Costa Rica information, activities and news
A tropical storm from the Caribbean is affecting entire Costa Rica, generating cloudy weather and torrential rains, the National Meteorological Institute said on Tuesday.
In most coastal areas, the 11th tropical storm of the year has brought strong rainfall, which will intensify as the tropical storm approaches.
The Central Valley and the coastal zone of the Pacific are among the most affected areas.
Size: 2,400 hectares of land 18,575 hectares of sea
Distance from San José: 600 kilometers
Dry season: January through March
This island was discovered in 1526.
Because of the islands wealth of coconut trees and plentiful drinking water, the island became very well known and served as a good hide-away for the pirates and privateers who flourished along the Pacific coasts of Spanish America in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Cocos Island often called Costa Rica’s Galapagos. The similarities are its great distance from the mainland, the endemic species, and the great expense involved in getting there.
This isolated island, located more than 500 kilometers from Costa Rica’s Pacific coast, is of volcanic origin. Its great distance from possible sources of colonizing plants and animals has made it a natural laboratory for evolutionary biologists.
The two lizard species must have arrived on rafts of vegetation. Both species have close relatives living in Central and South America. There is also at least one endemic species of freshwater fish, Cotylopus cocoensis. It too has relatives on the mainland, in Panama to be exact, but the only conceivable way that its ancestors arrived here would be as eggs on the feet of birds. (more…)
Costa Rica is one of the most beautiful countries in the world and to avid surfers of all levels it offers some of the most memorable surf encounters. Known as one of the top surf destinations for many reasons, one of the most appealing characteristics (other than the incredible breaks) is the warm, inviting waters. Where this beautifully rich and lush country offers a wide array of the most incredible nature experiences to be had, one of the most appealing things about surfing in Costa Rica, in addition to the warm water, is the beautiful and expansive coastline, which offers approximately 700 miles of pristine beaches with an awesome opportunity to catch breaks year round.
Unlike many surf resorts, Costa Rica is relatively inexpensive and offers a wide array of surf packages from which to select in some of the most popular regions. Among the top locations to surf in Costa Rica for surfers of all levels of expertise is the region of Hermosa Beach and Jaco which is famous for breaks such as Terrazo, Backyard, Almendro, Tulin, Corners, Bejuco, Esterillos, Playa Escadilla, Playa Tivives, Playa Valor, Caldera, Boca Barranca and more. (more…)
Costa Rica is well known throughout the world for high quality, low cost health care. Plastic surgery Costa Rica is a very solid choice because of the country’s well equipped modern clinics and hospitals, and medical personnel trained in the finest international teaching centers provides excellent medical service to citizens and foreigners alike. Whether for elective procedures like affordable plastic surgery or life saving operations like bypass and heart transplants, the Costa Rican medical community is experienced and ready to help.
Costa Rica is not only visited for its ecological wonders but also for the medical services it offers. Costa Rica is quite advanced in medicine, some of the organ transplants available are heart and kidneys transplants as well as bone marrow, cranial sections and livers. Also, Costa Rica offers the services of very competent affordable plastic surgery specialists and dentists, two of the specialties that are in high demand. The quality of these professionals is unquestionable as is shown by the health indices given by the World Health Organization. This level of development in medicine has not lead to higher prices, due to the value of the local currency in relation to the U.S. Dollar and because this services are not as high as in the U.S. (more…)
