We explored caves and waterways that were carved out by the action of rain filtering through the limestone over 70 million years ago! The Barra Honda caves will be a new excursion next season, as well as swimming in off-the-beaten-path bioluminescent plankton pools. Check out these ghost-like formations! Come with a group of friends or [...]
Watch this short video below showing part of an Easter tradition that takes place in a few small villages in Guanacaste, Costa Rica, including our own, Paso Hondo. Not quite a church-sanctioned event, villagers parade a puppet of Judas around on horseback, and go door-to-door singing and asking for liquor to corrupt Judas. Then at [...]
Oh, the strange and delightful sights you'll see when you see the REAL Costa Rica with us at Pura Vida House. Oxen pulling ox carts are a symbol of Costa Rica, looking back to the days they were used to haul coffee and bananas. But these are not oxen pulling this cart! Yes, you're seeing [...]
Experience some street marimba with us after the Santa Cruz, Guanacaste rodeo. Toros a la Tica are great, but marimba music, the national music of Costa Rica, is a huge treat in the streets of the cultural capital of the country! Enjoy!
Watch the new video we took of the majestic Olive Ridley sea turtle arribada. This is the mass arrival of these sea creatures to Playa Optional, Guanacaste, Costa Rica each month to lay eggs on the same beach year after year, generation after generation. Watch now! When you stay with us at Pura Vida House, [...]
Here's how we made friends with a giant blue magpie-jay at Conchal beach the other day. Pura Vida!
Take a virtual ATV tour with us on one of our favorite outdoor adventures here in Guanacaste, Costa Rica. Live the free, outdoor pura vida lifestyle when you trust us with your Costa Rica adventure. We'll take you to the best places, known and unknown in the area!
Here is a giant papaya that Pastora brought over for us this week. It's from her tree in her yard, and she says this isn't even close to the biggest one - this one actually grew from a stem that's not the main trunk! I'm sure it tastes just as good as it is large! [...]
Watch our latest video in our Costa Rica Travel Advice series about one of the best-kept secret beaches in Central America, Playa Langosta. See you here soon on your authentic Costa Rica vacation.
How to avoid these 10 BIG mistakes on the court to increase your chances of winning matches: 1. DON’T: Don’t try to hit winners from behind the baseline. DO: When behind the baseline, maintain rallies, keep the point going, and save the winners for when you are inside the [...]
