The newest lodge in the Tortuguero National Park is the Hotel Manatus, located about 4½-5 hrs on bus then boat from San Jose.The lodge has only been operating for 3 months. The construction was finished back in June 2006, after about 1½ years of constructing and building, but is now fully operational.
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Recently I had the opportunity to visit a new hotel called Corteza Amarilla, Located just 15 minutes from Juan Santamaria International Airport and 12 minutes from San Jose Downtown, built in a 4500 square meter property, and with a unique type of architecture mixing Art Noveau, Deco, Barroque and some oriental influence.
I drove three and a half hours from San Jose down to Dominical, though San Isidro. Dominical is located in the South of Costa Rica, in a highly well paved recommended scenic mountain roads. This scenic drive makes the trip very pleasant. San Isidro is a popular town, with all kind of stores for your necessities.
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Original article: http://www.theledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060806/NEWS/608060323/1326
Media: The Ledger - Lakeland, FL, USA
Date: August 7, 2006
By Arthur Frommer. To most Americans, even those who have never been there, Costa Rica is their favorite tropical destination. But although everyone wants to visit it, hardly anyone has any notion of what exactly you do once you arrive. That’s what this column hopes to correct. Read the rest of this entry »
Today, the second day of my trip, I drove down to Dominical, en route stopping off at Matapalo to see the Bahari Beach Bungalows (www.baharibeach.com). This is a joint venture between the Boshoffs and a European couple, and many guests at Rafiki finish off their trip with a 2-3 night stay at Bahari. I could see why. There are 4 walk-in tents, similar in style to those at Rafiki with their own spacious bathroom, that cluster round a pool and look right on to the long Matapalo beach. Unlike Manuel Antonio, where beaches can be pretty crowded at weekends and the high season, you are likely to have most of the Matapalo beach to yourself. So you can relax at heart’s content. And you can also do any of the available activities, such as horse riding along the beach or into the hills, taking a trip to Manuel Antonio, going on the canopy tour at Hacienda Baru, or visiting the Nayauca waterfalls. Read the rest of this entry »
If you avoid rain and traffic, which I somehow managed to, the trip down to Quepos is really very attractive and very changeable. 3 hours to Quepos was pretty good going considering I was going at sightseeing pace.
Neither Quepos nor Manuel Antonio was the destination. I was heading on towards Dominical, first checking out Rafiki Safari Lodge. Well before Quepos, though, I saw an intriguing sign for Xandari Lodge. Read the rest of this entry »
Original articles:http://www.peopleandplanet.net/doc.php?id=2799
Media: People and the Planet - London, UK
Date: July 24,2006
Twenty per cent of Costa Rica’s terrority has been granted ‘protected status’, yet conservationists worry that biodiversity remains threatened without long-term financial commitment to the country’s national parks. Read the rest of this entry »
Original Article: http://www.latindiscover.com/newsarticle.asp?news=123
Media:The Indianapolis Star - United State
Date: July 17, 2006
