I’m sure you’ve heard that Costa Rica is an expensive country to travel and live and you heard correctly. In fact it is ranked as the most expensive country in Central America and one of the 6th most expensive in North America and the Caribbean (edged out by the US only by a bit) according […]
Visit the Most Haunted Building in Costa Rica – Finca Sanatorio Duran
Sitting in a beautiful area of the Cartago mountainside is the mysterious Finca Sanatorio Duran. Many people who visit Irazu Volcano drive right past it thinking it’s another abandoned farm when in reality, it was an important hospital back in the 1910’s – 1920’s for tuberculosis patients. Since the hospital closed in the 1960’s, it […]
Don’t Know How to Scuba Dive? Try Snuba in Costa Rica Instead
Do you love snorkeling and don’t have your scuba diving certification? Try snuba! We did snuba in Costa Rica for the very first time and it was amazing. So if you want to do something more than snorkeling but don’t have your certification, go snubaing! *Update: The company we went with no longer offers snuba […]
Costa Rican Arroz Campesino Recipe
This is a recipe for a dish that isn’t quite as well known in Costa Rica but still very traditional. Arroz Campesino, farmer’s rice in English is named rightly so because it is a dish packed with nutrients to fill up the stomachs of hard working farmers back in the day. It’s not common to […]
Sopa Negra: Costa Rican Black Bean Soup Recipe
This recipe will be for sopa negra, or Costa Rican black bean soup. I love every kind of soup, but this one was a new one for me when I moved down here since I never ate beans before. This is a healthy and easy recipe that is actually made from the leftover liquid when […]
What You Need to Know About Seeing a Doctor in Costa Rica as a Foreigner
When you travel in Costa Rica or any other country in the world, there will always be the possibility for you to get sick or need medical attention. I’ve luckily haven’t had anything major (knock on wood) but you never know what will happen. It’s good to read up on the medical system of the […]