Sloths Live in Costa Rica

If you want to be sure to see many sloths on you vacation to Costa Rica, you must visit the southern Caribbean Coastline.  This dense jungle setting and hot weather is perfect for sloth habitat.

Sloths move very slow and come down from the trees only to urinate and defecate.

You must visit The Sloth Sanctuary located 30 KM south of the port city of Limon.  It is owned and run by Judy and Lewis Arroyo. They purchased 320 acres of swampland along the Estrella River  and built a home.  One day they found an injured sloth which had been hit by a car.  They took him home and nursed him back to health and named him Buttercup.   Buttercup is now 16 years old and lives happily at the Sloth Sanctuary  with his other sloth friends. This was the beginning of Judy and Lewis's  quest to provide a sanctuary for injured sloths-to nurse them back to health and then release them to the wild.

I would love to share share this wonderful video:    http://www.slothville.com/

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Coffee in Costa Rica Must be Picked By Hand

Coffee in Costa Rica must be picked by hand.  It can't be machine picked because the coffee berries would be smashed and damaged.

Coffee is the number one export crop for Costa Rica, and  tourist who vacation in Costa Rica love to visit a coffee plantation-see It's beauty and taste the many blends.

In the central valley of Costa Rica there are two different coffee tours the tourists can take.

First there is Doka Four Generations Coffee Tour located 6 miles north of Alajuela, the second larges city in Costa Rica.  The Vargas Family  has owned and operated this coffee plantation for four generations.  Tours are offered four times a day and costs around $20 per adult.  You see how coffee is picked and harvested and then you taste four different blends of the coffee.  Also you can purchase coffee to take home.  click here to read all about this tour   http://dokaestate.com/

Second is the Britt Coffee Tour located in the central valley fews miles outside the capital city of San Jose.  The town is called Santa Domingo de Heredia.  This is a half day tour and costs $22 per adult.  The tour is inside a large coffee plantation-very scenic and the weather is cool and brisk.  click to read all about it  http://www.coffeetour.com/

Coffee is the crop that made many people wealthy.  However, coffee is not indigenous to Costa Rica.  The first coffee to be planted were for ornamental decoration for the green berries which later turn red.  By 1840 coffee had caught on growing well at 4.000 feet in the cool climate of the central valley,  and was  transported by oxcart over the mountains to Puntarenas and on by boat to Europe.  Today coffee is Costa Rica's number one export.

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How A Rental Car In Costa Rica Makes Your Vacation Better

Having a rental car while vacationing in Costa Rica allows the tourist  to enjoy more places and see close up the spectacular natural beauty. Costa Rica's infrastructure and friendly local people make it an ideal vacation destination to rent a car.

Tourist want certain things from a vacation:  a relaxing experience and escape from the the nine to five stressful business work week.  They want to learn new things and experience the attractions, thus create wonderful  memories.  A Costa Rica Rental Car allows one to explore on their own and not have to be with a bus filled with other tourist.

Being a small country, Costa Rica allows the tourist with a rental car to get from point A to point B with few problems.   Economy Rent A Car makes this possible.  No waiting in line for buses, wasting time picking up other passengers, or stopping for meals which take up a good bit of your time.  Click here to see all the advantages that Economy Car Rental has to offer.     www.economyrentacar.com

Tourist ask:  What kind of car should I rent?  A midsize car is great for visiting San Jose, Costa Rica's capital city.  And the near by suburb of Heredia offers great Coffee Tours.  The National Biodiversity Institute located near Heredia introduces one to the flora and fauna of Costa Rica. These places can be easily accessed by  rental car.

Poas Volcano National Park and La Paz Waterfall Gardens (breathtaking waterfalls and close up views of wildlife) are located forty five  minutes by rental car from San Jose and only thirty minutes by car from Alajuela, and are great choices for day trips.  The roads to these two places are good and easy to get to.

Visiting attractions outside the Central Valley and Metropolitan area, you will need to rent a 4x4 vehicle due to the infrastructure.  Some roads are bumpy and are dirt and gravel.

Costa Rica's beaches are easily accessed by rental car.  Jaco, , located in the Central Pacific- is famous for it's dark volcanic beaches, and is only two hours by rental car from the San Jose International Airport.  You do not need a 4x4 to reach this beach. However, the other beaches such as Manuel Antonio and the NW Guanacaste Beaches have some roads that require a 4x4 vehicle.

Manuel Antonio, a favorite tourist spot  and famous for it's sandy white beaches, is full of wildlife-most famous is the White Face Capuchin Monkey.  This beach is three and one half hours from the San Jose International  Airport and the road is good.   So a rental car is a good option for getting to and around Manuel Antoinio.

I want to thank Rachel Ratcliffe  for contributing this very informative article.  Rachel lives in Heredia, Costa Rica.  She works in tourism and also writes travel articles about the many fascinating places to visit.

Read Rachel's blog  https://www.economyrentacar.com/blog/

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