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Costa Rica: Geographic Location

Tuesday, January 20th, 2009

Costa Rica is a beautiful country in Central America. Its northern border with Nicaragua and southeast with the territory of Panama. Is bathed to the east by the Caribbean Sea and west by the Pacific Ocean. Its capital, political and economic center is San Jose. The official language is Spanish.
The land limits of Costa [...]

Guayabo National Monument in Costa Rica

Thursday, November 13th, 2008

Costa Rica ’s national monumet Guayabo is one of the most important archaeological sites in Costa Rica, located in the lower lands of the Turrialba Volcano in Cartago, just off the east part of the central valley of Costa Ruca. It is part of the culture lost to a population that lived in Central America [...]

Herradura Beach in Costa Rica

Monday, November 3rd, 2008

Herradura Beach is located in the province of Puntarenas, in Garabito, near Jaco. To access Herradura Beach must use the Costanera Sur highway, then veer north to Jaco and drive 3 miles down the road until you reach the west part of the site. In the place the tourists can find luxury hotels that provide [...]

Adventure sports in Costa Rica (I)

Wednesday, October 15th, 2008

Costa Rica is blessed with many natural resources which entrepreneurs have integrated into some of the best adventure sports tours in the country. You’ll find a lot to do when traveling to Costa Rica, here are some of the adventure and adrenalin tours available.
Sport fishing in Costa Rica is a very good example of [...]

Costa Rica National Simbols Part I

Friday, October 10th, 2008

Costa Rica has several national symbols wich encompass the feeling and way of life of the “Ticos”, and all might be resumed to the popular phrase used by most costaricans “Pura Vida!” which literally translates to full of life.
First and foremost there is the national Costa Rica flag. A rectangle flag with 5 stripes [...]

Costa Rica Facts

Monday, October 6th, 2008

Geographical Location: Costa Rica is located in Central America bordering Nicaragua to the north and Panama to the south, right between the 8th and 11th degrees north of the equator. Costa Rica is a small country about 51,100 square kilometers divided into 7 provinces: San Jose, Cartago, Alajuela and Heredia comprise what’s been denominated [...]