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Wild myths in Costa Rica

Before tourism expanded in Costa Rica and biologists began to visit the country for its incredible biodiversity, the country’s indigenous peoples were the first to be experts on the area’s wildlife. This, through close observation of the animals, which resulted in great mythologies about the wildlife of Costa Rica. Beliefs are best preserved in the…

Traveling to Costa Rica pregnant: Tips and recommendations

Jan Rydfors, an obstetrician-gynecologist, and co-founder of the Pregnancy Company’s application, recently gave travel advice for pregnant women, some of which were helpful in traveling with her future wife just before the birth of her first daughter. Here are some comments. What precautions should pregnant women take before traveling? Something Dr.Rydfors recommends to all his…

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Yes, Biodiversity = Costa Rica

With only 51,100 km2 (19,729 mi2), Costa Rica is considered one of the 25 most biodiverse countries on the planet. In this small territory, inhabit more than 500,000 species, this represents 6% of the world’s biodiversity. However, only 18% is known, which means that in Costa Rica there are some 91,000-species identified. As a comparison…

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Costa Rica is launching the conquest of wellness tourism

“Wellness Pura Vida” will be part of the promotion strategy of Costa Rica, which will focus on activities such as meditation, yoga, treatments with hot springs, and organic food. Costa Rica launched the “Pura Vida Wellness ” strategy with the aim of expanding its offer to a market that seeks more reflection, meditation, yoga, treatments…

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Facts, information, and customs of Costa Rica

In this occasion, we will give you suggestions for your trip to Costa Rica, and we also tell you a bit about us “ticos” (as they call us in Latin America). The word “tico” (masculine) “tica” (feminine), identifies us as Costa Ricans, according to a tell, we received this nickname when other countries heard us…

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5 useful apps for you travel in Costa Rica

We live in the information age and technology gives us an incredible amount of options and tools to make our trips more comfortable and efficient. But, which App we find most useful in Costa Rica? Well, we can get the answer in this post. Tripadvisor This app offers its service to millions of travelers, with…