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A Nine Day Tour of the Top Tourist Sights in Costa Rica
Blog: Hole In The Donut - 21 April 2012
Following a disappointing week at the beaches of the Nicoya Peninsula in Costa Rica, I hopped on a bus back to San Jose, where I met up with a group of people for a nine-day tour. As an independent traveler who wanders with no set schedule, I have never been on an organized tour, however [...]
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Santa Elena and the Monteverde Cloud Forest
Blog: Viva Latin America! - 31 March 2011
Due to the high cost of living in Costa Rica we decided to head straight to Santa Elena before going to Nicaragua. We caught a bus to San Jose in the morning and were slightly concerned as the guidebook warned that tickets for our onwards journey to Santa Elena sold out rapidly and that we [...]
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Monteverde And The Million Hummingbirds
Blog: Viva Latin America! - 9 December 2009
Arriving into Santa Elena town, in Monteverde, was a relief, and not just because we’d been travelling all day. It was a relief because it could be called rather chilly! We had been sitting on one bus or boat or another for about ten hours, and several times I had woken up from [...]
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Monteverde and Santa Elena
Blog: A Travel Diary from Mexico, Central and South America - 6 December 2009
Costa Rica is a place of contrast. Leaving the hot and humid Pacific side, we travelled to the Northwest highlands and a region called Monteverde. The altitude here makes for a pleasant climate. Warm in the sun, but a little chilly at night, I enjoyed the chance to wear jeans, shoes and socks!
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