Archive for October, 2008

Sierpe in Costa Rica South Pacific

Thursday, October 30th, 2008

The quiet little town of Sierpe is located about 30 kilometers from the Pacific Ocean along the Rio Sierpe at only 15 miles south of Palmar del Sur and a few miles from the Pan-American Highway. Is the main access for those wishing to go to Corcovado National Park or Isla del Caño. Sierpe is a small town dedicated to banana cultivation located about 280 kilometers south of San Jose City in the province of Puntarenas. The best way to get to Sierpe is on a domestic flight from the Juan Santamaria International Airport until Palmar in the South and from there take a boat or a water taxi that will lead there.

The village of Sierpe is located in the splendid Valley Diquis and is a key coastal port, usually used by tourists wishing to explore the beautiful and untouched Osa Peninsula, famous for its nature. Besides being Sierpe a colony settled near the Rio Sierpe, is a village which has complete commercial services, adequate hotels and luxurious lodgings for all budget with also a good number of restaurants and bars. It is used by many transportation waterway companies as a starting point for boat tours that are going to discover this beautiful region of the country. Sierpe is also used by many hotels in the province as a starting point to pick up the tourists who make tours in the region.

From the point of view of conservation, Sierpe is an important town since it serves as a gateway to one of the largest mangrove reserves in Latin America. The National Wetland Térraba-Sierpe it is located where the mouths of rivers Sierpe and Térraba unite and contains some of the world’s largest mangrove. It is habitat for an incredible diversity of indigenous animals of all kinds like birds and reptiles, including turtles, crocodiles, monkeys, alligators, frogs and many more. This wetland is a wonderful place so impressive that must be visited by all those who are in Sierpe.

In addition to the mangrove reserve, Sierpe offers to the travelers the best fishing opportunities of Costa Rica throughout all the year. There are enough local shops that sell hooks, bait and other fishing equipment. In these shops the tourist can rent or buy the necessary things that will use during their fishing trips at comfortable prices. Sierpe offers not only fish but also wonderful diving expeditions for those who want to prove more exciting activities.

As for its nightlife Sierpe has nice bars and restaurants which offers a quiet but very nice ambient for those tourist who likes to enjoy a festive atmosphere without too many people and bustle.

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Surfing in Costa Rica

Monday, October 27th, 2008

For a lot of people is the paradise for surfers, Costa Rica has been for some time one of the top surfing destinations in the world for a lot of reasons. For example the perfect breaking point of the waves on the beaches and the perfect right-and left found here makes this small Central American country that is today the leader in the surfing world. With its beaches usually very clean, pristine and rarely congested, Costa Rica definitely has become the favorite a favorite surfer nest, especially for those who want to try some of the most challenging waves on the planet.

Costa Rica has a fantastic coastal climate, the water temperature is warm all year around, the shores of the Atlantic and the Pacific have at least 50 points very famous because their surf breaks all along the beach. Very beautiful and truly spectacular, the waves here are great with many wave breaks and with many corals along the entire coast. For the surfers these are the perfect places to enjoy and practice surfing. Although some of the beaches are not easily accessible due to poor road conditions, for a lot of surfers is the trip well worth because the waves are very good throughout the year. Some of the beaches with wave breaks like those that are seen in Playa Pavones have the longer journeys in the world and definitely justifies the arduous journey to this point.

Normally the beaches of Costa Rica that are less congested places like Sydney, Hawaii or Southern California also offer economic accommodation, hotels, resorts, local clinics, stores dedicated to rent at economical prices equipment for surfing and all its attractions. If you are doing surfing on the beaches of the Atlantic coast of Costa Rica keep in mind that the season for surfing is not very long partly because that many of the waves are produced by tropical storms of the Mexican coast. In the Pacific coast the waves are smaller but more consistent and usually generated by low pressure in remote regions like New Zealand. The biggest waves that can be enjoyed for the surfers can located on the coast of Costa Rica in the months of April through October, but it is from December to April that surfing is more clear and most favored.

The more important five destinations for surfing in Costa Rica are Hermosa Beach, Playa Grande, Playa Pavones, Salsa Brava and Rocas Embrujadas. However there are other popular popular points for the surfing in Costa Rica, for example Playa Dominical, Santa Teresa Beach Mal Pais Beach, Playa Negra, Junquillal Beach, Playa Naranjo and Playa Avellana. These beaches also noted for its beautiful natural scenery and relaxed lifestyle which fits perfectly with the lifestyle of surfers.

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