Blogs from San José, San José, Costa Rica, Central America Caribbean - page 9

We landed down in San Jose town with some what of a thud. Its as manic and crazy as you would expect when you step foot out of the airport and the taxi ride left us clinging onto our lives as well as our seats. The main word we used to describe San Jose was 'dirty' and thats in the kindest way. But it is by far the starting off point for some of the most beautiful scenery Costa Rica has to offer. So we spent our two evenings here relaxing and reenergising for what was to come...... read more

To be sincere Costa Rica is a nice country, a paradise for lot of people and overseas visitants. But before to travel or debate to live in a country out of ur homecountry, you must to know culture, some about its language, the nice side and of course, the bad site of the country current situation.... i got some examples about the "bad site" of Costa Rica as natural atractive country: 1. ILLEGAL INMIGRANT PEOPLE: Many people comes here without right documents, they comes as visitants and turist, but the reality is more than turists, comes to "stablish" bussines without work permissions from the general migration bureau of costa rica, to "hang up" unscrupulous bussines, showing only "the passport" but not work permissions. Costa Rica is the perfect point for some "inmigrants" to stablish bussines like ... read more

I am here! Finally got to San Jose after about 12 hours of planes and airports... I was on schedule, left Phoenix on time and everything, but an hour into my flight they said there was something wrong with the cabin pressure and so they turned us around and took us back to Phoenix. When we got to Phoenix, they supposedly had a plane ready to go for us. Not so much. They did have a plane, sitting on the tarmac in the 116 degree heat, which they corralled us into almost immediately (after generously offering us water and a "snack box" for our trouble). Only problem, they still needed to fuel, inspect, and likely paint the damn plane. Instead of leaving "right away" we sat in the hot plane for over an hour while they ... read more

Well, we're back in San Jose! ...at least, I think we are... it's hard to tell, since nothing is labeled and there is no order to anything. See, I'm from Chicago. That place is a huge a grid with a clear, mathematical layout that would make any American proud; look, we're so organized and easy to maneuver! So of course, I'm inclined think that a city in Central America is a bit disorganized, city planning-wise. I knew that going into this trip, you can tell from looking at a map. The geography and history that has affected San Jose's urban orientation is different than my quaint Midwestern hometown. Fair enough - I've been in plenty of places where it's not completely flat and midwestern. The kicker is that while there are labels on a map, proving ... read more

Hi Just wanted to let everyone know I will be heading to Costa Rica in 10 days. I will be staying for 1 month visiting San Jose and Tamarindo. I have been once before but it's been a long time and I am excited. I hope you will find this trip report interesting as I cannot wait to embark. I am flying from Las Vegas=Denver=SJO on 8/10/10 and coming back 9/7/10. I will stay in San Jose for 3 days and see the city and people ,then Interbus it to Tamarindo for 3 weeks, before heading back to San Jose for Labor Day weekend, from SJO=Orlando=Washington DC.. I plan to see the city,beaches,mountains,and any other sights I come across. hope you enjoy..jon... read more

Hi There, Here is our nature stop. Costa Rica has one the richest biodiversity in the world. We saw so many wild animals all along.... read more

So I went in to San Pedro today to meet some people from Coopetarcoles to talk about my plan of action for living there next week! We reviewed my interview questions to decide which ones would be the most appropriate, I signed a code of ethics to make sure I'm not taking advantage of anyone, and we decided on how I should support the cooperative. We decided that I'm going to organize an "event" with some of the women in the cooperative. They are going to make something (probably food) and then we are going to sell it on the day of the finals for the world cup and try to make some extra money while having fun and building community! I'm super stoked, this is the kind of thing I like...doing research and giving back! ... read more