Tenorio Volcano National Park is one of our favorite places. Clicking around Costa Rica Guide you'll see that it shows up on the top ten list, and a dozen other categories. The first time we tried to visit we never made it. If we'd known what we were missing we would have tried harder. The … [Read more...]
Tortuguero Photos
Tortuguero National Park is a photographer's dream. Except for that part where the canoe wobbles and you drop your 5D in the lagoon, and the incredibly dim lighting, and the tropical downpours that appear out of nowhere, and the complete darkness and flashes prohibited on the beach when the sea … [Read more...]
Turrialba Volcano Photos
The Lost Hikes at Turrialba Volcano National Park UPDATE: November 2020 - Closed to the public due to high levels of activity for most of the past decade, SINAC announced the reopening of portions of Turrialba National Park as of Dec 4, 2020. New restrooms and overlooks have been constructed and … [Read more...]
Arenal National Park Photos
Arenal Volcano national park encompasses the impressive conical peak and surrounding lava fields as well as the extinct Cerro Chato and the lagoon in it's crater. There are a number of trails and it would be possible to hike from the ranger's station on the northern flank around to the west then … [Read more...]
Food Photos
Costa Rica is known for fresh tropical fruit, seafood and grass fed beef. Rice and beans are traditional staples, not just mixed together as they are in the national dish Gallo Pinto but also as ingredients and or sides in nearly every meal. Ethnic restaurants (beyond pizzerias which have always … [Read more...]
Gandoca Manzanillo Photos
Gandoca Manzanillo wildlife refuge has two distinct parts. The beaches of Manzanillo, Uva, Chiquita and Cocles are dotted with hotels, lodges, B&Bs, restaurants, bars and small businesses but south towards Gandoca after the end of the road is a whole other world. Accessible only on foot the … [Read more...]
Topographical Map Images
The 133 sheet series of topographic maps from the Instituto Geográfico Nacional (IGN) covers all of Costa Rica at a scale of 1:50,000 (1 cm = 0.5 km or 1 inch = 0.79 miles) and includes elevation contours at 10 meter, 20 meter or 30 meter intervals depending on the sheet. That scale and contour … [Read more...]