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Nica del 2 + Costa Rica - PURA VIDA BABY

Central America Caribbean » Costa Rica » Puntarenas » Montezuma March 14th 2009

Hei folkens!! Vi vil f0rst gi dere alle en aldri saa liten karamell i siden: vi faar jo nesten ingen kommentarer paa bloggen lenger!! :-( hver gang vi bes0ker en internettcafe er det f0rste vi tenker paa aa sjekke bloggen, saa PLEASE SKRIV EN LITEN HILSEN naar du har lest dette... er saa koooozelig lizzom ;-) Etter mye koloniby-liv var det stemning i reisegruppa for noe helt nytt og anderledes, saa sekkene ble pakket, nistepakke smurt og Hannes interne GPS stilt inn paa Isla Ometepe. Ometepe er en oy som er formet av to digre vulkaner paa Lago Nicaragua, Mellom-amerikas st0rste innsj0. Les mer om Ometepe her: Isla Ometepe - Wikipedia Turen over gikk via en ganske halvsketchy baattur paa en ferge som definitivt hadde sett bedre dager. Ometepe var noe HELT anderledes enn alt vi ... read more

Mystery of the glow people solved, a recap of Costa Rica

Central America Caribbean » Costa Rica » Puntarenas » Montezuma March 12th 2009

gorgeous valleys leaving monteverde

vivakula

First a brief recap with pics of my time in Montezuma, the place I visited before departing for Lima. So basically I spent my last few days living in my cool little shanty apartment. Eran left me but I adopted two wonderful Americans, a couple, Christian and Angie. Together we split the rent and it was great. So I did end up going to santa terasa, gorgeous beach!!! I climbed more waterfalls, the next day, and also did a 10km hike mostly uphill in a park called cabo blanco or something. Twisted my ankle a bit but am ok now. THe hike was through dry jungly forest to a beautiful beach, totally awesome. So the glow stick people. Not sure if I mentioned it but everynight outside my balcony I would observe a doesn´t little people ... read more

MAC's are crappy and my feet hurt :(

Central America Caribbean » Costa Rica » Puntarenas » Montezuma March 5th 2009

vivakula

So I was gonna a hop a bus to santa teresa today but i missed the first one so i guess i'll do it tomorrow. Went to the internet cafe where they have flat screen macs to post some pics. (I know, high tech!!) The thing starting screwing up and eventually completely corrupted my 16 GB pent drive!! dammit! with all my files, pics, etc. However I was lucky to still have all my pics on my SD card which it didn't have a chance to chew up. No compensation just tough peanuts for me... So around noon Eran and I decided to hike to a "nearby waterfall" el chorro or something. 3 hours along the beautiful 7 beaches and a small climb and we were there. Breathtaking and beautiful but not much of a waterfall. ... read more

Misadventure, waterfalls, close calls, and hurray for traveller's checks!

Central America Caribbean » Costa Rica » Puntarenas » Montezuma March 4th 2009

vivakula

Well where do I begin!! So I got on the night ferry from Putaranas to Paquera, wow was it beautiful and cool. Lovely moonlight crossing over the sea. Great fun!! Plus loads of places to do pull ups and strange displays of gymnastics. Not to mention a full bar! lol We got to the port around 11pm. Silly me I believed it was in the city/village but no, it was not... middle of NOWHERE. Just darkness. A local suggested to sleep on the floor at the harbor but... hmmmm... no... there were guys in pickup trucks charging insane prices to take us to town so we said what the hell and hopped in the back. The ride was f#%$#^ awesome!!! Midnight stars above, whippin through the forest on a windy road just barely holding on to ... read more

Montezuma

Central America Caribbean » Costa Rica » Puntarenas » Montezuma January 17th 2009

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gordo

What a top little chilled fishing town! We all chilled out in this cheap little town, swung in the hammock on the beach & had a beer or 2. There was a great waterfall a short hike away so we went for a walk and it was tops! A 20m fall into a lush, cool, deep pool. We swam, had a beer or 2 & climbed up behind the fall and dived out through the H2O. Then we spotted this local lad climbing the side of the fall?? 5m then 10m then 3 quarter the way up, farkin high!! Then he launches himself into the air & performs a perfect dive. I reckon i could do that!! "hola amigo, can u show me the best way to climb up?" "Si, follow me" At a glance the ... read more

The beast with two shells

Central America Caribbean » Costa Rica » Puntarenas » Montezuma January 16th 2009

Something More

After Playa del Coco we headed further south to Tamarindo...a town full of surfers, so we figured we'd try our hand. We found a lesson at our second hostel and along with lots of other beginners we let the ocean knock us around for the afternoon. But after several attempts, and a bit of figuring out the timing, I managed to stand up! It was awesome... though short lived. I managed to get up a few times during the lesson...though standing with no control was really what i was doing. When we had set up our lesson the day before, along the same dusty street (we were filthy after everyday from this road it was unbelievable) we found a place offering deep sea fishing trips, and we had asked about pricing just about everywhere, only to ... read more

Volunteering without having to pay?

Central America Caribbean » Costa Rica » Puntarenas » Montezuma January 13th 2009

madmadmatt

i'm down in costa rica actually on the nicoya peninsula. i was going to volunteer at rainsong wildlife sanctuary, but it was awful, disorganized, and scary. i'm here for a few weeks and was looking for new volunteering opportunities that are actually volunteering (and not having to pay to work for free). does anyone have any ideas or websites i can take a look at? i'm open to volunteer work in almost any part of the country, but i prefer it to be volunteer work with animals. or if anyone has any suggestions of what i can do for the next few weeks on a slim to nil budget (since i planned on volunteering and not spending a whole lot of money). i can pay for my own accomodations and food, but suggestions for cheap programs ... read more

Granada - Montezuma

Central America Caribbean » Costa Rica » Puntarenas » Montezuma December 23rd 2008

Chris and Danis Travels

Since we last wrote we have left Nicaragua and got to our Xmas destination! We had a few nice relaxed days in Granada (apart from being followed round a park by a crazy man offering us to have xmas with his family) beforre heading south and across to the island of Ometepe, which consists of the 2 volcanoes Concepcion and Maderas. It was an interesting trip over on a small boat that was literally overflowing with locals and tourists. On arrival we were convinced to get a taxi to the spot we wanted to stay at, Merida, as the bus takes about 3 hours despite it only being about 20km or so away! We got to a really nice hostel where most people seem to pay through the teeth but set up our little tent and ... read more

Costa Rica - is nix scheeen

Central America Caribbean » Costa Rica » Puntarenas » Montezuma December 19th 2008

Costa Rica - Montezuma

Churchclimber

Liebe Fernwehgeplagten, liebe Leserinnen und Leser unsere Blogs! Lang, lang ist es her seit unserem letzten Eintrag aber jetzt sind wir wieder "on the road". Wir schlagen dem oesterreichischen Winter ein Schnaeppchen und haben uns nach Costa Rica gerettet! Sommer, Sonne, Strand & Meer und dazwischen Regenwald, Wasserfaelle, etc. Uns wird net fad und wir schwitzen bei ueber 30 Grad im Schatten - herrlich! Nach unserer Ankunft in der Haupstadt San Jose sind wir gleich weiter auf die Peninsula Nicoya, genauer gesagt in das Hippie-Dorf Montezuma an der Atlantikkueste geduest. Klein aber fein, mit schoenem Strand und National Park gleich in der Naehe. Genau richtig zum ankommen und eingewoehnen... Zimmer liegt uebrigens dirket am Strand und man mit wird mit Meeresrauschen ins Land der Traueme geschickt und wacht mit Meeresrauschen wieder auf! Einfach herrlich... read more

catching up nov 21st

Central America Caribbean » Costa Rica » Puntarenas » Montezuma November 26th 2008

white face monkey

mtngoat

slept like crap the nite before i left for cabo blanco. should have brought my full tent and carried the few extra pounds. all i have is a bivouc tent tarp kind of thing that has no wall and my mosquito net. i have a ground tarp, but the bugs can get in under the net. so no more camping. just one more night. i missed the 1st bus to to cabo blanco because the the book had the time wrong. but that was okay because i got to eat comido tipical, typical food. then i caught the 10am bus and met 2 german sisters and we did the hike together. thier names were tanya and ilona. it was very hot and humid. we saw white face monkeys, an ant eater type of thing and the ... read more

Brief history of Costa Rica

Costa Rica is a Central American success story: since the late 19th century, only two brief periods of violence have marred its democratic development. Although still a largely agricultural country, it has expanded its economy to include strong techn...more history

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