Nevertheless, Costa Rica isn’t an island (as Puerto Rico). As stated before, Costa Rica is in Central America, a geographical region composed of countries such as: Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panamá. The latter ones being Costa Rica’s closest neighbors.
PURA VIDA!!!
This is what makes the Costa Ricans unique. Pura Vida means,” PURE LIFE“.People are so friendly here and dont be surprise to hear Pura Vida instead of Buenas Diaz. Just say, Pura Vida, with a big smile on your face.
3 Best Places To See
1.Puerto Viejo
is a town in southeast Costa Rica, on the Caribbean coast. It’s known for the Salsa Brava surf break and beaches like black-sand Playa Negra.
The Jaguar Rescue Center rehabilitates wild cats and other animals. Gandoca-Manzanillo National Wildlife Refuge has rainforest, wetlands and mangroves. To the north, Cahuita National Park protects a large coral reef and has a shipwreck dive site.
Amateur and professional surfing enthusiasts from around the world flock to Costa Rica and they do so for good reason. Bordered by the Pacific on one side and the Caribbean Sea on the other, this Central American country has just the right type of wave for novices and pros alike.
I tried surfing, but no luck!
2. Monteverde Cloud Forest Biological Reserve
Named after the nearby town of Monteverde and founded in 1972, the Reserve consists of over 10,500 hectares of cloud forest. It draws roughly 70,000 visitors a year.
The is a Costa Rican reserve located along the Cordillera de Tilarán within the Puntarenas and Alajuela provinces.
The sun in the forest can not break through due to the thickness of the clouds. In this case there will be a low rate of evaporation that gives a lot of moisture to the plants. Moisture helps a lot to nurture a big amount of biodiversity.
Imagine yourself taking a canopy tour on a suspension bridge and witnessing a low hanging cloud hovering around the canopy condensing on the leaves of the trees and down to the plants below. As if the sky came down on you. Now that is something worth remembering!
Take this tour its worth it!
3. Arenal Volcano
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Arenal remained the country’s most active volcano for the past 43 years. Its storied history is charged with eruptions — both major and minor — that have intimately affected the region and the people who live here. The legendary eruption of 1968 that spewed an enormous amount of lava, ash and gas devastated the surrounding area of vegetation and destroying the small town of Tabacon.
Arenal is the youngest and most active of all the volcanoes in Costa Rica and estimated to be less than 7,500 years old. Because of the eruption, it created 3 craters on the western flanks of the volcano.
From 1968-2010 eruption is considered to be the tenth longest duration volcanic eruption on earth since 1750. Since 2010 Arenal is dormant.
Arenal is a place that loves to be explored. If one is a nature lover, Travelers to Arenal will still enjoy its bountiful sights, sounds, and activities. There are rivers to be floated, lakes to be fished and trails to be hiked.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arenal_Volcano
