| Costa Rica´s spots |
Manuel Antonio National Park
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This is prime real estate. Manuel Antonio National Park has three white sandy connecting beaches and a forest flled with a variety of monkeys. It sits at the base of a mountain on a peninsula that eagerly stretches out to greet the Pacific Ocean beyond and boasts magnificient flora and fauna, as well as fantastic views both in and out of the park. |
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Bordered by the Caribbean Sea, Tortuguero National Park contains and incredible network ofnavigable canals, and boats are the only way to get around. Mangrove forests that edge the canals are the place to look for wildlife. The park´s 37 km/23 miles of beaches are protected nesting grounds for the green turtle. In season (July to October), you can accompany a guide to the beaches at night and watch turtles lay their eggs. It is a memorable experience. Other seasons offer plenty of non-turtle related nature sightseeing. |
Irazu Volcano
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The 11,260-foot-tall Irazu Volcano is the highest in Costa Rica and still considered active, even though its the last major eruption was on March 19, 1963, the day that the President John F Kennedy arrived in Costa Rica. Today a few puffs of stam and smoke are the most activity you´re likely to see. To get here you ll cross a wide expanse of dark gray barren land resembling a moonscape. At the rim, the sight of the crater filled with a pea-green sulfur-laden water trails around the moonscape crater´s rim. |
Rincon de la Vieja National Park
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This park surrounds the flanks of the Rincon de la Vieja Volcano and its actuve crater. Many excellent hiking trails traverse this diverse landscape with its hot springs, geysers, mud pots, waterfalls, volcanic craters and a lake. This is a favorite destination for birdwatchers, offering fabulous views of the lowland pastures and rich wildlife. Hard to get here, but a fascinating place. |
Sarchi and Coffee towns
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If you like to shop, Sarchi is your town. Filled with handicraft stores and small factories, it is best known as the home of the colorfully hand-painted Costa Rica oxcarts (carretas), which can be purchased in all sizes (and shipped home). But the town also offers fine furniture and other wooden articles, as well as leather, metal and fabric creations. Enjoy an oxcart painting demostration at the Plaza de la Artesania shopping mall, then later select from one of many restaurants for dinner. When you´re shopped out, take a short side trip to neraby Zarcero. In the center of town you ll enjoy the whimsical and photogenic topiary featuring anumal figures from sculped cypress. A long tunnel of conncecting bushes that look like melted Hersheys´s kisses, lead to an inviting red and white church beyond. Living Art. |
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