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The Chirripó Valley – Exploring New Heights in Costa Rica

Cerro Chirripó – Costa Rica’s Highest Mountain Cerro Chirripó stands at 3821m, that’s 12,532 feet!  Let me put that into perspective…pretty much 4 times higher than England’s highest, Scafell Pike.  8,000 feet is the starting point for altitude sickness, so… Continue Reading…


Bijagua – Exploring Tenorio and Miravalles volcanoes

Rio Celeste waterfall near Bijagua

We’re so excited to be in an area of Costa Rica we haven’t explored before.  The town of Bijagua sits in between two of Costa Rica’s volcanoes, Tenorio and Miravalles.  This area is in the middle of Northern Costa Rica… Continue Reading…


Costa Rica Wildlife – Where we’ve been and what we’ve seen.

We have been to Costa Rica three times and will definitely go again.  The main reason?  The wildlife. If you’ve looked at the previous Costa Rica post and the amazing wildlife pictures in the photography section, you can see why we… Continue Reading…


Crazy for Costa Rica

On our first holiday to Costa Rica we arrived at our lodge and were taken to the bar for a welcome drink. While we were stood there, cocktail in hand, one of the staff dove into a bush and came out… Continue Reading…