Altough messy, often full with trash and a cacophony of sounds and smells. The city has a certain rhythm. And many have made of the streets their dominions.
Some years ago, I went to Guanacaste for the International Blues Festival. Several blues artists from Costa Rica, the United States, and Europe came to Tamarindo and Playa Potrero for a weekend of good music, sea, beach, and beautiful sunsets.
Perhaps the only place where mounted police can still be seen is at La Sabana Metropolitan Park—a 72-hectare area managed by ICODER. When I have some spare time and need to clear my head, it’s possible that I head to La Sabana. It’s a pleasant space with open skies, something different from what is commonly seen in the city.
he Plaza de la Cultura is a landmark in San José. As I understand it, the project began in 1973 following the declaration of the National Theatre—located next door—as a National Monument.
Metropolitan Park La Sabana is one of the main green lungs of the capital city. Seventy-two hectares of trees, sports areas, a lake, and the National Stadium
We met years ago while I was developing my first reservation system for Paradise Products Costa Rica. I had the honor of representing their project, called Granja Agroecológica Siwakabata, in an international trade mission organized by the ICT (Costa Rican Tourism Institute) about six years ago.
For several years now this guy. -Who’s an identity I ignore-. Can be seen in San José almost every day. Fully painted in gold he is (I believe) the only current or at least the most regular living statue of the city.
Altough messy, often full with trash and a cacophony of sounds and smells. The city has a certain rhythm. And many have made of the streets their dominions.
In the province of Cartago, very near the capital (more or less an hour by car) There is the Irazú Volcano National Park. One of ticos favorite one-day trips for the weekends.
