The Monteverde Cloud Forest is the top attraction in Costa Rica due to it’s elevation, zip line tours, hanging bridges, and spectacular biodiversity. Though Costa Rica’s landmass is just .03% of the planet, it contains 5% of the biodiversity in the world. This biological reserve is home to over 100 species of mammals, 400 species of birds, and 1,200...
Renting a car in Costa Rica is the biggest hassle, and the biggest expense (excuse my superlatives) of anywhere in the world, but if you don't get a car you will regret it. Exploring the countryside at your own pace, and at your own leisure affords you an experience of a lifetime. We happened upon rice terraces, banana and...
After spending the morning swimming and playing at Playa Herradura, we walked along the beach that runs parallel to the coastal town of Jaco and decided to sit down for lunch at El Pelicano. It is an open air restaurant serving local Costa Rican style surf and turf. It had great reviews on Yelp, and was particularly inviting from...
There is a reason people talk ad nauseum about Costa Rica. It is stunning, it is beautiful, it is peaceful, and it is breathtaking. But, it is also none of those things because the English language cannot capture what Costa Rica contains within its boundaries. One thing is for sure, Costa Rica is a playground for the adventurous, young...
Jalapeños Central is rated one of the best places to eat in Costa Rica, and since we’d already partaken in a few inedible and unappetizing places, we were eager to try some really great tasting and great looking food. This restaurant delivers on both counts. Jalapeños Central with kids is an excellent choice!
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Jalapeños Central
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Remember that fabulous place we ate at in Alajuela, Jalapeños Central? Soda Tio Mano was on the opposite spectrum, one of the places we talked about that was inedible and unappetizing - but read on, because this is story is hilarious.
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Soda Tio Mano
Avenida Central Abel Rodríguez Vargas, Provincia de Alajuela, Atenas, Costa Rica
+506 2446 5605
Hours: 8am...
Grocery shopping is a little different in every city all over the world. In Costa Rica, the grocery stores carry local produce and goods for each community that are acquired within the same community. Costa Rica grocery stores are kind of like daily farmers markets indoors!
Goods are made as fresh as possible, even sometimes as fresh as the...
