Puerto Viejo of Limón

At 10.2 miles south of Cahuita is Puerto Viejo of Limón, another charming Caribbean town with adjoin the Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge.

Life here is easy-going, and makes it impossible not to relax and forget about life’s worries. This lovely village is the perfect place with strong sense of community. Miles of gorgeous beaches run north and south from town, and variety of small restaurants, boutiques inns, bungalows, shops and sport activities wish make Puerto Viejo a special, different and unique Caribbean place.

What to do ? It is the most commercially active town in Costa Rica’s Caribbean. There’s an open market on the main street where local crafts and handmade souvenirs welcome visitors. It’s also true that Puerto Viejo is a party town and offer picturesque beaches where you can beginning with sunbathing and swimming along the miles of white coral sand beaches, then practice the popular activities like kayaking, surfing, snorkeling, diving or if you prefer hiking or horseback riding to waterfalls in the area in the nearby Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge.

Arenal Volcano

Rising over a mile in height, Arenal Volcano located in the northwestern region of Costa Rica offers visitors a rare opportunity to view one of the world’s most active volcano.

After sleeping quietly for over 400 years Arenal erupted with tremendous force in July 29-31, 1968. The volcano created “A lunar landscape” as rocks; lava and ash covered several square miles. Over thirty years later Arenal continues to erupt, but at smaller scale. Visitors viewing the volcano can see it throw out red hot rocks up to 1000 feet in height and some of the rocks are over 25 feet in diameter! In addition, the volcano can be fairly noisy with explosion, which sound like dynamite that echoes off the nearby mountains. At night lava flows and the ejection of glowing hot rocks can provide viewer with an impressive fire works display.

Short periods of inactivity are usually followed by loud explosions, large “cauliflower” shaped eruption clouds, and the emission of hot, red rocks which crash and shatter down the step gray slopes of the volcanic cone and can be heard from over a mile away.

Come to Arenal to have a relax time in the healthful hot spring water or enjoy the activities and facilities around the area like: rafting, hiking, lake fishing, horseback riding, lake boating, canopy, etc.

Monteverde Biological Reserve

Monteverde Cloud Forest Biological Reserve and Santa Elena Forestry Reserve are different parks but they share the same exuberant atmosphere. A great number of trails invite visitors to walk through the parks.

The Monteverde Reserve is one of the most diverse and richest cloud forest in the new world and it has extensive trails allow visitors to enjoy a rich diversity of flora and wildlife; with easy walking you will have the opportunity to watch jaguars, ocelots, tapirs, colorful insects, butterflies and birds, including the metallic-green resplendent Quetzal (seen mostly during its March – April nesting season). Originally 4.000 acres, the reserve has grown to protect an area of approximately 25.000 acres comprised of six different life zones.

The Monteverde community is also interesting place with a famous cheese factory the women’s handicraft Coop, the Butterfly Garden, Canopy, Sky Walk, Orchid Garden, Horseback riding, Hiking, Hummingbird Gallery, Serpentarium, etc.

Guanacaste beaches

Guanacaste, Costa Rica northwestern province, is best known for its number of every type, texture and color beautiful beaches and huge cattle reaches surrounded by a rich diversity of natural habitats – estuaries, posture land, dry tropical forest, marshes, rivers folklore, music, color and traditional food.

In the province’s capital, Liberia, you will find international airport where you can arrive directly in to the wonders of this sun kissed land.

The accommodations are abundant and are as diverse as posh all inclusive resorts to moderately – priced quaint cabins. Regardless of where you stay, the area of Guanacaste offers something for everyone, including some fascinating parks like Baulas National Park where from October through April the leather turtle trundles an shore to nest; renowned specials beaches like: Hermosa, Panamá, Coco, Tamarindo, Flamingo, Grande, Real, Langosta, Sámara, Nosara, Avellana and Garza; these are excellents to practice diving, sport fishing, snorkeling, surfing, boating activities or just relaxing time.

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