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 Howler Monkey by kyoub
I love that sound and really missed it when we left.
One day we had gone for a walk. We heard something stir so we stopped. A short distance in front of us we spotted this Howler Monkey sitting on a branch in a tree. Leave a Comment
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 Birdwatching in Fortuna by BEETLE_VERTE
General, Latin America: www.americas-fr.com
They send you free magazines for 6 months if you tell them your trip plan or make an itinerary for you according to your plan: www.costaricaexpeditions.comr />
Tourism: www.tourism.co.cr
Tourism: www.infocostarica.com
Tourism: www.visitcostarica.com
Tourism: http://centralamerica.com/crr /> Tourism: www.costaricanet.net
Hotels: www.hotels.co.cr
Fishing: www.costaricaoutdoors.com
Maps: www.itmb.com
Birds: www.ots.ac.cr
Birds: www.cloudforestalive.org
National park: www.inbio.ac.cr/en/default.html
National park: www.minae.go.cr
National park: www.sinac.go.cr/inicio/index.html
Tico Time, newspaper: www.ticotimes.net
Sights and sounds of Costa Rica (really nice!!): www.naturesongs.com/CRsounds.html
Jaco: www.jaco-online.com
Quepos: www.quepos-info.com/
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 Osa by gcmm
Rain is a fact of life in Costa Rica. Annual precipitation averages 250 cm (100 inches) nationwide. Depending on the region, the majority of this may fall in relatively few days--sometimes fewer than 15 per year.
. The mountains, by contrast, often exceed 385 cm (150 inches) per year, sometimes as much as 7.6 meters (25 feet) on the more exposed easterly facing slopes. And don't expect to stay dry in the montane rainforests; even on the sunniest days, the humid forests produce their own internal rain as water vapor condenses on the cool leaves and falls.
Generally, rains occur in the early afternoons in the highlands, midafternoons in the Pacific lowlands, and late afternoons (and commonly during the night) in the Atlantic lowlands. Sometimes it falls in sudden torrents called aguaceros, sometimes it falls hard and steady, and sometimes it sheets down without letup for several days and nights.
Dry season on the Meseta Central and throughout the western regions is December through April. In Guanacaste, the dry season usually lingers slightly longer; the northwest coast (the driest part of the country) often has few rainy days even during wet season. On the Atlantic coast, the so-called dry season occurs January-April.
Even in the rainy season, days often start out warm and sunny, although temporales (morning rainfall) are not uncommon, it may not even rain at all some days..
In the highlands, rainy season usually brings an hour or two of rain midafternoon. Still, be prepared: 23 hours of a given day may be dry and pleasant; during the 24th, the rain can come down with the force of a waterfall. The sudden onset of a relatively dry period, called veranillo (little summer), sometimes occurs July-August or August-September, particularly along the Pacific coast.
Every thing, anyone traveling to costa rica or planning a trip there, enjoy ............. Leave a Comment
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 Scarlet macaw by Helga67
One of those parrots is the scarlet macaw. There are only 500 left in Costa Rica. These are beautiful yellow-red-blue coloured big parrots and measure around 85 cm (33 inch). You can only find them in Carara National Park, Corcovado National Park and along the Pacific Coast.
You must be very lucky to see them, and we were! We saw about 30 in Carara National Park, all together gathered in some trees. If they are around, you can't miss them because they make a lot of noise. We were so happy because this was the purpose of our trip to this national park. Leave a Comment
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 The falls at La Paz by zrim
The waterfalls are not as high as those found in Yosemite, but given the ever present water, they do flow with a vengeance. Leave a Comment
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 The coffee plant by gcmm
Some say the best in the world...I guess it all depends on what you like.
I love there coffee,especially the Arabica blend.
Two main species of coffee are cultivated today.
Arabica coffee accounts for 75-80% of the world's production. Robusta coffee, is more robust than the Arabica plants, but produces an inferior tasting coffee with a higher caffeine content.
The coffee plant can grow to heights of 10 meters if not pruned, but producing countries will maintain the coffee at a height reasonable for easy harvesting.
For mor information on coffee and a place to shop is at cafebritt. Prices are not that bad and sometimes they run specials,2 for 1 etc
Go to www.cafebritt.com
Good strong coffee.... Leave a Comment
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The flamboyant (flame tree) is a tropical tree native to Madagascar. It is widely planted in Costa Rica for its immense racemes of scarlet and orange flowers.
We were so lucky to come during the right season (between Spring and late Summer) and see the tree flower. The colour of this tree is so vivid and a joy for the eye. Leave a Comment
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 Ibiscus flower by BEETLE_VERTE
- The luxurious view we had up on the hill, north of Alajuela
- The rolling waves of Jaco beach
- The sunset on the Pacific ocean on the hill of Manuel Antonio
- The sailfish jumping on the horizon and their ballet dancing around the boat
- The quiet and warm air at night, even downtown San Jose, as I gazed at the stars
- The unexpected jacuzi in Fortuna's San Bosco
- The mist walls gowing down on Monteverde
- The prestige of the Arenal volcano
- The walk back from the Catarata Rio Fortuna
- The sloth on the shore of the Penas Blancas river
- The freshly squeeze juices
- The colorful hummingbirds
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 What more can you ask for by gcmm
The beaches of Manzanillo, playa san miguel and playa hermosa were done this day.
A page for them coming soon.
This sunset was at playa hermosa and it was spectacular......
We were able to swim out quit far and the sand was very fine..even walking out..
Our guide told us this was our day and we could do anything and go anywere we wanted ...
We got to see some very nice beach homes and places that were really beautiful.....
It was part of the sunset tour.....
Sunset at playa hermosa......
Just being able to walk along the beach at this time of day and no back home that the tempature is -5 degrees.... Leave a Comment
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 A friendly hello by gcmm
I think that going on the Canopy tour is a great experiance. There are many to choose from, so read the description about each one.
It is something that you will not forget.
You can take a guided tour which will cost more, or you can try to get your own transpotation to each place and get your own ticket.
One good thing about a guided tour is that you do learn alot about the country and they no wear there going.
Also i enjoyed the quad tour, we had a great time....
We miss the people of Costa Rica. Very friendly and all ways willing to help.
They all ways seem to smile and enjoy life.
Carlos and his friend were our guides on our Quad tour. We had a great time, got swim in the water fall, swing on the tree swing and got to get dirty................
Pack some clothes you can wash, or don,t mind getting dirty, because you will........ Leave a Comment
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