The Route of the Conquerors better known as “La Ruta de los Conquistadores” is recognized as the most important mountain bike competition in Costa Rica and one of the toughest athletic events in the planet. This multi-stage race will take place this year from November 3rd to November 5th. Created in 1993 by Costa Rican…
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The coffee tradition is in the blood and genes of every single Costa Rican, even if someone doesn’t like coffee, we grow with the nostrils filled with its aroma since our birthday. Coffee was first introduced in Costa Rica in the year 1808 when the governor Tomás de Acosta took a risk and started a…
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Back on December the first of 1948, The President of Costa Rica, José Figueres, made a powerful speech, and right after, he took a big sledgehammer and made a hole on the Costa Rican military headquarters, called Cuartel Bellavista. It’s impressing towers and enormous gates had loomed over San Jose, the Capital city, since 1917,…
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Costa Rica is a tropical paradise in Central America, and there are lots of things, that you may not know about our little, eco-diverse and magnificent country. Here, we add 20 interesting facts that you may not know about Costa Rica. Pura Vida “Pura Vida” Is a term that is really common in…
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When talking about food in Costa Rica, we are talking at first about a diversity of fruits, vegetables, and combinations that can be almost infinite. But if we have to say, out of the blue, one solid Costa Rican dish, yeah… it would be Gallo Pinto. (Fried rice and beans with all sorts of spices…
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Different of what is the popular rumor, bananas are not the favorite food for monkeys. And even though it may feel that it doesn’t affect to feed these majestic animals, here is why it is actually really bad for the monkeys, you, and the jungle. I never thought giving food to the wildlife was harmful……
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Rainforest Hanging Bridges! By just hearing that concept you can imagine an exotic adventure, full of thrilling, exciting, and, maybe dangerous, journey. But the reality is that it if far from that! A beautiful surprise! In Costa Rica, and in Arenal you can find the hanging bridges as an option to enjoy some of the best…
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