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Pacific – 5 – Palmar to San Vito

Pacific – 5 – Palmar to San Vito

Palmar Norte -> Neily -> San Vito -> San José After the tropical roaster of the open boat in the Mangroves we were worried about getting sun stroke when we started riding again.  It turned out that we didn't need to worry about the sun because it started raining as we pulled into … [Read more...]

Ray & Sue

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Pacific – 4 – Ballena, Palmar & Sierpe

Pacific – 4 – Ballena, Palmar & Sierpe

Ballena -> Palmar Norte -> Sierpe -> Palmar Norte We drug ourselves away from Ballena National park and headed to Pamar Norte, and on to Sierpe to visit the mangrove swamps at the mouth of the Terraba river. We weren't exactly sure why. Most of the natural areas we visited in … [Read more...]

Ray & Sue

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Pacific – 3 – Uvita & Ballena

Pacific – 3 – Uvita & Ballena

Uvita -> Ballena In Uvita we stayed in a very clean cabina, set back in a laurel grove near a small stream. When we asked about horseback riding, the young Tico couple that owned the cabina recommended that we hire David as a guide. He works on the small cattle ranch that is associated with … [Read more...]

Ray & Sue

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Pacific – 2 – Quepos, Manuel Antonio, Uvita

Pacific – 2 – Quepos, Manuel Antonio, Uvita

Quepos -> Manuel Antonio -> Quepos -> Punta Uvita We spent two nights in Quepos, and rode out to Manuel Antonio National Park to hike in the intervening day. The park is considered a jewel of the system in Costa Rica. The access road in is paved, there are hotels, restaurants and bars … [Read more...]

Ray & Sue

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Pacific – 1 – San Marcos & Quepos

Pacific – 1 – San Marcos & Quepos

Heredia -> San Marcos (by car) -> Quepos -> Manuel Antonio -> Quepos -> Punta Uvita -> Ballena -> Palmar Norte -> Sierpe -> Palmar Norte -> Ciudad Neily 319 km and approximately 1,500 meters of elevation gain by bike This tour included coastal rainforest, a lot of … [Read more...]

Ray & Sue

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