Bird Watching – One of the most wonderful activities for people who love nature is bird watching. You can enjoy bird watching in many areas of Costa Rica. Due to the great diversity of climates, temperatures and forest types in Costa Rica, there is a wonderful variety of birds, with over 800 species.

Want to fly through the tree tops?

Want to fly through the tree tops like the birds. Check out this zip line tour video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wL6pBTe7wL4 This one is south of Dominical but there are other companies throughout providing as much fun.

Costa Rican Tilapia

Catch the tropical flavors of the sunny Caribbean with tilapia, a small, perch-like fish. Tilapia (tuh-LAH-pee-uh) has a mild taste, a small snapper-like flake, and firm, white flesh. Tilapia traces its wild origins to the Nile River in Egypt and is currently farm-raised in warm waters around the world. Frank Simon, a friend who farm-raises tilapia in Costa Rica, shares this classic dish, brimming with beans and rice.

Villa of the week, Diosa del Mar

 

 

Diosa del Mar http://www.crvacationrentals.com/diosa_del_mar.htm is an amazing ocean view/front Costa Rica villa in a tropical garden setting just 60 meters from Playa Junquillal and only 5 kms to Playa Negra, a famed surfing locale.

Playa Junquillal, one of Costa Rica’s best kept secret.

Playa Junquillal is situated 30 km west of Santa Cruz and 20 km south of Tamarindo. Found in the North Pacific Coast in the Guanacaste province, you can reach this beautiful beach either from Villareal or from Santa Cruz.

Villa of the week, Diosa del Mar

Diosa del Mar  is an amazing ocean view/front Costa Rica villa in a tropical garden setting just 60 meters from Playa Junquillal and only 5 kms to Playa Negra, a famed surfing locale.

Costa Rica…what part?

What part of Costa Rica would you like to know about? All suggestions welcome?

Know Costa Rica

The fact that more than one million tourists visit Costa Rica each year does not happen by chance. Our country, located in Central America, is an isthmus where life seems to have created its roots. Covering only 0.03% of the surface of our planet, Costa Rica has approximately 6% of the world’s biodiversity.

Fruity drinks and even an umbrella

Refrescos (cold fruit drinks) are usually made with fresh fruit and milk or water. Among the fruits commonly used for making refrescos are mangoes, papayas, blackberries (mora) and pineapples (piña) while passion fruit (maracuyá) and carambola are also used at times.

Villa of the week, Casa Tranquila

Villa of the week, Casa Tranquila is your affordable luxury vacation villa with the picture perfect postcard view!