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We’re Ricky, a born-and-raised Tico (Costa Rican) and former tour guide; and Nikki, a writer, published guidebook author, and Tica (Costa Rican) at heart. We’re a happily married, nature-loving, adventurous couple in our 15th year of exploring Costa Rica together. In addition to writing this Costa Rica Travel Blog, we’re the team behind several other Costa Rica-based projects, including:

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Today's the day! The second edition of my #CostaRi

Today's the day! The second edition of my #CostaRica #guidebook Moon Costa Rica (2021) with @moonguides is out now. Thank you to every future Costa Rica traveler who preordered the guide. You helped it reach "bestseller" status on Amazon.com on Day 1. I appreciate you! 💛⁣
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Sending a virtual hug to @richelmichel to thank you again for all you did to make this guide great! 🤗⁣
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To everyone else, if you're planning a trip to Costa Rica in the near future (or you know of anyone who is) please consider picking up a copy of the book. My Costa Rican husband and I worked tirelessly on this book to help you have an incredible and affordable #vacation. We'd be honored if it makes it into your home and travel pack. ⁣
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Gracias amigos and #puravida! 👍

Marvel at the nation’s beautiful landscape! #Cos

Marvel at the nation’s beautiful landscape! #CostaRica is a mountainous country. You’ll see #mountains and/or #volcanoes almost everywhere you go, even if you’re destined for beach communities (several are backed by or fan out over hills). Some cities and towns located in and around the Central Valley and Highlands sit in valleys or atop plateaus surrounded by tall, rugged terrain, which creates endless opportunities to snap multidimensional landscape photos like the one captured here near Turrialba.⁣
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Learn more about Turrialba and other picturesque destinations in the “Central Valley and Highlands” chapter of our newest #guidebook Moon Costa Rica (2021) published by the prestigious @moonguides. Pre-order the paperback book or e-book now and get it as soon as it’s released on November 16th, 2021, just in time for the holidays and winter travel! #Puravida amigos! 👍 ⁣
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Photo credit: @puravidaeh Ricky & Nikki Solano

Lounge around in paradise! A sign at the @BananaBe

Lounge around in paradise! A sign at the @BananaBeach restaurant and hotel in the coastal community of Santa Teresa on the Nicoya Peninsula in #CostaRica reads: “Welcome to Paradise!” If you’ve been to #SantaTeresa, you know the sign is spot on—the town’s long, silky beaches; inventive, healthy cuisine; and calm surf and yoga vibe are all paradisiacal. Coming here is easy. Leaving is one of the hardest things you’ll ever do. ⁣
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Learn more about Banana Beach and Santa Teresa in the “Nicoya Peninsula” chapter of our newest #guidebook Moon Costa Rica (2021) published by the prestigious @moonguides. Pre-order the paperback book or e-book now and get it as soon as it’s released on November 16th, 2021, just in time for the holidays and winter travel! #Puravida amigos! 👍 ⁣
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Photo credit: @puravidaeh Ricky & Nikki Solano

Drink pipa fria! Cold coconut water is just as del

Drink pipa fria! Cold coconut water is just as delicious and refreshing as it sounds. Not only is it the perfect way to cool down on a hot day in #CostaRica, but if you’re lucky enough to find a street vendor stationed at a scenic spot, the drink also provides an excuse to pause travel and take in a beautiful view. I purchased this pipa fria along Highway 34 just south of the beach town of #Jaco on the central Pacific coast. It was a great way to reenergize AND admire #PlayaJaco at a distance.⁣
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Learn more about Jaco, Playa Jaco, pipa fria, and Costa Rican food in general in the “Central Pacific” and “Essentials” chapters of our newest #guidebook Moon Costa Rica (2021) published by the prestigious @moonguides. Pre-order the paperback book or e-book now and get it as soon as it’s released on November 16th, 2021, just in time for the holidays and winter travel! #Puravida amigos! 👍 ⁣
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Photo credit: @puravidaeh Ricky & Nikki Solano

Relax on a secluded beach! If you want to chill ou

Relax on a secluded beach! If you want to chill out by the water, you’ll have your pick of prime beaches in #CostaRica. This shot of #PlayaPreciosa (also called #PlayaPlatanares) near the town of Puerto Jimenez on the #OsaPeninsula shows just how heavenly Costa Rica’s remote, unoccupied beaches can be. At places like these, you’ll have the ocean, the beach, the view, and the wildlife sightings all to yourself. Enjoy!⁣
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Learn more about Playa Preciosa and Puerto Jimenez in the “Osa Peninsula and Southern Pacific” chapter of our newest #guidebook Moon Costa Rica (2021) published by the prestigious @moonguides. Pre-order the paperback book or e-book now and get it as soon as it’s released on November 16th, 2021, just in time for the holidays and winter travel! #Puravida amigos! 👍 ⁣
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Photo credit: @puravidaeh Ricky & Nikki Solano

Explore the Terraba-Sierpe National Wetlands! Rega

Explore the Terraba-Sierpe National Wetlands! Regardless of whether you sign-up for a guided boat tour that weaves around the wetlands or you’re merely cutting through the wetlands on your way to or from Drake Bay, they’re worth a look. Here, you can admire multiple types of #mangroves, and you may even see some of the resident wildlife, including crocodiles, snakes, birds, and more. ⁣
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Learn more about the Terraba-Sierpe National Wetlands in the “Osa Peninsula and Southern Pacific” chapter of our newest #guidebook Moon Costa Rica (2021) published by the prestigious @moonguides. Pre-order the paperback book or e-book now and get it as soon as it’s released on November 16th, 2021, just in time for the holidays and winter travel! #Puravida amigos! 👍 ⁣
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Photo credit: @puravidaeh Ricky & Nikki Solano

Witness a rainforest phenomenon! One attraction th

Witness a rainforest phenomenon! One attraction that never ceases to catch travelers’ attention and draw in people from all over the world is Rio Celeste inside the #TenorioVolcanoNationalPark in #CostaRica. While there’s a lot to see inside the #nationalpark, #RioCeleste is most eye-catching, especially at the spot known as “Los Tenideros” where you can see the river’s clear water instantly transform into opaque, bright blue water. ⁣
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Learn more about Rio Celeste and the Tenorio Volcano National Park in the “La Fortuna and Monteverde” chapter of our newest #guidebook Moon Costa Rica (2021) published by the prestigious @moonguides. Pre-order the paperback book or e-book now and get it as soon as it’s released on November 16th, 2021, just in time for the holidays and winter travel! #Puravida amigos! 👍⁣
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Photo credit: @puravidaeh Ricky & Nikki Solano

Tour a #coffeeplantation! As a young boy, Ricky en

Tour a #coffeeplantation! As a young boy, Ricky endured grueling work at #CostaRica coffee plantations so we have a deep, earned respect for the strong and hardworking individuals who handpick coffee fruit—the first step in coffee production. To learn how coffee is made and to get to know the people who make it, spend a few hours at a coffee farm, ideally one like the family-run @ElToledoCoffeeTour where #organiccoffee and other coffee-based products are manufactured using #sustainable practices. ⁣
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Learn more about El Toledo Coffee in the “Central Valley and Highlands” chapter of our newest #guidebook Moon Costa Rica (2021) published by the prestigious @moonguides. Pre-order the paperback book or e-book now and get it as soon as it’s released on November 16th, 2021, just in time for the holidays and winter travel! #Puravida amigos! 👍 ⁣
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Photo credit: @puravidaeh Ricky & Nikki Solano

Hike a cloud forest reserve! Foggy, mysterious, bi

Hike a cloud forest reserve! Foggy, mysterious, biologically diverse cloud forest reserves sit atop high-elevation destinations in #CostaRica waiting to be explored. Home to unique species of wildlife, birds, plants, and trees, cloud forests invite a different kind of hiking experience than what’s possible in the rainforest, and provide equally important learning opportunities. This enticing photo, taken inside the #Monteverde Cloud Forest Biological Reserve (one of Costa Rica’s most visited cloud forest reserves), displays the lush, damp, lichen-coated growth that’s characteristic of a #cloudforest.⁣
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Learn more about Monteverde, the Monteverde Cloud Forest Biological Reserve, other cloud forest reserves in Costa Rica, and cloud forest ecosystems in general in the “La Fortuna and Monteverde” and “Background” chapters of our newest #guidebook Moon Costa Rica (2021) published by the prestigious @moonguides. Pre-order the paperback book or e-book now and get it as soon as it’s released on November 16th, 2021, just in time for the holidays and winter travel! #Puravida amigos! 👍 ⁣
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Photo credit: @puravidaeh Ricky & Nikki Solano

Get creative in Sarchi! Art, woodworking, and cult

Get creative in Sarchi! Art, woodworking, and culture coexist in the humble small town of #Sarchi, #CostaRica, where you can visit a factory that manufactures the nation’s beloved oxcarts. Not only can you purchase beautiful souvenirs at the factory but also you can meet and financially support working artists and craftsmen. If you’re lucky, you may even get to shellac an oxcart wheel!⁣
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Learn more about the town of Sarchi and traditional oxcarts in the “Central Valley and Highlands” chapter of our newest #guidebook Moon Costa Rica (2021) published by the prestigious @moonguides. Pre-order the paperback book or e-book now and get it as soon as it’s released on November 16th, 2021, just in time for the holidays and winter travel! #Puravida amigos! 👍 ⁣
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Photo credit: @puravidaeh Ricky & Nikki Solano

Check out some beach caves! We love this photogeni

Check out some beach caves! We love this photogenic beach cave at #PlayaVentanas, not far from the community of Ojochal in the Central Pacific region of #CostaRica. The #beachcave is best accessed during low tide, at which time you can walk through the rock formation from the beach to the ocean or vice versa. Remain watchful of the tide, however; it can rise quickly and make playing around in the cave dangerous.⁣
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Learn more about the beach cave, Playa Ventanas, and Ojochal in the “Central Pacific” chapter of our newest #guidebook Moon Costa Rica (2021) published by the prestigious @moonguides. Pre-order the paperback book or e-book now and get it as soon as it’s released on November 16th, 2021, just in time for the holidays and winter travel! #Puravida amigos! 👍 ⁣
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Photo credit: @puravidaeh Ricky & Nikki Solano

Swim at the base of a waterfall! There’s certain

Swim at the base of a waterfall! There’s certainly more than one #waterfall you can swim at in #CostaRica but the Llaños del Cortes Waterfall (oftentimes cited erroneously as the Llaños del Cortez Waterfall) is one of the easiest waterfalls to access, not to mention an easy day trip from Liberia and the LIR airport. Tucked away in #Guanacaste near Bagaces, this gentle cascade is steps from a parking lot and is suitable for kids, making it a great choice for families and travelers of all ages. ⁣
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Learn more about the Llaños del Cortes Waterfall, Bagaces, Liberia, and the LIR airport in the “Guanacaste and the northern Pacific coast” chapter of our newest #guidebook Moon Costa Rica (2021) published by the prestigious @moonguides. Pre-order the paperback book or e-book now and get it as soon as it’s released on November 16th, 2021, just in time for the holidays and winter travel! #Puravida amigos! 👍⁣
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Photo credit: @puravidaeh Ricky & Nikki Solano

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