Forest Cover Extends to 75% of Costa Rica Despite Demand for Wood. In the northern part of Guanacaste, forested lands increased from 50 percent in 2005 to 60 percent just 10 years later, transforming the landscape that in the 1970s was nominated by livestock ranches, and now inspires eco-tourism, according to information released by the…
Earthquake in Costa Rica: A 6.9-magnitude earthquake shook Costa Rica at 8:28 pm last Sunday, November 12th, with an epicenter approximately 15 km southwest of the Central Pacific beach town of Esterillos, according to the National University’s Vulcanological and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica (OVSICORI). The quake was felt very strongly in the whole country…
For many years the Costa Rica departure tax ($29 per person) was paid at a stand at check-in at the airport. Now it may be incorporated in the ticket price depending on when you acquired tickets and which airline. If the Airline you are traveling with, and the date of your flight is from the time indicated…
It’s always a challenge to find new activates that can give us the satisfaction of adventure, knowledge and discover and on top, share it with the family. Here you can find a list of 10 activities for families in Costa Rica. You can either toss a coin and let fate decide or take the bull…
Find here a complete list of the direct flights that come to Costa Rica from Europe. As you decide to come to Costa Rica the first question, in such a small country is, probably… “To which airport should I fly?” Find here a complete article to answer that: Airports of Costa Rica… Which is better for…
The airline KLM opened two weekly flights to Costa Rica from Amsterdam. The KLM news site talks about how there are also alternatives to this direct flight on the other days of the week making a connection to Panama, thanks to a code shared with Copa Airlines. The new flight leaves Amsterdam-Schiphol at 3:25 p.m.,…
At Camino Travel we receive questions about the electrical plugs and voltage in Costa Rica all the time, so in order to answer these, here is a complete article on that important information for your trip The basics: Voltage: 110-120 Volts (Same as U.S./Canada, most other areas are 220-240 Volts) Primary Socket Types: North American…
At Camino Travel, we always encourage our passengers to get their travel insurance before traveling. Find here five powerful reasons for this! Your health and homeowners insurance, as well as credit cards, do not offer the protection you need for your trip Travel insurance in its elementary form usually grants trip cancellation, lost luggage, travel…
Dear colleagues As you may be aware, the Tropical Storm Nate that hit the Nicaragua’s Caribbean Coast and affected our Pacific Coast on October 09, caused severe damages in some of the main highways that connect principal cities and obliged the closing of many touristic sites and national parks. The country stayed under a national…
The Ministry of Transportation is working on the roads that had a major impact on the road infrastructure (roads, bridges and culvert steps). The work undertaken in neuralgic routes is detailed below: Panamerican Highway (North Portion): In this point, there has been some progress of the works that allow reestablishing the conditions of transit for…