Favorite Social Media Of The Travel Experta
August 3, 2010 by Marina K. Villatoro
Filed under Travel
I bet lots of us enjoy following blogs. I love to do it. That is how I know that it can be hard to follow them and to check them constantly because sometimes you just don’t have the time. Luckily for us there are some social medias that have been invented to simplify our lives to help us stay up to date with our favorite blogs.
Super Tips To Find The Best Costa Rica Hotels
July 29, 2010 by Joseph Mars
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The insanely delightful Costa Rica. A dream vacation spot located right between the countries of Nicaragua and Panama in Central America. Costa Rica makes borders with the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. With its very friendly populace and outgoing personalities, it is certainly one of the more modern and progressive countries in Central America.
Discovering The Costa Rican Cloud Forest
July 27, 2010 by Marina K. Villatoro
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My husband and I wanted to go on a long weekend with our 6 year old son. We wanted to leave the cities and stress behind but we didn’t want to have a long drive. So we decided to stay in Costa Rica’s Central Valley.
13 Things To Do In Monteverde
July 19, 2010 by Marina K. Villatoro
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1. Canopy Tour: It is an exciting adventure that will take you along zip lines on the forest’s canopy. This is the thing to do in Costa Rica.
Visiting The Poas Volcano National Park, Costa Rica
July 12, 2010 by Marina K. Villatoro
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My family and I were traveling through Alajuela, Costa Rica, and wanted to do something exciting so we decided to go on a day trip to Poas Volcano National Park. After we got picked up we drove through coffee plantations, strawberry fields and lush green slopes filled with cattle and enjoyed the beautiful scenery that this area has to offer. After we got there but before the actual tour started we saw a beautiful, scale model of the Poas Volcano and took some time to enjoy a hot cup of authentic Costa Rican coffee at the visitor’s center.
A Sports Fishing Adventure In Puerto Jimenez, Costa Rica
July 9, 2010 by Marina K. Villatoro
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A friend of mine and her husband own Tropic Fins Adventures in Puerto Jimenez and invited us to join them on an afternoon In-shore fishing trip. I am not a fisherman and my husband had about as much experience as I did. So none of us knew what to expect.
Central America Wildlife – Cattle Egret
July 9, 2010 by Marina K. Villatoro
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The Cattle Egret is a cosmopolitan species of heron. These guys are found all over Central America and in Costa rica they can be found in the Manuel Antonio National Park. The non-breeding adult has mainly white feathers, a yellow bill and grayish-yellow legs. During the breeding season, adults of the western subspecies develop orange-buff plumes on the back, breast and crown.
Central America Wildlife – Green Heron
July 9, 2010 by Marina Villatoro
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The Green Heron is a small bird (44 cm.) that likes to stalk it’s pray. Native populations can be found all over Costa Rica as well as in most of Central America. These birds appear in their breeding ranges at the same time they did 100 years ago. They are quite common in habitats that go along water bodies such as mangroves, beaches and rivers. Adults have a glossy, greenish-black cap, a greenish back and wings that are grey-black grading into green or blue, a chestnut neck with a white line down the front, grey under parts and short yellow legs. The bill is dark with a long, sharp point.
Fun Facts About Magnificent Frigate Birds
July 9, 2010 by Marina K. Villatoro
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The frigate birds are a family of seabirds and are also called frigate pelicans. It can be found breeding along the Pacific coast of Costa Rica and in the Corcovado National Park.
Animal Facts – White-faced Capuchin Monkey
July 6, 2010 by Marina Villatoro
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White-Faced Capuchin Monkeys are small and inquisitive new world monkeys and the easiest to observe in the wild. In Guatemala they are seen in forests along the Atlantic Coast. There are also populations of these monkeys in Honduras and Costa Rica. They can be found in forests and mangroves up to 2,100m elevation. They are always around jumping from tree to tree.




