We sometimes camped on pristine beaches that we had entirely to ourselves; now and then, we were forced to land on beaches covered with plastic trash washed up from Costa Rica’s rivers and the rest of the world. The Gulf was teeming with wildlife: Fish would boil up in circles, ...
Click here to view larger map About the Nicoya Peninsula TheNicoya Peninsulais located on the west coast of Costa Rica, with the Pacific Ocean on its west side and the Gulf of Nicoya to the east. The northern part is part of the Guanacaste province and the south-southeast belongs to the...
The coast road runs the length of the peninsula but just because you see it on the map doesn’t mean you can drive it. It’s not bad as Costa Rican roads go but it crosses a number of rivers without the benefit of bridges so when the water is up you either wait or go around (a...
Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Boca Barranca is Juan Santamaria International Airport (SJO) in Costa Rica, 58 km (36 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Boca Barranca is Quepos Managua Airport (XQP), also in Costa Rica, 88 km...
Barra Honda National Park - Costa Rica The limestone caves are the attraction of the Barra Honda National Park. There are more than 40 caves in the park, but only half of them have been explored. The Tercipelo cave is one of the most thoroughly explores ones. Inside there are huge ...
However, the magnitude, mechanisms and implications of regional-scale fluid and heat flow on mid-ocean ridge flanks are poorly understood. Here we analyse swath-map, seismic and sea-floor...Interplate Subduction Zone Seismogenesisdoi:10.7312/dixo13866-004M. Hutnak...
The entrance to the reserve is on the hill, at Hotel Lagarta Lodge. From the hotel you overlook the river estuary and the shoreline as far as Playa Ostional. The entrance fee of $ 6 includes a trail map and a list of trees that grow in the reserve....
There is nothing in Costa Rica different than what I drive on every day. The Road is rough, esp from Estrada, where you will cross the Rio Oro, to about Bejunco or a bit south. Rock type rough, but small rock. You will have 2 choices to cross the Rio O...
Show/Hide Map Luz en el Cielo Montezuma In the heart of the jungle but two minutes from town, this homey hostel and B&B is an inviting retreat. Crowded dorm rooms are super-clean with sturdy… Kalapiti Luxury Jungle Suites Montezuma Set on jungle-shrouded former horse ranch, this Moroccan-...