ENCOUNTERING WILDLIFE

Posted by Jessica Beak on November 6th, 2017

This is Costa Rica, specifically the Guanacaste area so you will encounter wildlife in the least expected of places. Be ready to see cows crossing the roads, monkeys on the backyard of the hotel, iguanas everywhere and much more. Best advice: just take it in stride and DON’T FEED THE MONKEYS!

White-faced monkeys are very common in the area as well as Howler and Spider monkeys

WATER

Don’t buy bottle water. Bottle water here is very expensive and if you are planning on doing sunny adventures, you will be drinking a lot of water! Costa Rica has clean drinking water from the tap, use your own refillable water bottle and save a lot of money. Plus remember that Costa Rica is aiming to ban all single use water bottles by 2021. All plan of Costa Rica becoming first Carbon Neutral country.

EAT LOCAL

Looking to do Costa Rica on a budget? Then your best food choice is eating local. Many of our “sodas” or “chinos” offer a variety of Costa Rican dishes at a very decent price. Try the “Casado” dish (rice, beans, meat/chicken or fish, salad, sweet plantains) or our typical “gallo pinto” for breakfast. Avoid all international food chains and you will find a gastronomical paradise. Many local bakeries will offer breakfast and lunch options that will live you plenty full. Local dishes you can’t miss: casado, chifrijo, rice with chicken, gallo pinto, chicharrones and granizados.

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