Costa Rica best places include: La Fortuna and the Arenal Volcano #Guanacaste and its beautiful parks and beaches #Monteverde, its coffe plantations and parks #Tortugero #Cahuita and Puero Vijeo, the nearby beaches and parks We didn’t arrived to Turrialba and the Irazù Volcano because of the strikes (actually enjoyable and peaceful manifestations with songs) San Josè, its museums and people

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Costa Rica as fast as possible
September 23, 2018
Arenal, Guanacaste, Monteverde, Cahuita,
and Tortugero
Bahia Cuajiniquil
A night of August we decided to come back to Costa Rica to enjoy its beautiful beaches, warm climate, and
kind people… Thus, we bought the tickets and jumped in perhaps the most gorgeous country in the new
continent.
… however, it was not so easy as to write it.
The RoadMap
Since I really enjoy to drive in foreign countries to experiment with local roads and traf c, we rented a small
car to make our travel true….
Our little car parked for a stop…
Indeed, travelling across the small but smart country may offer suggestive sightseeing…
A typical road
Moreover, by resting close to cities and towns we will be able to satisfy our stomachs and enjoy more driving
to parks and beaches. As speci ed in the road map above, we have visited the following places:
La Fortuna and the Arenal Volcano
#Guanacaste and its beautiful parks and beaches
#Monteverde, its coffe plantations and parks
#Tortugero
#Cahuita and Puero Vijeo, the nearby beaches and parks
We didn’t arrived to Turrialba and the Irazù Volcano because of the strikes (actually enjoyable and
peaceful manifestations with songs)
San Josè, its museums and people
The Gallery
It is easy to meet monkeys, racoons, and many other animals anywhere in Costa Rica. However, it is really
enjoyable to spend some time with Oskar in Monteverde during its night walk; indeed, we had the
opportunity to make wonderful shoots and talk about issues in preserving Monteverde beautiful
surroundings. Another incredible place where meeting any type of animal is possible is the Tortugero
National Park where we had the pleasure to meet one of the best guide ever:
The best Tortugero’s guide…. spotted even on
National Georaphic TV
Below, some of our shoots:
Turtle Nesting
Another activity that had left a mark in our souls is attending turtle nesting in Ostional beach, Guanacaste.
Turtles are incredible animals, endangered by many human behaviors; however, Costa Rica is renown for the
many projects caring for turtles. Indeed, hundreds of turtles come back to Ostional each year to nest their
eggs. In order to not stress and disturb the animal I’ve make a short movie with an infrared camera:
Olive Ridley Turtle Nesting
from Dr. Scubarob
10:38
A little bit more…
Costa Rica is bounded on the west by the Paci c Ocean and on the east by the Caribbean Sea; although
small, its terrain and climate are quite varied. The central portion of the country, dominated by chains of
volcanic mountain ranges, is verdant and mild. Hot, humid tropical forests occupy the low-lying territories
on the east coast and the southern part of the Paci c coast. In contrast, Guanacaste and the Nicoya
Peninsula in northwestern Costa Rica are comparatively arid, with pronounced seasonal uctuations in
rainfall. The range of habitats, the country’s location between North and South America, and enlightened
conservation policies account for the astonishing variety of plants, insects, butter ies, amphibians, birds,
and mammals found in Costa Rica today.
The rst Europeans to reach Costa Rica, in 1502, were members of Christopher Columbus’s fourth voyage.
His expedition explored the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Panama, and he and his men
interacted with both local inhabitants and maritime traders. Accounts of the voyage note that local peoples
were wary and frequently bellicose, yet they were usually eager to trade. Spanish exploration continued,
and in the ensuing decades, a succession of Spanish expeditions traversed Panama, Costa Rica, and
Nicaragua, struggling to conquer and Christianize the native populations, establish Spanish settlements, and
expand Spanish political and economic control. Today, the vast majority of Costa Ricans speak Spanish and
may not identify with speci c historical indigenous groups. Many of Costa Rica’s indigenous languages are
now extinct, but Chibchan languages are still spoken by groups such as the Bribri and Cabécar peoples of
eastern Costa Rica. Nineteenth and twentieth-century visitors and ethnologists have studied and recorded
the language, lifeways, and religious beliefs of the Cabécar and Bribri, which constitute important sources of
information for interpreting the cultures of ancient Chibchan-speaking peoples in Costa Rica. Scholars also
frequently refer to historical and ethnographic accounts of indigenous peoples in Panama and northern
South America.
The Maléku, the Cabécar, and the Bribri do not leave us important monument as Maya or Inca, but their
lands consisted of a nexus of trade where the cultures of Mexico and Central America met those of northern
South America, and elements of both were incorporated into the unique and diverse Chibchan culture. Most
of the gold ornaments, jade carvings and pottery discovered is presented at the four oors of the
Precolumbine museum in San José.
References.
Ancient Costa Rica. Retrieved from https://denverartmuseum.org/article/ancient-costa-rica
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