Costa Rica: Model For World Happiness?

Where is the “happiest place on earth ?” Disneyworld claims it is and, though it is a great place to enjoy once in a while, the most satisfying place to live in the world is officially tiny Costa Rica, winner of the Happy Planet Index. The Index measures three things: high life expectancy, high life [...]

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Costa Rica Budget Travel: An Essential Primer

For more than a decade, tropical Costa Rica has been a favorite vacation destination for Americans, Canadians and, increasingly, Europeans. Merely as big as West Virginia, its many attractions are world-famous: more than 780 miles of uncrowded coastlines on two oceans; parks and reserves covering 25 percent of its land area; and an incredible diversity of fauna and flora.

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Going to Costa Rica? Take A Costa Rica Fishing Vacation

You know the maxim: The worst day of fishing is better than the best day of work. Are you an avid angler a bit tired of being confined to local lakes and streams? Imagine winter fishing. Cold days on a frozen lake or crystal clear tropical days. Hard choice? Not!!! Trade in your Chapstick and runny nose for suntan lotion, shorts and a flowered shirt, hop a jet to Costa Rica and enjoy fishing like you have never thought possible. Costa Rica fishing is exactly what the doctor orders for winter time blues.

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It Is That Time Again: Say Goodbye To Old Man Winter And Plan Your Costa Rica Vacation

Is the world beginning to get you down, Bucko? Are you exhausted just trying to get along these days? Don’t let the world pass you by, get out of your funk! A Costa Rica vacation may be just the ticket. Consider:

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The Tirimbina Rainforest Center: Real Eco Tourism In Costa Rica

by Victor C. Krumm Eco tourism in Costa Rica takes many shapes and forms and is experienced or enjoyed in different ways. Indeed, the word “eco tourism” means different things and has different connotations to different people. For many people, Costa Rica eco tourism is about experiencing Costa Rica’s unbelievable biological diversity. Though it is [...]

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Costa Rica Vacation On A Budget: Pura Vida!

by Victor C. Krumm The tiny Latin America country, Costa Rica, is a terrific destination for hundreds of thousands of vacationers from Europe, Canada, the United States and other countries. They come for many reasons. Some love the great beaches. Others prefer the tropical mountains, great weather, outdoor activities, or adult nightlife (what happens here, [...]

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Treasure Island And Jurassic Park: Cocos Island of Costa Rica

by Victor C. Krumm Cocos Island is one of the treasures of the planet. The renowned Jacques Cousteau called this Costa Rica island the most beautiful island he had ever visited , Costa Ricans have declared this little national park one of its Seven Wonders, and it is being considered as one of the Seven [...]

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It Is Official: Costa Rica is First For Satisfaction Of Life

by Victor C. Krumm Disneyworld advertises it is the “happiest place on earth” but the most satisfying place to live in the world is officially tiny Costa Rica, winner of the Happy Planet Index. The Index measures three factors in 143 countries, encompassing 99 percent of the population on the planet: high life expectancy, high [...]

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Corcovado National Park – Visit The Osa Peninsula of Costa Rica

by Victor C. Krumm Without a doubt, Costa Rica is a beautiful, spectacular country and a premier tourist destination. Most people, though, have never heard of its natural gem, Corcovado National Park. This teeny park covers only 100,000 acres (about 42,000 hectares) of the Osa Peninsula, situated along the south Pacific coast of Costa Rica, [...]

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Costa Rica Attractions For The Vacation Of A Lifetime

by Victor C. Krumm Costa Rica is a small Central American country bordering the countries of Nicaragua and Panama. It is often considered to be a tropical paradise. In 1502, Christopher Columbus landed along its Caribbean coast and was so mesmerized he named the place ‘Costa Rica’, the ‘Rich Coast’. The name stuck. In a [...]

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