Month: September 2018

Costa Rican pineapple

Pineapple from Costa Rica Some words and titles evoke more than others. Costa Rican pineapple will sound exotic to many, mouth-watering to others, or like the title of a horror film to some. So why are there so many differences in people's apprehension of this exotic fruit? We're going to take a look at the pineapple in Costa Rica, its history, culture and the effects of production on the environment. We'd like to make it clear that our role is that of a neutral, objective observer, and that we take our information from...

Green offices

The original idea We've been creating sustainable tours for our travelers for years. It was time for us too to benefit directly from the benefits of Costa Rican nature. Our project this year was to select plants that would be beneficial for the air quality in our offices. Well, that's that. We based ourselves on a NASA study: a link which lists the most effective plants in the fight against the many toxic molecules, substances, gases and chemical compounds which pollute our daily lives. These substances...

Day 6: La Fortuna

La Fortuna is a special stop for our family, as we have our own house there. For us, this is the stage of least interest (I'm talking about discovery, of course), but it has the enormous advantage of being able to stock up on clean clothes! The kids can also take advantage of this two-day stopover to get some rest. Casa Terraza Colonial Our absence didn't seem to bother our friends the locusts. The mascaradas This morning, however, there's a strange hustle and bustle in the center of La Fortuna. The town is hosting a festival of Masacaradas today. It...

Have a great week!

Sunset at Nosara If you're in public transport, in your car, in traffic, take a deep breath. You're almost there, Costa Rica: its beaches, its Latin ambience, the sandals on your toes... Have a great week! Morpho Evasions tailor-made travel agency in Costa Rica. var _paq = _paq || []; var url = "https://morpho-evasions-costa-rica.storychief.io/morpho-evasions-vous-souhaite-une-bonne-semaine?id=1434376087&type=2"; const queryDict = {}; location.search.substr(1).split("&").forEach(function(item)...

Day 5: Discovering Cahuita National Park

Cahuita National Park After the previous day's excitement at the Bribris, this morning we decided to visit Cahuita National Park. This park has a number of special features, including being home to many sloths. Raccoons and coatis are also a common sight. Access to the park is also quite special: no ticket, just a voluntary donation. It is usually recommended to donate between 10 and 15$ per person. Profits are donated to an association responsible for park maintenance. Once the donation has been made, we enter the park...

Day 4: At the Bribris

Meeting the Bribris It's with great emotion that we wake up this morning, because since the creation of our Family trip, this stage is undoubtedly one of the most eagerly awaited. We set off from our hotel in Puerto Viejo de Limon towards Bribri. The road turns into a track after the village of Bribri, and we continue towards Bambu. It will take us around 1h15 to reach Bambu, the place where we met Gustavo, from Puerto Viejo de Limon. We park our vehicle near a pulperia (a small shop where you can buy a...

Day 2: Visit to the village of Tortuguero

Day 2: Visit to the village of Tortuguero Daddy, Mommy, we can hear the monkeys! Yes, in Tortuguero it's very common to be woken by howler monkeys, usually heard at dawn and dusk. We were on our way to the lodge's restaurant when a member of staff pointed out a caiman that had come to visit the lodge's guests a few metres from the restaurant. Comfortably seated in the bed of a small river, a caiman of respectable size has come to greet us and observe attentively all the people seated at the table in...

Family Trip - Day 1 Tortuguero

Day 1: To Tortuguero Departure for Tortuguero It's 6:15 a.m. and the bus from our lodge has just arrived. The kids are thrilled; they love the bus and experience their first ride as an experience in its own right. 1 hour later, after crossing the Braulio Carillo National Park, we arrive at the lodge's restaurant in Guapiles, a town halfway between the capital San José and the Caribbean coast. Once we arrived at the restaurant, we had the...

Family trip to Costa Rica

A family trip to Costa Rica The initial idea The idea for the articles to follow on family travel in Costa Rica came from the many enthusiastic traveler comments and our desire, as travel designers, to enjoy the beauty of Costa Rica as a family too. We therefore decided to take our two daughters on a typical 10-day trip, adapted to children and synonymous with a vacation for parents. So it was with great pleasure that we set about building our own trip, as we advise travelers day after day on...

Poas Volcano National Park reopens

The Poas volcano and its crater. After 16 months of closure due to intense volcanic activity, Poas Volcano National Park opened its doors to the public (by reservation only) on August 31, 2018. With over 400,000 visitors year-round, this reopening was eagerly awaited, as Volcan Poas National Park was the second most visited site in Costa Rica after Manuel Antonio National Park. The financial hole left by this closure has been estimated at nearly 150 million colones for the area. Here are the 10 things you need to know about the reopening of Poas volcano. Opening at...