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Category: Central America

Food Checklist for Costa Rica

This has to be one of the posts I’ve been most excited to do since returning. I loved the food in Costa Rica and each region had slightly different flavours. Even the dips with patacones ranged from traditional bean dip and salsa in Monteverde to flavoured mayonnaise in San Jose. One thing I…

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Why you should visit Tortuguero

All in all, I spent less than 24 hours in Tortuguero, Costa Rica. And I’m so glad that I went. Tortuguero is famed for it’s turtle nesting beaches – if you’re going at turtle season you may well want more than a day here. I visited in December, when there were no turtles…

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What to do for 5 days in Cahuita?

My third destination in Costa Rica; Cahuita. Cahuita is a town situated on the Carribean Coast close to Puerto Viejo. It is smaller than Puerto Viejo, with less nightlife and closer to the National Park. It had lots of lovely Carribean and Costa Rican restaurants as well as the atmosphere you’d expect from…

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Itinerary for 3 Days in La Fortuna, Costa Rica

In Arenal and La Fortuna, there is so much to do, so much to see and La Fortuna had much more of a nightlife than anywhere else we visited. The three days I spent in La Fortuna were incredibly full-on. Similar to Monteverde, you could take your time here to see everything, however…

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What to do in Monteverde, Costa Rica?

One of the more well known sites in Costa Rica, Monteverde is a haven of biodiversity and a perfect place to visit if you really want to experience the eco-tourism that the country is famed for. I spent an amazing three days in Monteverde. Although you could easily spend more time here, for…

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2 Week Costa Rica Itinerary

I finished my 2023 travels with a two week trip to Costa Rica. It was my first time visiting Central America, and I loved it. From the rainforests and biodiverse reserves to the traditional food in a bar in San Jose, I loved it. Rather than trying to squash in everything about Costa…

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