Travel Information and Experiences
The Arenal Volcano National Park, created in 1991 in order to protect 12,124 hectares of pure rainforest magic, is a perfect half-day introduction to the amazing beauty of this area. The park is located about a 30-minute from La Fortuna, 20 minutes from most hotels …
It’s April 2020. Obviously, we had to talk about the Coronapocalypse. In just a couple of months, we went from our normal day-to-day life to social distancing, closed borders, curfews and toilet paper hoarding. The spread of COVID-19 has been a devastating public health emergency, …
A look into the History of Nuevo Arenal, or how 2 towns sacrificed themselves to bring electricity to the countryside. Lake Arenal: An Ambitious Hydroelectric Project Nuevo Arenal may look like any other small town in Costa Rica, but it has quite an interesting history …
Papagayo Peninsula Beaches One of the best things about Nuevo Arenal is its proximity to the amazing beaches of Guanacaste. This time, we’ll focus on a few spots on the Papagayo Peninsula. People come from all over the world and pay hundreds (or thousands!) of …
Rio Celeste Hike Legend says that Rio Celeste (literally “light blue river”) was created when God finished painting the sky, and dipped his paintbrush in the river. While the explanation for the amazing bright turquoise color of the water is not as poetic – it …