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The same is generally true across Costa Rica and anywhere that tours are unregulated. ...

wiremu has you covered on everything but the wifi...

If it's small and relatively inexpensive the large flat rate priority mail international envelope from the U.S.P.S. for $13.25 is a great...

As wiremu mentioned it not a good idea to be driving after dark and although you can make it in less 5 hrs is pretty reasonable estimate....

You can drive from Tamarindo to Samara in August - inland to Belen, down to Nicoya then back out to Samara is about three hours, but it...

3. Is there enough time to reach Sirena in a day if we take the early morning collectivo from PJ?...

There are dozens of options. Monterverde is simply the best know and most commercialized. What do you mean by "a little bit further...

Costa Rica is visited by several distinct populations from both the northern and southern hemispheres. Here's a page specifically about...

Con mucho gusto! If you've got three weeks to travel you wouldn't need to fly to see plenty of the country, but it might be fun to flit...

It would be tough to make it a good deal but if you wanted to go to Tortuguero, Tamarindo and Drake you could make it pay if you could get...

No reservations - no problem....

It will be "possible to just turn up and get a room in budget-mid range accommodation" but more difficult to find accommodations in...

I've also never heard of baggage limits on the public buses. We've taken some fairly large things on the bus (bicycles, SUV tires, big...

I've been a few times, once in July. When we started out our hike and went down to the waterfall on the west side it was brilliant...

BTW if you do get to the top and happen to carry a gps share the tracklog if you'd like. We're trying to create a free library of hiking...