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Costa Rica’s Poás Volcano Area

After a brief visit of San José, Costa Rica, we drove up to the Poás Volcano area which is about a 90-minute drive from the old city where we were staying. While many discourage tourists from renting a car in Costa Rica, we had been before and the roads and traffic are generally not too […]

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Visiting San José and Irazú Volcano in Costa Rica

We had been to Costa Rica’s Monteverde and Arenal areas after having put it off for years and were so impressed that we booked another flight shortly after our return. The beauty of the scenery and the multitude of rare colorful birds left a lasting impression on us. This time instead of flying to Liberia […]

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Costa Rica’s Monteverde and Arenal Volcano Areas

Costa Rica had been on our wish list seemingly forever. I even found a guidebook we had purchased in 2008 in the hopes of visiting this wonderful and magical place. We’re not quite sure why it took so long, there are multiple daily short 3-hour direct flights from Miami to both San Jose and Liberia […]