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Costa Rica

Guatemala Coffee Plantations

March 20, 2012

Guatemala Coffee Plantation Tour
Did you know that it takes about 100 pounds of Guatemalan coffee cherries to produce 20 pounds of green Guatemala coffee beans?
Guatemalan vacationers learn facts like these while touring a local Guatemalan coffee plantation on Caravan’s all inclusive Guatemala Tours. Most Guatemala coffee plantation owners welcome tourists onto their farms and even [...]

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Costa Rica Vacations

December 12, 2011

Costa Rica Vacations
With a name that means “Rich Coast” Costa Rica is the perfect vacation destination, with something in store for everyone who visits.
This Central American country is small in size (just under 20,000 square miles) but is overflowing with natural wonders and exotic beauty.
Types of Costa Rica Vacations
Because the country is small it is [...]

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Rainforest Tours of Costa Rica

December 9, 2011

Rainforest Costa Rica Tours
Costa Rica is home to over 10,000 species of plants and trees making it one of the most bio-diverse regions in the world. The forestation consists of luscious rainforests, mysterious cloud forests and unique tropical dry forests.
Costa Rica vacationers can enjoy the natural beauty of all three thanks to excellent Costa Rica [...]

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Bridge of Americas Panama Canal

November 21, 2011

Bridge of Americas Panama Canal
The Bridge of Americas or Puente de las Américas in Spanish, was built in 1962 as a more efficient way for vehicle traffic to travel between land masses on the North and South of the Panama Canal, along the Pan-American Highway.
The United States initiated and funded the project, which cost 20 [...]

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All Inclusive Vacations

November 11, 2011

All Inclusive Vacations USA, Canada & Central America
All inclusive vacations are a great way to travel worry-free. One of the main benefitsis that outside of your airfare, virtually all other costs are included in the ticket price of the vacation. Food, lodging, travel arrangements plus all activities, outings and even tips are taken care of [...]

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Hacienda Pinilla Costa Rica

March 25, 2010

Hacienda Pinilla Costa Rica
Out of the many beautiful beach fronts in Costa Rica that are naturally endowed with unique white sandy beaches and surrounded by verdant valleys, undulating mountains and pristine lakes and rivers, Hacienda Pinilla Costa Rica is surely one of the best.
Hacienda Pinilla boasts over three miles of pristine Pacific Ocean shoreline [...]

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Braulio Carrillo Park

March 25, 2010

Braulio Carrillo National Park
Costa Rica
Have you ever imagined yourself as an early explorer discovering a new world of tropical rainforests with luscious emerald green in all its glorious shades? Perhaps it is slightly overcast with a warm mist that is brightened up by rare and beautiful orchids that somehow blend naturally with the fauna and [...]

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Monteverde Costa Rica

February 12, 2010

Monteverde Cloud Forest
Costa Rica
Monteverde Costa Rica is one of this country’s most popular tourist destinations in part, because of the incredible biodiversity contained within its amazing wildlife refuges.
Monteverde, which means “Green Mountain” is one of the most verdant of places in Costa Rica and draws many thousands of tourists each year. This is a destination [...]

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Costa Rica Wetland Reserves

February 12, 2010

Costa Rica’s Northern Wetlands
Out of the numerous reserves, national parks and wildlife refuges in Costa Rica two noteworthy locations stand out. They are namely Cano Negro Wildlife Refuge and Cano Palma Wildlife Reserve.
Both are contained within the wetlands of Costa Rica near the northern border to Nicaragua and both [...]

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Tortuguero Costa Rica

January 18, 2010

Tortuguero Village, Park & Conservation Area
Loosely translated, the name Tortuguero means "turtle region".
Located in Limon Province just north of Tortuguero National Park on Costa Rica’s Caribbean coast is the small village of Tortuguero Costa Rica.
Tortuguero Village relies mainly on tourism and since it is isolated on a strip of land within [...]

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