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VACATION IN COSTA RICA

SIMPLY PURA VIDA!

A vacation in Costa Rica is…well…Pura Vida.

Just a handful of hours from the States.
A little country with big fun, grand discoveries and warm, beautiful, smiling people.

So magical, it captured the imagination of a nine year old boy in Sweden, who captured the imagination of his

classroom, then

school, then

nation, then

world to

create the Children's Eternal Rain Forest.

A proud democracy.

Only the size of Vermont and New Hampshire put together lies a verdant land teeming with life and people devoted to keeping it that way.

A tiny but extraordinary country. Click to check out Costa Rica maps.

costa rica vacations_blue morpho butterfly Vacations in Costa Rica offer wonderful chances at discovery, whether you want to find waterfalls, photograph the exotic quetzal, or simply relax.

And, the only place in the world where you can stand atop a volcano and see the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Caribbean at the same time is Costa Rica.

Or climb the second highest peak in Central America, look at five volcanoes AND the Pacific and Caribbean simultaneously.

But you can only do this on a Costa Rica vacation.

You can even discover a lost city.

A city that flourished for 2,500 years and mysteriously vanished about the time Columbus arrived.

A Lost City? Yep, click here to visit Guyabo.

Where is Costa Rica?

I didn't realize it until recently but one of the most searched terms about the Land of Pura Vida is this: where is Costa Rica? Just click if you have the same question as millions of others.

Like Superb Weather? Vacation in Costa Rica

Like Hawaii? You’ll love this place.

Superb weather year-round.

From San Jose, with its “eternal spring”, to warm beaches and cool mountains, there’s no other place like it.

Take a vacation in Costa Rica and see for yourself.

Want to know more about Costa Rica weather? Click

Disquis Rocks

Ancient Wireless of the Atlanteans?

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Even the rocks here are mysterious.

They're called Disquis rocks and some think they were made by Atlanteans.

Others think they're the world's first wireless communication towers.

Really.

Oh, come on now. Don't be silly.

But just a minute . . .

is this girl waiting to make a call?

Wireless communication towers built by Atlanteans? Check out Costa Rica's disquis balls.

Costa Rica Vacations: Volcanoes

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There are few sights more spectacular than an erupting volcano and only a handful of places in the world where you can sit in a hot-springs at night and see fiery-red lava flowing. Only a vacation in Costa Rica offers you the experience of enjoying world-class fishing, visiting a butterfly farm with transluscent butterflies (you can see right through them!), or soaring through a magnificent jungle canopy in the shadow of a majestic volcano—all on the same day!

Whatever your budget, there's always something to do when you travel Costa Rica.

For example, how'd you like to visit some Costa Rica volcanoes? Click

Costa Rica Beaches

I love the beaches in Hawaii but have never been thrilled with the number of tourists. Think Waikiki Beach.

And I’ve walked many, many truly spectacular beaches in Alaska, completely unspoiled but. . . bit too chilly (OK, way too cold) for swimming or sun-bathing. And really a long way from anywhere.

When you vacation in Costa Rica, you’ll have your choice of thousands of beaches.

If you like, there’s the Caribbean. Columbus called it the “rich coast.” Mile-after-mile of beaches with few tourists, warm waters, and a very special Caribbean ambience.

Or, if you prefer a Costa Rica vacation along the North Pacific “gold coast” with its magnificent hotels and resorts, there are endless miles of beaches to choose from.

You can choose from world-famous beaches to little-known ones that Costa Ricans prefer. Brown sand beaches, white sand beaches.

Year-round. You choose.

Fish for a world record. Surf, swim, hang-glide, or simply kick back.

So, start planning that trip to Costa Rica. Check out some spectacular

Costa Rica beaches, click.

Warm Weather and Warm People

Costa Rica is extraordinary in so many ways.

Over 25% of it is set aside in parks and nature reserves, along the beaches, in the mountains, everywhere you turn.

A place where everybody is free and wherever you go you'll hear, “Pura Vida.” Smiles are everywhere.

In a century filled with tyrants in the surrounding countries, Costa Rica chose democracy. Click here to learn a bit about Costa Rica history.

Even its flag has an interesting history. Born at the inception of the Republic, it has proved to be prescient. See why it embodies the essence of this country, click for the story of the Costa Rica flag.

Did I mention that Ticas are beautiful (yea, I guess a few of the guys are handsome, too)?

And, to a person, man or woman, adult and child, Costa Ricans love their Costa Rica holidays. Click