The Truth About Costa Rica

If you're thinking about traveling in Costa Rica, reading my experiences can help you decide what to see and do while you're there. My husband and I went there at Christmas on a tour of 10 days in the group with the Caravan company, a tour provider which also guided tours of Mexico, Guatemala, Copper Canyon and the Canadian Rockies. The tour began in San Jose, the capital of Costa Rica The hotel is modern and comfortable, with a great buffet food (relatively) real. Due to tropical climate, local products of excellent quality, is available all year, obviously, grown on small farms, not giant factory farms common in North America. The local watermelon were the most delicious I had ever eaten, small (less than a foot in diameter) with bright red flesh is very sweet, quite different from California pale, tasteless, huge melons grown at Mexico trade and sold in the United States. Rice and beans are served at almost every meal, but there was always a great variety of dishes with spicy meat dishes and spicy vegetarian. I'm not vegetarian, but I love vegetables, so I was very happy with the menu and was one of the highlights of the trip. Bad food and hospitality noise can really affect a walk, but the scenery is fantastic. My last tour, with camper, we went to Mexico, and the chicken was the menu so often that to this day my husband will not eat more. "All pollo'ed out," is how he says. But it was not the case this time, so obviously, even with the same company trips, each trip is different, since the details are largely organized by local agents.We not spend much time in San Jose itself, guided only by way of local attractions. But I realized the windows and barred spirals of barbed wire that surrounds almost all houses and buildings, and two armed guards and the products of an appliance shop, of all places. Facing a bank, I could understand, but in a shop selling washing machines? The guide said that the local crime rate is extremely high. In Mexico, I have seen some windows boarded up, but some barbed wire. They said that robbery is a problem throughout Latin America, and an acquaintance who has traveled extensively around the continent, he told me not to take anything of value, along my journey. However, even with this caveat, the view was truly impressive. I'm not used to the world in Canada and the United States, and even the Caribbean do not have these obvious problems. Although Costa Rica is a trendy place for retirement for a lot of gringos, that really make me think twice before passing there.Costa Rica is a volcanic area, and the tour group went to see two volcanoes The Poas and Arenal Volcano. Poas Volcano was at a height, covered with a forest full of streaming clouds, fog Halloween unlike anything I've seen elsewhere. The crater, which contains a bright green, highly acidic lake was barely visible due to foggy conditions, but the only way through the forest has been useful itself.itself.The second volcano we visited was the Arenal, and recommend that all travelers to Costa Rica to establish a day to visit the hot springs on the side of the mountain. I've never seen a water park like this! Admission is $ 25.00 U.S. strong, probably priced beyond the reach of most residents, but worth every penny. The hot spring has about a dozen large pools each about 30 meters wide, with two downtown bars. The pools have a different temperature from hot to boiling. All pools are surrounded by tropical vegetation and trails. And 'very possible to spend a whole day without bored.Our these groups took a heavenly ride on the funicular, which runs between the canopy of the jungle. Every so often, a giant blue Morpho butterfly fluttering around the tram, so bright and iridescent seemed to be illuminated by a spotlight. We saw many birds and butterflies, snakes, but not color, unfortunately, even if there should be many varieties of them in the jungle. Neither jaguars, as they are rare and very shy.If going to walk into the rainforest, including groomed trails, be sure to wear walking shoes or sandals, and even long pants that can be added to the boots. I'm not kidding when I make this recommendation: the forest floor is full of biting ants, both army ants and leaf cutter ants, which have huge nests several feet in diameter. These ants actually

Uganda Gifted By Nature - A Perfest Safari Destination

Uganda, once called the Pearl of Africa "has recently been renamed to" Uganda gifted by nature "The word" gifted "in the slogan of the brand reflects the extraordinary natural wealth of Uganda and cultural diversity and the talents and people skills - all given as a gift to the world. Nature is seen as the giver of Uganda 's uniqueness of protection depends on the man to preserve its uniqueness for future generations.There are some of the places you go on safari and then there are places that make the special Safari. With so much to do and see, Uganda and offers a real safari destination. A gorilla safari is undoubtedly the best choice for tourists all over Uganda. Uganda is the only country where mountain gorillas can be seen in its natural habitat.Uganda houses over half of mountain gorillas in the world.I of a gorilla permit costs U.S. $ 360 and can be booked in advance as the number of people who can see these creatures is always limited.Uganda has over 1000 species of birds. Whether your preference is a bird watching safari in Uganda, you will not miss the rare shoe bill stork species.Take others to watch the birds 'shy and reserved in channel.Uganda s' the variety of landscapes and the magnificent scenery compared to any point on the African continent. Uganda is proud to be one of the countries of Africa with the highest concentration of crocodiles and the thrill of the rapids has been added Hippo.The agitation to new adventures in Uganda. One of the world's longest rivers, the Nile has enabled the tourism activities, including fishing and rafting and bungee jumping Jumping.The biodiversity in Uganda's forest reserves is impressive. Among the enormous braid of buttresses and tangled vegetation, vines and epipytes find lists of thousands of homes of forest habitat of the shy elephant shrew scaly tail flying squirrel. Not to mention our closest relative, the chimpanzee as a tool to preserve these precious havens, the Uganda Forest Department has launched 6 projects of tourism in forest sites most popular tourist routes around the country. You can take a safari in Uganda for an experience that leaves you full of good memories and certainly a destination not to be missed.