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Costa Rica coffee plantation
Tour a Costa Rica coffee plantation and view the growing, roasting, and processing that leads to your morning cup of java (Corel)

San José Family Highlights

By Travel Expert: Candyce H. Stapen

San José Overview

By Travel Expert: Candyce H. Stapen

Nestled between the Caribbean and Pacific seas, and serving as a land bridge between North and South America, Costa Rica has incredibly diverse ecological zones from cloud forests to mangrove swamps, rain forests, farmland, marshes, and coral reefs. Such environments create an abundance of plant and wildlife riches. An eco-sensitive country slightly smaller than West Virginia, Costa Rica protects about 27 percent of its land in national parks, refuges, and reserves. With about 850 species of birds and hundreds of species of mammals, and reptiles, Costa Rica offers lots to see in a relatively compact area. A visit here enables you to teach your children to value nature by experiencing it.

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Hotels

Hotel Grano de Oro
Paseo Colon
San Jose, Costa Rica
Hotel Class: Not Yet Rated
Distance: 4.3 Miles
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Marriott Costa Rica
RIVERA DE BELEN
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica
Hotel Class: 5 class stars
Distance: 0.9 Miles
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Melia Cariari
Autopista Grl. Canas, Cruce San Antonio De Belen
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica
Hotel Class: 3 class stars
Distance: 6.1 Miles
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Pacuare River
outside San José
San José, Costa Rica
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INBio Park
400m (4 blocks) north and 250m (2 1/2 blocks) west of the Shell station in Santo Domingo de Heredia
San Jose, Costa Rica
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La Paz Waterfall Gardens
6km (3 3/4 miles) north of Varablanca on the road to San Miguel
San Jose, Costa Rica
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