Our Costa Rica Ventures Blog

This is a beautiful short video on what Costa Rica has to offer. Once you are there, the sounds of the jungle, the smell of nature and the fresh oxygen from the rain forest give you a totally new dimension of experience in Costa Rica. Let us know when you are ready to come down [...]

When traveling to Costa Rica, it is best to ensure that you travel or out of country medical insurance. Many credit cards offer this added benefit for up to 45 days. Check with your card provider or purchase through local insurance companies. When you plan on residing in Costa Rica for extended periods of time [...]

This is a common ground cover found in many areas of Costa Rica. Reminds me of insect eating plants. Looks like these plants just close for protection. Great for kid’s entertainment.

We found a family of White Face Monkeys while hiking in Drake Bay. They were harvesting fruit from palm trees next to us. Their little fingers are sooo strong, they could rip the hard thick green shell off of a coconut within seconds. That would take us several hardy tools like hammer and chisel or [...]

Most of us have flown in an airplane, even some small puddle jumpers. Flying in an ultralight plane over the rainforest, navigating with the wind currents and coasting over beaches and passing the parrots is quite another experience!  Me made friends with local pilot and navigation expert, Georg Kiechle, who took us out for some [...]