December 7th-13th, 2013 When was the last time you took a vacation just you and the guys? Come to Costa Rica for a week of outdoor adventures, golf, fishing, tennis and unforgettable memories with friends. Stay at the Pura Vida House, located on the Pacific Coast in Guanacaste; staffed by guides, hosts, cooks, maids and [...]
Pura Vida House is a great place to stay at if you want to combine your adventure trip to Guanacaste, Costa Rica with some white water rafting! Our favorite spots to take our guests is either the Tenorio River or the Colorado River, both located in Guanacaste. We recommend the Tenorio River to more experienced [...]
We were having dinner last week with my mother-in-law and she coined a term that I have never heard but that I thought sounded exactly what our vacations in Costa Rica are like, all in one word: Locatour! We all know the popular term Locavore, referring to people that prefer to eat food grown locally. [...]
Two of our favorite activities at Pura Vida House in Costa Rica, as well as our guests’ favorite activities, are hand pottery lessons at Rosa’s and taking excursions to nature preserves nearby and walking through the rainforest canopy on hanging bridges. Hand pottery lessons at Rosa’s house are great because it lets our guests experience [...]
We know you want a vacation packed with adventure, exploration, hanging out with the locals and seeing all the off-the-beaten-path places, but you also want a little time for R&R, to be pampered and then sit by the beach with an ice cold margarita, so you don't get home just to realize you need [...]
A typical day of vacation in Costa Rica for our non-tennis or golf playing friends starts just like most; sunlight and crows of roosters start to filter in your room, followed by the growls of howler monkeys off in the distance, and then song birds chiming in. The morning symphony, we call it. Head out [...]
People that are interested in coming on vacation to Pura Vida House often ask us what the beaches nearby look like, so I thought I would include in this blog a brief description of each of our favorite beaches, along with a photo to illustrate. Langosta Beach – Located 5 miles from Pura Vida House. [...]
Greetings from Guanacaste, Costa Rica. The green season has officially started here in Guanacaste, Costa Rica. That means a few hours of rain in the afternoons, and lots and lots of biodiversity. I can’t explain why many of the animals that we are now seeing were not as prevalent during Costa Rica’s summer. With the [...]
I recently read the story of Malacrianza, Costa Rica's most famous rodeo bull. I wanted to share it. He is the most feared and loved bull, and even has song written about him. Hard to believe a bull can have such fame and mystique, but just read this!: http://www.sbnation.com/longform/2013/5/14/4312042/legend-of-malacrianza-costa-rica-killer-toro-bullfightin Here at Pura Vida House, we [...]
The more time I spend here in Costa Rica, and specifically around Paso Hondo, our town here in Guanacaste, the more and more excited I get about all of the wildlife and birds we have on our doorstep. If you intend to vacation in Costa Rica for the vast aray of Costa Rican birds, Pura [...]
