Monteverde is Costa Rica’s adventure destination, with some of the country’s best coffee. Most would guess that Monteverde is a city, when in fact, it’s a region led by the largest town of Santa Elena. Santa Elena is Monteverde’s tourist hub. It hosts most of the area’s accommodations, restaurants, and tourism infrastructure. Monteverde is one […]
Month: September 2022
La Fortuna, Costa Rica: Complete Guide
La Fortuna is a small town, northwest of the country’s capital, San José. Learn everything you need to know about this small town with my complete visitor’s guide. La Fortuna is a district in the San Carlos canton of the Alajuela province in northwest Costa Rica. It sits at an elevation of 253 meters (830 […]
San José: Costa Rica’s Capital City
San José is Costa Rica’s capital city. It serves as both the transportation and industrial hub of the country. Nearly everyone who visits Costa Rica will pass through San José. All busses and roads passthrough, heading for other destinations. The capital is in the center of the country. It serves as the major transportation hub […]
La Ciudad Blanca Liberia, Costa Rica
Liberia is a city in northwestern Costa Rica, nicknamed “la ciudad blanca”, or the white city. Named after roads of white gravel with colonial buildings that have white facades. Liberia is the largest city and the capital of Costa Rica’s Guanacaste region. It sits at an elevation of 144 meters (472 feet) above sea level. […]
Natural Biosphere in Ometepe, Nicaragua
Isla Ometepe is the largest island in Lago Colcibolca. It includes a large natural biosphere and two volcanoes. The island is in the Rivas department of southwestern Nicaragua. It measures at 31 kilometers (19 miles) long and between 5-10 kilometers (3.1-6.2 miles) wide. The two volcanoes, Concepción and Maderas, provide an hourglass or peanut shape […]