercioglu's research on forest birds in Costa Rica forest, fragments and coffee plantations. www.sekercioglu.org

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Here's are a collection of photographs of various hummingbirds and quetzals from the Los Santos Reserve in Costa Rica. Hope you enjoy the video!

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Imaging Foundation creted a short presentation for the Costa Rica government to commemorate the 30th Anniversay of this World Heritage Site. This, the largest uninhabited island in the world is one of the last refuges for large pelagics.

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Landscapes and views of a beautiful country located in the middle of America: Costa Rica. Hope you enjoy the video!

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A Green Iguana is seen at the National Biodiversity Park near Heredia, Costa Rica, Thursday, June 19, 2008. More than 2 million tourists are expected to visit Costa Rica this year, a record for this small Central American country, according to Costa Rica's Tourism Institute. (AP Photo/Kent Gilbert)

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Barrigona Beach is one of the best beaches in the Costa Rican province of Guanacaste and it's the same beach where Britney Spears went for a getaway with her father, Mel Gibson and some friends in May 2008.Note: the author of this video claims that Mel Gibson bought this beach, but as far as I know this is not true. He bought a house that has a path leading directly to the beach but he has to

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Promotional video elaborated by the Costa Rican Tourism Board [Instituto Costarricense de Turismo] ICT. For more info go to: http://www.visitcostarica.com/

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After living in Costa Rica, John Overholt shot a short compilation of some of the natural beauty that he saw in the Central American country. Here's the video:A high-speed Internet connection is recommended to watch this video.

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Here are the phone numbers of a few taxi companies in Tiquicia.Travelers should use licensed taxis, which are red with medallions (yellow triangles containing numbers) painted on the side. Licensed taxis at the airport are painted orange. All licensed taxis should have working door handles, locks, seatbelts and meters (called "marias"); passengers are required to use seatbelts.Taxis Unidos del

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Here's a nice map that someone put up on Google maps. It shows many of Costa Rica's beautiful beaches. I think it's very useful and decided to share it with you all.View Larger Map

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Here's a video of a crab at a beach in Costa Rica's pacific coast. Since I shared a photo of a crab with you before I thought it would be nice to show you a video so that you can see up-close how they move and what they really look like. If you have never seen a crab in real life, other than dead in a plate and ready to be eaten, you will find this video interesting.

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Surfers leave the Pacific Ocean during sunset in Santa Cruz de Guanacaste, 250 miles (402.34 km) northern of San Jose, April 28, 2008.REUTERS/Juan Carlos Ulate (COSTA RICA)

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Bruce Thompason took the beautiful picture of this cascade in Tabacon Hot Springs in La Fortuna de San Carlos, Alajuela. He has taken several stuning photos of Tiquicia while living and travelling across the country. To see more of his flickr photos click here.

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The Beaches around Playa Samara: Playa Samara itself is nice enough, but if you venture just slightly farther afield, you'll find some of the nicest and least developed beaches along the entire Guanacaste coast. Playa Carrillo is a long, almost always deserted crescent of palm-backed white sand located just south of Sámara, while Playa Barrigona and Playa Buena Vista are two hidden gems tucked

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San Jose, Costa Rica (PRNewswire) - Barcelo Hotels & Resorts announced the reopening of The Barcelo Rincon del Valle Hotel in San Jose, Costa Rica. The hotel has doubled its size and has upgraded its services and amenities to become an upscale Barcelo Hotel.The expansion includes the addition of 22 new guestrooms and suites bringing to 42 the total number of guestrooms and suites. The new

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by Chris WelschMinneapolis Star TribuneGETTING THEREFrom January to March, Northwest offers direct flights to the town of Liberia near Costa Rica's Pacific coast. Last week, Continental was advertising round-trip fares (with connections) to Liberia for as little as $600. Costa Rica's biggest city, San Jose, has the country's other major airport.GETTING AROUNDThe roads are rough and signs are few,

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Youtube video of a virtual tour of a typical dive site in Coco's Island, Costa Rica. Dive into the deep blue waters of the tropical Eastern Pacific and get close to schools of grunts and snappers, sharks and rays.Note: a high speed internet connection is recommended to watch the video

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People walk towards the Celeste river waterfall at Tenorio Volcano National Park in Upala, March 18, 2008. The blue color of the lagoon, formed from chemical reactions of calcium carbonate and sulfur, is surrounded by amazing rainforest of 12,819 hectares of this park. The Celeste river carries its color for a distance of 36 km (22 miles). (Photo: Reuters/Juan Carlos Ulate)

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This Halloween crab (Gecarcinus quadratus) was photographed by a tourist from Wales on the lawn of his hotel during a trip to Costa Rica. Halloween crabs also known as Moon crabs, Mouthless crabs or Harlequin land crabs, are found in mangrove, sand dunes and rainforest along the Pacific coast from Mexico south to Peru. To learn more about this crustacean click here. To see more great pictures by

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Beachgoers play in the Pacific Ocean during sunset in Playa Guiones, Nosara, Guanacaste, Costa Rica, on Dec. 26, 2007. Costa Rica, located between Nicaragua and Panama, has become a tourism hot spot. The Tico Times, an English-language newspaper, reported that 1.9 million tourists visited the country in 2007, about a 10-fold increase from numbers in the late 1980s. (Photographer: Peter J. Brennan

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USA Today has listed Costa Rica among its top five deals presently available for spring trips. The list presents an appealing variety of destinations to the budget-conscious tourist. The other destinations on the list are Tahiti, Spain, Boston and Washington D.C.Here's what USA Today wrote about Costa Rica:Costa RicaBeach, jungle, cities: Costa Rica's got a little bit of everything, including

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This beautiful picture of the mountains around San Jose, Costa Rica, was taken by Ricardo Carreon. According to the description on his flickr page as they "were coming out of the rain forest there was an area in which the weather changed quite rapidly from the rainy and foggy areas into drier lands. The result was a thinner mist that created an interesting environment together with the sunset sun

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This beautiful picture of a gaudy leaf frog was taken by Peggy Collins during a trip to Costa Rica. To see more of her beautiful pictures in flickr click here.

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The town of Sabalito* has spectacular views of Arenal Lake and two volcanoes. In the last few years it has attracted energetic sports-oriented early retirees from Europe and North America.They are drawn to a variety of sports activities: Top-notch windsurfing and kiteboarding on Lake Arenal, mountain biking on adventurous trails, hiking and exploring the nearby rainforest. There is also horseback

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Here's Expedia little widget that allows you, among other things to find flights between any two destinations. Costa Rica's international airports codes are SJO for Juan Santamaria International Airport in Alajuela, and LIR for Daniel Oduber Internationational Airport in Liberia, Guanacaste.Just insert those codes in the widget and combine them with the codes or names of the city of your choice,

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Hello, this is a very funny and well-edited video that I found on Youtube and that I will use to show you some of the species that you will find under the sea. The video contains scenes of Puerto Viejo, Cano Island and Playa Cocos in Costa Rica.Note: a high-speed internet connection is recommended to watch the video

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Outstanding photograph of a rainbow in Heredia taken by a Costa Rican flickr user with a Canon PowerShot SD450 on January 2, 2008. To see more pictures taken by this guy click here.

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The Clay-colored Robin or Clay-colored Thrush (Turdus grayi) is a common Central American bird of the thrush family (Turdidae). It is the national bird of Costa Rica, where it is well known as the yigüirro.It ranges from northeastern Mexico to northern Colombia; west and north of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec it is limited to the Atlantic slope, except for a population around Oaxaca City that

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Arenal Lake is a reservoir in Costa Rica, formed by enlarging an existing small lake of the same name by the completion of a dam in 1979. It is located near the Arenal Volcano and the Monteverde cloud forest.Lake Arenal is the key driver in a nationwide hydroelectric project that currently produces the majority (70 percent) of electricity for the entire country. Water depth generally varies

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The Ostional Wildlife Refuge is a wildlife refuge of Costa Rica, part of the Tempisque Conservation Area, was officially created in 1984 but was originally declared a protected area in 1982, and its status has been changed several times since then, including covering a larger area both on land and out to sea.It was created to protect important nesting beaches of the marine turtle Lepidochelys

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Tapanti National Park, sometimes called Orosi National Park, is a National Park in the Pacific La Amistad Conservation Area of Costa Rica located on the edge of the Talamanca Range, near Cartago. It protects forests to the north of Chirripo National Park, and also contains part of the Orosi River. The Pittier Ranger Station at Tapanti is open for visitor attention from 5am to 5pm. Hiking trails

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Junquillal Bay wildlife refuge, also called the Bahia Junquillal National Wildlife Refuge, is a wildlife refuge that is part of the Guanacaste Conservation Area and the Area de Conservacion Guanacaste World Heritage Site in the northwestern part of Costa Rica. It protects areas of tropical dry forest and coastal mangroves. The wildlife refuge is open 24 hours with visitor attention from 8:00am to

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Here's a Youtube video by Josia Jones showing a beautiful montage of photos of Costa Rica. Basically it's a photo compilation put together with a little recorded music on top for aesthetics. I hope you enjoy it!Note: a high-speed internet connection is recommended to watch the video.

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The Enterolobium cyclocarpum, known more commonly as the "Elephant Ear Tree" in tropical regions of the U.S., is Costa Rica's national tree.In Costa Rica its popular name is "Guanacaste," just as the province where it's more commonly found. Other popular names include Devil's Ear, Earpod Tree, Parota (Spanish), Huanacaxtle (Nahuatl).This tree is widely grown as a shade tree to shelter coffee

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Here's a nice video that shows photos of Costa Rica at the turn of the 20th century. This sepia images are very rare and depict what life was like in San Jose and other places of Costa Rica during the early 1900s. The music belongs to the Costa Rican group Editus, track is called "Memories."Note: a high-speed internet connection is recommended to watch the video.

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To experience chocolate in its purest form, visit the ChocoRart organic cacao farm and chocolate factory in Playa Chiquita, just south of Puerto Viejo, Limon.Cacao once ruled the Talamanca region, but few plantations are left these days.One friendly Swiss couple continues the tradition and gives you a Chocolate Tour of their working plantation where their cacao is harvested, fermented and cooked

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• The country was classified among the ten best destinations to live inSan Jose, Costa Rica (ICT) - Costa Rica stood out as one of the 10 most important destinations worldwide in environmental matter, according to the last edition of the Brand Country ranking, carried out annually by Future Brand Company.The ranking was made public today during the World Travel Market Fair in London, one of the

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I found a nice video on Youtube depicting the Arenal Volcano and the Tabacon Hot Springs. The volcano and the spa are both located in the city of La Fortuna de San Carlos in Alajuela. These are two of the most popular touristical places to go to in Costa Rica. I hope you enjoy the video and if you really like what you see try to book a tour to both locations whenever you visit our country.A high

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Rafting in the Savegre River is a full-day tour ideal for both the adventurous beginner and the experienced rafter. Along the way you will be astounded by the awesome canyons, waterfalls, and primary rainforest.Experience a trip of pure unsurpassed beauty, luxuriant vegetation, and exploding whitewater. The Rio Savegre is a magnificent stretch of coastal whitewater that begins its course by

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Carara is one of Costa Rica's most popular parks, in large part due to its proximity to San Jose. This is also where many cruise ship's passengers are bused for a day trip when the liners dock just up the coast at Puerto Caldera, and a common destination for field trips by school children.It is always hot and humid in the forests of Carara. Even during the drier season from late December through

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(ICT) - Four new airlines announced their intention to include, among their connections, the Juan Santamaria International Airport, located in the province of Alajuela.The first company to arrive will be Frontier Airlines, which announced its entry into the country in November. This airline, registered in the United States, will be flying from Denver, Colorado.Another company which officially

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(ICT) - The season for cruise ships in the Caribbean officially started with the arrival of the cruise ship from Carnival Liberty cruise lines, with the first three thousand tourists aboard who will be visiting the coast of Limón.For this year, 138 cruise ships are expected to enter the port of Limon, in other words, 11 cruise ships more compared to the previous year. This represents a growth of

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The Poas Volcano is in central Costa Rica. There are two crater lakes near its summit. Poas has erupted 39 times since 1828.The volcano is located within the Poas Volcano National Park. It is considered the largest active crater in the world, about 1 mile (1.6 km.) wide and 320 meters deep, with frequent geyser-like eruptions.Near the volcano's active crater, there are lakes of molten sulfur,

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Manuel Antonio National Park is the home of the endangered Squirrel Monkey although White Faced and Howler monkeys are also common in the park. Playa Manuel Antonio is one of the most beautiful beaches in Costa Rica and has been rated one of the top ten in the world.This park is just south of Quepos on the Pacific Coast, 132 km from San José. Perhaps It is so popular because of its expensive

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(ICT) - With the purpose of promoting tourism in the province of Alajuela and offering a new and different product to tourists, the Butterfly Farm located in the Guacima de Alajuela and the Botanical Garden of Orchids in La Garita, joined their efforts to offer a new combined tour: Butterflies and Orchids.The journey begins early from any hotel in San Jose directly to the Butterfly Farm where the

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By Clara Bosonetto MaerzFor the Journal-ConstitutionWhen you stop to think about it, if you capitalize on some of the hot airfares that pop up during the week, you can visit many parts of the world at a fraction of the regular cost.Take today's extraordinary value on American Airlines of just $370.42 to San Jose, Costa Rica — and that's inclusive of all taxes, fees and fuel surcharges (piled on

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(ICT) - The Hampton Inn & Suites, located in front of the Juan Santamaria International Airport in the province of Alajuela, inside the Airport Boulevard complex, which currently has 100 rooms, is waiting to receive the necessary permits enabling it to initiate the construction of 80 new rooms.This enlargement, which is estimated to be concluded by the end of July 2008, represents an investment

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Sunset in Guanacaste, Costa Rica. Taken in August 2006 by Blue Oak Photos.

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(ICT) - The arrival of tourists to Costa Rica increased by 6.4 percent during the first six months of this year compared to 2006, according to statistics provided by the National Chamber of Tourism (Canatur).The statistic is based on the number of visitors who arrived to the country through the main airports: The Juan Santamaria International Airport, located in the province of Alajuela and the

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(ICT) - The Spanish airline Iberia is planning to carry 150.000 travelers during the year in its direct route Spain-Costa Rica and vice versa.The airline announced that by June 1st, it will offer seven direct flights between Madrid and San Jose.This route allows Iberia to have more than 6.100 seats available monthly, just in the one way trip, namely double the amount it had in 2004 when it first

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Osa Peninsula offers a variety of attractions, including the CorcovadoNational Park(ICT) - For instance, the Danta Corcovado Lodge is a cozy shelter built with the least impact on the farm where it is located, consisting of 21 hectares, 12 of them representing forest area. In fact, the wood comes directly from a reforested area, with the specific purpose of using the timber forest. Moreover, the

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(ICT) - Costa Rican scientists have discovered a species of coral in Coco’s Island that has never been seen before.It is a soft coral with a bright yellow color, about four centimeters high. It lives embedded in the marine rocks at a depth between 15 and 25 meters.The information was released by experts of the Investigation Center of Marine Sciences and Limnology (Cimar) of the University of

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Today Costa Rica celebrates the Annexation of Guanacaste. All around the country Ticos commemorate Guanacaste's decision to join Costa Rica instead of Nicaragua in 1824.Fiestas in Liberia, Guanacaste, and other provinces include parades, cattle shows, bullfights the Costa Rican way, concerts, folk dances and more.The music on the video is called el Punto Guanacasteco, a traditional Guancastecan

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Rafiki is a family owned lodge. It was established in Costa Rica by The Boshoff family. They started the project in 1999 in hopes of using tourism to build a wildlife refuge and Tapir re-introduction program. The first stage of the project, the lodge and cabins, was completed in December of 2002.Currently the lodge sees travelers from all over the world. Their contributions have helped develop

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According to data from the Costa Rica Tourism Board (ICT), the Guayabo Archeological Monument, located by the skirts of the Turrialba volcano, approximately 19 kilometers from the town that carries the same name, in the province of Cartago, receives 20,000 visitors per year.The area consists of 217 hectares and although the archeological area has an extension of 15 to 20 hectares, only a small

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(ICT) - Costa Rica has been nominated for the World Travel Awards 2007 in several categories, including:• Central & Latin America's Leading Beach: Jaco Beach• Central & Latin America's Leading Dive Destination: Catalina Islands, located in the North Pacific region of Costa Rica.• Central & Latin America's Leading Watersports Resort: Occidental Grand Papagayo Hotel• Central & Latin America's

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Delta Airlines announced the addition of direct flights to San Jose, Costa Rica from John F. Kennedy International airport starting on February 15, 2008.Delta will also fly to the Daniel Oduber International airport in Liberia, Costa Rica from John F. Kennedy International beginning on February 16, 2008.The added flights are part of Delta's expansion of nonstop flights to Central America and the

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Beautiful picture of Puerto Viejo, Limon in the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica. The picture was taken on July 15, 2006 by Samiq, a Costa Rican flickr user with a Canon PowerShot A510. To watch more photos taken by this guy click here.

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Villa Caletas is located near the tourist town of Jaco, in the Central Pacific coast of Costa Rica, on a jungle hilltop.Villa Calletas combines the truly unique concept of both mountain and seaside resort. Its location and design offer seaside breezes along with the mountains air freshness.Its exceptional hilltop location more than 1150 feet above the ocean, combined with turn-of-the century

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By ANDREA SACHS, Washington PostCoast Rica's coastline touches the Pacific and Caribbean, yet its shallow waters are hardly teeming aquariums. "Snorkeling is not off the beaches like in Belize," says Orlando Burgos, owner of Costa Rica Travel Guide (877-786-6826, www.costaricatravelguide.com), which specializes in Latin America. "You need to journey a little bit."Burgos adds that while many of

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The Costa Rica Sand Fest will be celebrated on the 28th and 29th of April, 2007 at Coco Beach, Carrillo, in the province of Guanacaste.The sand fest is an eco-tourism festival held outdoors with world-renowned exhibitions of sand sculptures, concerts, and exciting entertainment shows, as well as a food fair and an environmental educational agenda.The event will also offer art and craft

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Here I share with you some images and video from Costa Rica's cloud forests. Images of tree ferns, bullet ants, Stained Glass Palms, leaf cutter ants and cloud forest vistas are also shown. Video by Hila Science Video. I hope you like this relaxing video.

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(AP) - Frontier Airlines says it will start flying between Denver and San Jose, Costa Rica, this November –- a move that comes after the Department of Transportation approved the low-cost carrier's application to fly the route.In addition to its U.S. service, Frontier also flies to eight Mexican resort cities including Cancun and Puerto Vallarta as well as two cities in Canada. Frontier's Costa

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(Inside Costa Rica) - The tourism sector in Guanacaste is predicting that there will be an increase of between 10 and 15% more tourists coming into the Daniel Oduber international airport in Liberia, during this low season.Tour operators in the region say they expect an increased number of flights into the airport.During the period of April to November 2006, some 100.000 tourists arrived at the

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Costa Rican quetzal picture taken by Chris Fagyall with a Nikon Coolpix 995 in Cerro de la Muerte, Costa Rica

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According to travel experts Costa Rica and Belize are two of the most "up and coming" honeymoon destinations right now.The Conde Nast Bridal Group's American Wedding Study points out that Costa Rica is a great spot for active couples. It's well known for its zip line (canopy) tours, which send visitors swinging through the forest's treetop canopy via a cable and a harness - not to mention the

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Spanish tourist Vascillio Goded and his wife Monserrat Diviu explore Costa Rica's Braullio Carrillo National Park, east of the capital of San Jose, Wednesday, April 11, 2007. The park offers short trails that give a fascinating window into tropical nature. With at least 6,000 species of plants and over 3oo species of birds the Braulio Carillo National Park possesses a tropical splendor and

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Picture of Arenal Volcano in Alajuela, Costa Rica taken by Scott Harris with an Olympus E-10. This volcano is by far the most active volcano in Costa Rica as well one of the most active in the world with daily eruptions.

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Tourists in Costa Rica can now carry a small card containing the number of a hotline they can call to make complaints as well as get information on the currency exchange rate, Costa Rica's best beaches and other travel tips."The goal of the hotline is to provide fast, effective information to visitors, mainly foreigners, so they don't necessarily have to go to one of the Costa Rican Tourism

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The Central American Airline TACA announced new direct flights to and from Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic starting from next April 2007.TACA’s spokesperson, Claudia Arenas, explained that the route between San Jose and Santo Domingo is scheduled to begin on April 15 with four flights per week on Airbus 319, with a seating capacity of 125 passengers.The president of TACA Airlines, Fernando

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Serenity of home exchanged for volcanoes, exotic wildlife and forests of Costa RicaBy Dean MerrillSpecial to the RegisterTropical rain forests, beaches, active volcanoes and exotic wildlife: That's Costa Rica.This tiny Third World country is sandwiched between Panama and Nicaragua in Central America, just north of the equator.After searching the Internet last fall, my wife, Elaine, and I came

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By GARY CLARKWould it surprise you to learn that some of the favorite places to watch birds in Costa Rica are at small roadside eateries?In the central mountain range north of San Jose, on the highway between Vara Blanca and San Miguel, sits the Mirador de la Catarata San Fernando, meaning balcony overlooking the San Fernando Waterfall.The cafe's backyard overlooks a mountain slope that plunges

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Those who frequently visit my blogs already know that I am a big YouTube fan. I constantly browse YouTube in search of videos of Costa Rica worth sharing with you. This one here I think fits that description. It is a 51-second video of a sunset in Costa Rica combined with relaxing music that makes you wish you were there. Unfortunately the author of the video didn't mention where exactly in Costa

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By Uri RidelmanAlthough it ranks 41st globally, Costa Rica has the most attractive environment to develop the travel and tourism industry in Latin America followed by Chile (45th) and Mexico (49th), according to the Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report 2007, released on March 1 by the Swiss-based World Economic Forum.According to the first-year report, which evaluates 124 countries worldwide,

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(ICT) - The Daniel Oduber Airport located in the city of Liberia, in the province of Guanacaste, received close to 20 percent more tourists in the last 12 months, according to the results of a survey conducted in January of this year, in comparison to the total amount registered in the same month of last year.Approximately 180,112 tourists arrived at the Liberia terminal between the month of

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(ICT) - The British Airline, First Choice Airways, will inaugurate a direct flight in May from the Gatwick Airport in London, England to the Daniel Oduber Airport situated on the Northern Pacific side of Costa Rica, specifically to the city of Liberia, in the province of Guanacaste.The Company will offer its service during the British vacation season, which has its peak in October and it will

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(ICT) - The Costa Rica Tourism Board (ICT) in agreement with the Ministry of Public Works and Transportation (MOPT) will invest more than 300 million colones in 1300 new traffic signs for tourism purposes.“We would like natives and foreigners who visit the country to be able to find tourist destinations in a quick, safe, and reliable way, with the help of proper street signs, which also comply

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Today I added to Tico Travel a neat widget made by Labpixies.com that I found on Google. It's a tool called Flickr Slides and it allows you to look at Flickr photos from your own Web site or blog.You can choose to display the slideshow by user name or tag and you can even choose the refresh span of the pictures (from 5 to 60 seconds).It is a very cool and useful tool because you can choose to

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The Costa Rican Tourism Board and the Atlantic Port Authority announced the allocation of $5.7 million to improve tourist facilities at the Port of Limon, on the Costa Rican Caribbean. The goal is to improve the attractions for the passengers of cruise ships calling at Limon during the current cruise season, that started last October and continues through next April. Some 139 ships and 240,000

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I found this interesting Costa Rica documentary on YouTube.com. It's a film of about 60 minutes divided in six 10-minute parts. I think that if you are seriously considering a trip to Costa Rica you might as well look at this film to have an idea of what is awaiting you here. I embedded part one of the movie. Just click the play button to start the film. If you like what you see then you can

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Hummingbirds are small birds known for their ability to hover in mid-air by rapidly flapping their wings, 15 to 80 times per second (depending on the species). Capable of sustained hovering, the hummingbird has the ability to fly deliberately backwards or vertically, and to maintain position while drinking from flower blossoms. They are named for the characteristic hum made by their

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Many years ago a few farmers from Parrita began with the practice of mule races nearby Esterillos Beach in the Mid Pacific. The hobby that started out as way of having fun has become the Parritta Mule Festival, one of Parrita’s most popular traditions.Parrita’s Welfare Association has devoted itself to consolidating this tradition, reinforcing the festival with the two-horse races and tractor

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A coffee picker carries freshly harvested coffee beans on a plantation in Orosi, the east of the capital San Jose in this December 28, 2006 file photo. Central America's coffee harvest is at its peak, and the impact of labor shortages that blighted farms in recent years has eased, thanks to smaller crops, wage increases and orderly ripening. Picture taken December 28, 2006. REUTERS/Juan Carlos

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A tourist surfs at sunset off the beach at the Ostional Wildlife Refuge on the northern Pacific coast of Costa Rica, Sunday, Jan. 7, 2007.(AP Photo/Kent Gilbert)

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Olive Ridley sea turtle hatchlings crawl over one another on the beach at the Ostional Wildlife Refuge on the northern Pacific coast of Costa Rica, Sunday, Jan. 7, 2007. The Olive Ridley hatchlings that survive will return to the same beach to lay their eggs when they are mature adults. Approximately 12 percent of the hatchlings are expected to survive and become adults.(AP Photo/Kent Gilbert)

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I have some friends that went to this place and they said that it was fun. Personally I have never tried it, but I've always wanted to to do it. After they told me of their experience I think I might try and organize a group and get to finally do it. Anyway, I just wanted to share this with you in case you are thinking of visiting Costa Rica and are wondering what to do. Text was taken from the

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Few places in the world offer visitors a more in depth view and appreciation of butterflies than the Butterfly Farm.At The Butterfly Farm, widely recognized as one of the most popular destinations close to San Jose, all guests receive a two-hour guided tour.Inside an enclosed tropical garden, hundreds of Costa Rican butterflies flutter around flowers as trained guides explain about the life cycle

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Fossil Land is a theme park focusing on its special tropical habitat. It's an eco-friendly attraction in Patarra de San Antonio de Desamparados located less than a half an hour and 12 kms. (about 7 miles) from downtown San Jose.Fossil Land, which opened in 2002, teaches its visitors about the geology of Central America in a fun and educational way.Its main attraction is Fossil Mountain,

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A female jaguar (Panthera onca) is seen in the rainforests of Costa Rica on February 2, 2006. The jaguar, which is one of Central America's largest carnivores, has lost 37% of its historic range. In Costa Rica it can still be found in the lower levels of the Cordillera of Talamanca, and in the Tortuguero, Santa Rosa, Corcovado and Rio Macho National Parks. (Photo: REUTERS/Juan Carlos Ulate)

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Costa Rica expects to receive 200 cruise ships this year in the highly competitive market that includes Mexico, Honduras, and Panama, according to Costa Rican Tourism Minister Carlos Benavides. Here are some scenes from the Pacific port city of Puntarenas and the festivites they put together to welcome the tourists and mark the start of the "cruise ship season" (All photos by Kent Gilbert/AP)

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I found another great Costa Rican production on YouTube.com. This time is the musical video of a song called "Tico de Corazon" (Tico at heart). The song was composed by Eduardo "Balo" Gomez but sung by Mauricio Penagos. It is a nice melody with the sounds of our traditional music and the spectacular scenes of our beautiful country. Even if you don't understand the lyrics of the song, the images

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Rosario Cubillo, a tourist from Chile, poses next to the biggest oxcart in the world during a visit to the Chaverri Oxcart Factory in Sarchi, Costa Rica, September 24, 2006. The oxcart, which was an idea of the Sarchi Tourism Chamber to attract tourists to the artisanal town, weights close to two tons and it's approximately 5 meters (16.5 feet) high, 6 meters (19.5 feet) long and 3 meters (9.8

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In the month of our independence I want to share with all of you this nice video I found on YouTube. It's a song called the "Costa Rican Patriotic" (Patriotica Costarricense) and it's one of the most important songs of our country after the National Anthem. It has nice photographs of our country as well as the lyrics in Spanish for those Ticos abroad who feel like singing it. Enjoy! You can find

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The Poas volcano is one of Costa Rica's main touristical attractions. The volcano, which is located 55 kilometers north of the capital of San Jose, Costa Rica, rises 2,708 meters in Costa Rica's central valley. The money spent by more than 1.5 million international tourists each year represents the principal source of income in Costa Rica. (AP Photos by Kent Gilbert)Tourists walk through the

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