After long periods on the road, it’s always good to relax somewhere for a while. Cabuya proved to be a good place to do that. A relaxed and friendly town, I found a cheap but very nice place to stay with my new friends Tony (French) and Fiona (Scottish). They were friends with a number…
The Pensinsula de Osa sits on the Pacific side close to the Panamanian border and holds the largest park in Costa Rica: Corcovado National Park. Quoting Wiki, National Geographic describes it as “the most biologically intense place on Earth in terms of biodiversity”. Since it was a few hundred kms to get down there and time was…
As mentioned in the previous post, Costa Rica offers excellent back road alternatives that avoid the hell-ish Panamerican Highway. The Nicoya Peninsular is no exception. Although the altitude probably doesn´t exceed 250 metres (if you follow the coastal road), the steep short inclines in the 30+ C degree heat are enough to challenge the…
Costa Rica has been a superb country to tour on a mountain bike (writing this from Panama). It´s possible to cycle from the Peña Blanca border (Nicaragua) and cross over the Continental Divide to the Carribean border (Panama) spending 95% of your time on quiet (steep!) back country dirt and paved roads with nearly zero…
My interview on national news in Costa Rica, filmed in Tres Rios. (in Spanish) Mi entrevista en las noticias nacional en Costa Rica, filmeado en Tres Rios cerca de San Jose. Caption on Canal 7. Short video of interview (1 min).
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