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I have a co-worker going to costa rica on 4/12-4/21 and she's interrested in the pros and cons of the pacific side and caribbean side. What are the big differences? she'll be renting a car and will it be easy to travel between both sides of the coast.
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What I once considered boring, I now consider paradise.
Faust
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Pacific side is not the turqoise blue water of the Carib side. The Carib side can have a bit more mosquitoes.
Tell her to be careful with her rental car. Never ever leave anything of value in the locked trunk. Petty thieves are commonly looking for tourists to prey on. So do the local cops...watch out for speed traps. I've been a victim of both kinds of thieves in CR."Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed and those who are cold and are not clothed."
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Thanks I was hoping you'd respond. I was wonding if you knew how much would it cost to fly from San Jose to the caribbean side?What I once considered boring, I now consider paradise.
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Ken I know nothing about flying internally in CR, but if your friend wants a taste of the Carib side without renting a car and driving over there, I have a suggestion. One time when I was in CR there is a tourist info office in the main plaza that also serves as a tour booking office. I was going solo, and I booked a group tour and paid a small single's supplent to go on a 3 day/2 night trip to Tortuguero National Park. It was phenomenal...I had my own little cabin with my own bed, and all the meals and drink including local beer was included. Got to do some great rain forest hiking and saw a 400 lb turtle nesting on the beach there. If your friend Googles around she might even be able to research and book such tours in advance. Edited to say...just found it, I recognize the photos:Originally posted by Faust
Tortuguero Costa Rica Turtle Beach Lodge - Tortuguero National Park Costa Rica - Packages and Tours
My other "must-do" tips:
Rainforest Aerial Tram outside of San Jose on the road to Limon
Arenal Volcano
Tabacon Hot Springs
(those three would require a car to get there)"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed and those who are cold and are not clothed."
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Thanks again
What I once considered boring, I now consider paradise.
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