Costa Rica Travel

Info about Costa Rica, known as the last great paradise on Earth- travel, adventure, recreation, and culture.

Friday, August 12, 2005

Things to Do on a Costa Rica Beach

The Costa Rica beach is the main reason why thousands upon thousands of people visit Costa Rica every year. With its pristine sandy shores and crystal-clear water, the Costa Rica beach is a vacation unto itself. The Costa Rica coastline extends for over 1800 kilometers and the beach vary according to their specific location.

The first thing that comes to mind when you first step foot on a Costa Rica beach is just to lounge. With beautiful, soft sand that beckons you to sink into it, you can bask in the wonderful climate and soak up the sun. After you've lay in the sun for enough hours, you can venture into the cool water. Most people find that the water temperature is quite enjoyable and much warmer than traditional ocean waters.

Read the full Costa Rica article by Erin Jones.

Friday, August 05, 2005

Costa Rica Travel

Costa Rica is almost an undiscovered paradise and a jewel in the crown of Central America. Well, it is an amalgamation of calm and peace among its more troubled neighbors. Being traveler’s new destination in Central America, it is one of the spots to enjoy the tropics with clear blue skies and pristine waters. Costa Rica also means a long coast line with its hundreds of virgin beaches, lagoons and coves. Time spent on great surfing, relaxing swim sessions and lazy siesta on corner of a remote beach!

Just watch why people are choosing to travel to Costa Rica for their vacation most probably to find their retirement dream and vision! Costa Rica, situated at almost the narrowest point of the isthmus of Central America, the Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Seas are mere hours apart by road. Costa Rica has beaches for everyone; be it teens, couples, lovers and elder lots. Coasts have beautiful, warm beaches, but the Pacific side is much larger, and has a strong dry season. The beaches are just ideal spots for swimming, skin diving, fishing, and surfing.

Beyond beaches, Costa Rica offers undulating mountains with cooler temperatures, awesome volcanoes, gurgling rivers, and vast stretches of rain forest. Larger cities like, San Jose and tiny towns across the coast line offers much solicited fun and enjoyment. Costa Rica's conservative approach to eco system has enabled that lush and green jungles are abode of naughty monkeys, languid sloth, crocodiles, countless lizards, poison-dart frogs and a mind-boggling assortment of exotic birds, insects and butterflies.

Read the full Costa Rica article by Stein Ove Stien.