Irazú Volcano (Irazú Volcano National Park, near Cartago) – this is a volcano that has been active for over 500 years (including an eruption in 1963 when U.S. President John F. Kennedy visited Costa Rica). Irazú broken into five different craters by centuries of volcanic activity. The main crater (3,445 feet wide) is circular in […]
Dole Banana Tour: this tour, carried out in two Dole farms (Bananito and Zurqui, the first located about 20 minutes south of Limón, the last one located in Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui) shows how the most popular fruit in the world is produced ( bananas) on a commercial basis, so that the visitor can see […]
Carara National Park (highway 34, Carretera Costanera, Carara): this park, located on the Pacific coast (two hours from San José, along the highway between the city of Puntarenas and Jaco Beach), is unique because the Amazonian and Mesoamerican ecosystems converge here to form a distinct biological reserve, where the climates of the dry North Pacific […]
Bat Island Scuba Excursion: this dive tour, conducted by the tour operator “Tropical Bungee” (www.bungee.co.cr) takes participants to the Isla Murcielago is probably one of the most exciting places for advanced divers in Costa Delicious. This island is located approximately 30 miles / 45 km northwest of Playas del Coco, on the western edge furthest […]
The Santa Rosa National Park now protects the remnants of tropical dry forest, which house different species of flora and fauna, such as coyotes, peccaries, coatimundis, tapirs, jaguarundy, margay, jaguars, ocelots, armadillos and many varieties of marine and terrestrial turtles.
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