World Getting You Down, Bucko? Time For Your Costa Rica Vacation
Is the world beginning to get you down, Bucko? Are you feeling the weight of the world on your shoulders? Don't let the world pass you by, get out of your funk! A Costa Rica vacation may be just the ticket. Consider:
1. Airfares have not been this reasonable in years. The world economic downturn has come to Costa Rica. Tourism in Costa Rica is down by at least 15% this year, presenting terrific travel deals to a frugal, informed traveler . Want affordable luxury? The Hilton Papagayo Resort is offering accomodations around $160.00 a night. Seniors can get an extra discount. More budget-conscious folks who travel Costa Rica can stay at very nice Costa Rica hostels (some with private rooms) for about $12.00. Travel Tip: For the finest deals, visit between May and mid-November and avoid the holiday periods. Bonus Tip: always inquire about a cash discount because many accomodations offer substantial price reductions for cash.
2. With nearly 800 miles of coastline on two oceans visit one or more of hundreds of pristine Costa Rica beaches. Boat off of Drake Bay, named after Sir Francis Drake, who visited the southern Costa Rica Pacific coast a decade before sinking the Spanish Armada and saving England in 1588. You can even explore the same Caribbean beach where Columbus landed 600 years ago. Sandy beaches, coral and shell beaches, and boulder strewn beaches are everywhere.
3. Frolic on the same Costa Rica beaches as Britney Spears or Mel Gibson (you need to bring your own Russian model). Be sure to bring your surfboard because some of the best surfing on the planet is found here. Most beaches are completely free but if you prefer to visit a very popular national beach park called Manuel Antonio, there will be a small entry fee.
4. Discover Tortuguero National Park on the Caribbean coast, the biggest green sea turtle nesting preserve on earth. Or, check out Ostional National Preserve on the fabulous Gold Coast, where thousands of olive ridley sea turtles come ashore in massive nestings, called "arribadas", perhaps the largest spectacle of its kind in the world. Arribadas happen year-round but the biggest (sometimes involving hundreds of thousands of turtles) typically are from July through November when the moon is in its last quarter. And, remember that Costa Rica ecotourism is helping to preserve endangered sea turtles, exotic macaws, and many other species.
5. Called the "Switzerland of Latin America," this mountainous little country has nearly as many species of birds as in the entire continental U.S. and more species of butterflies than live in all of the continent of Africa. Incredibly one of every five animal and plant species in the world are found in this country. It even has the only vegetarian spider.
6. If you are adventurous and fit, visit magnificent Corcovado National Park on the southern Pacific Coast, a place National Geographic calls "the most biologically intense place on earth." Don't expect all of the amenities of life in this sometimes rugged place that hosts the largest remaining population of scarlet macaws in all of Central America, including crocodiles, monkeys, and six kinds of wild cat, including the spectacular jaguar, all living in some of the tallest primary forest remaining in this region of the world. Bring your camera, bandaids for blisters, and mosquito repellant.
About the author: Vic Krumm lives in tropical, gorgeous Costa Rica. Visit his lovely, authoritative website about and if you like whale-watching look at
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