Archive for August, 2007
Tuesday, August 28th, 2007
Volcanoes in Costa Rica
Costa Rica is a seismic very active country and is said to have way over 100 volcanoes. Central America forms a small bridge between North and South and America. Costa Rica forms a relatively small strip of land, where impressive mountain ranges form its backbone. All along this backbone of mountains volcanoes are present. From […]
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Sunday, August 26th, 2007
Playa Samara
Playa Samara is located in the province of Guanacaste on the Pacific Coast, half way down the Nicoya Peninsula. Samara is famous for its more than 10 miles of pristine tropical beach. Coral reefs in front of the beach break the waves and currents and make it one of the safest beaches of Costa Rica. […]
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Saturday, August 25th, 2007
Music of Costa Rica
Costa Ricans love music and love to dance. As in many Latin American countries salsa, merengue and cumbia are very popular. San Jose in the Central Valley has a vibrant nightlife where the younger urban youth prefers pop, rock-n-roll but also hip hop and the Latin version of it reggaeton. Being a metropolitan area of […]