Five regions you cannot miss on your next trip Costa Rica vacation rentals & tour specialists often produce cookie cutter itineraries for travelers, which trap them in the tourist circuit from San Jose to Arenal Volcano or Jaco to Manuel Antonio. Or if your unlucky you are sent to Guanacaste where there are many nice all [...]

From the many tours in Costa Rica offered on board the Princess Cruise Line, tourists chose the “Costa Rica’s Favorites” as their preferred option.  The “Costa Rica’s Favorites” tour optioned was granted with the C.R.U.I.S.E Award for the 2007-2008 cruise season. The tour originates in the Central Pacific Coast of Puntarenas where ships dock as [...]

Tourism to the Poas Volcano and Surrounding Area Gradually Picks Up The Poas Volcano National Park is located some 45 minutes from downtown San Jose in the province of Alajuela in Costa Rica.  Due to its impressive crater as well as its proximity to San Jose, the Poas Volcano is one of the most visited [...]

San Jose to Assert Itself as Cultural Center With Weekend Art Festival. As is typical of the summer months in Costa Rica, the streets of San Jose will come alive this weekend with the IV Summer Festival Transitarte, which takes place from Friday the 13th through Sunday March 15. The festival is organized by the [...]

Iron Maiden’s Plane Touched Down in Costa Rica Yesterday. Heavy metal group Iron Maiden arrived to Costa Rica yesterday in their private plane Ed Force One to prepare for their second concert on Costa Rican soil. The concert is set to take place tomorrow, March 3, in the Alejandro Morera Soto Stadium in Alajuela. While [...]

Enjoy Free Outdoor Concerts this Weekend From San Jose to Puntarenas to Liberia. When Costa Rica’s ideal climate mixes with summer’s promise of clear blue skies, weekend activities go outdoors and music fills the air. This is especially noticeable mid February through March when the country experiences an influx in outdoor events and concerts (many [...]