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A tropical paradise that is still accessible and yet not too 'spoiled' by tourism .. yet.
19 Reviews Gorgeous building--when we visited they were having a young ballet troup practicing on the main stage when we peeked inside---we had lunch at the cafe on the left (great people watching of Central...
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5 Reviews I dont want any one to get the wrong impression of this fantastic place. I have been to the bar/cascino numerous times in my two trips to costa rica. about to be my third. the bar caters to Americans,...
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Mercado Central - Central market
6 Reviews Consists of about 3 blocks and storefronts of market things, fruits, t-shirts, veggies, bakery, etc…. Supposed to be many pick-pockets working the area, but it wasn’t all that crowded and didn’t seem...
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Museo Nacional-National Museum
12 Reviews Although not its most modern museum, this is San Jose's best musuem. It houses a substational collection of pre-columbian artifacts along with colonial and national treasures. The museum is housed in...
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9 Reviews The Pueblo is like a large club mall complex in San Jose. It is THE place for nightime action. There are at least 10 clubs there (probably more) and lots of beautiful young people dancing the night...
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14 Reviews Taxi cabs in San Jose are literally everywhere. Just look for the red cars zipping around, or hanging out on the street corners. Unlike other Central American countries (like Panama), San Jose cabs...
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8 Reviews When you are walking trough the streets dont look at your map were you have to... step into a restaurant or shop and look at your map there... keep some change in your pockets I was watching the map...
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7 Reviews The museum is located on the 11th floor of the Institute for National Security (INS). The building is easy to locate but the museum entrance is off to the left side as you approach the main entrance....
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5 Reviews You've got the Key Largo, right across the street from the Blue Marlin! It just goes to show why San Jose is great for nightlife. When I get together with my friends that went on this trip, to this...
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Pedestrian Mall - Avenida Central
4 Reviews There is a very nice car & bus-free walk down the main street, Central Calle. It’s about 8 blocks long, no cars and no buses mean the diesel exhaust is a away from you. There are a couple plazas, the...
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Plaza de la Cultura - Square of Culture
4 Reviews Under the not very exciting park you find the Gold Museum, a vast collection of pre-Columbian gold figures. A must see in San Jose! The museum opens from 9:00 to 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday,...
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2 Reviews and 481 Opinions I arrived at Hotel De Oro on December 28, 2008 at lunch with 3 other friends. We decided to have...
Catedral Metropolitana - Metropolitan Cathedral
4 Reviews The Metro Catedral is close to Parque Central and lovely on the outside and the inside. There was a service at the time we walked past, and we stopped inside for a peek---the congregation was singing...
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Hilton Papagayo Costa Rica Resort & Spa
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On the side of the dirt road and overlooking the jungle and Lake Arenal is the Toad Hall, a combination restaurant and gift shop. I remember that the prices...
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I was 5 years old and I knew I wanted to see Costa Rica, because of a colorful book I had with pictures of red parrots. This country was on my list from the beggining and I've never been disapointed...
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C O S T A . R I C A is a small country in Central America, situated between Nicaragua and Panama. As it has no army (since 1949), the money is spent for schooling and health care. This makes the...
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Costa Rica, a land of simple life and beauty
I wanted to visit Costa Rica for a long time. I have been dreaming about a vacation here since 2003, but never had the chance to finalize my dreams until now. I made so many plans and changed them...
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Oh how I had been wanting to see a real live monkey in the wild! Boy do they have them. I have probably seen hundreds of them down there since my first time but still get excited. It is a land of...
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Costa Rica is not an island in the Caribbean, it is in the center of Central America. It would take months to really explore it, yet with less than 20,000 square miles, it is one of the smallest...
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