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practical guide for an amazing
costa rican trip
how to get there?
Mae (ma- e) Mae can be used to mean "dude" between friendsPura vida (poor-ah vee-dah) "pure life," but more than anything, it's a way of life. This phrase symbolizes the Costa Rican idea of letting things go, and simply enjoying lifeico / Tica (tee-ko/tee-ka)ico / Tica (tee-ko/tee-ka) Due to a quirk of speech, Costa Ricans are called Ticos. Since Spanish uses gendered nouns, a Costa Rican man is a Tico, and a Costa Rican woman is a Tica. que mala nota! (kay mahl-ah no-tah) what a bad person!tuanis (too-ahn-ees) "too nice," this popular phrase means "cool." como amaneció? (coh-moh ah-mahn-es-ee-oh) how are you this morning?una teja (oo-nah tay-hah) 100 of anything, usually money (100 colones)estar de goma estar de goma (es-tar day goh-mah) to have a hangoverAguevado (ah-gway-va-doh) bored or boringjumas (hoo-mahs) drunkno joda! (no hoe-da) leave me alone!brete (bre-tay) work or jobpura paja (poor-ah pa-hah) crap; bullshitva jalando! (bah hahl-ahn-do get out of here!que pereza! que pereza! (kay pay-ray-sah) ugh, what a drag!estar de chicha (es-tar day chee-chah) to be angry
Costa rican slang
day one
Someone that loves you, cares for you and has been waiting to see you for the last 4 months will be waiting for you! You wil have a 20 minutes drive to her house, meet some family and friends and celebrate he moms birthday, to finally sleep after exactly 4 months and 4 days together! Be aware, you will most probably be kissed, hugged, jumped Be aware, you will most probably be kissed, hugged, jumped on! It may be a dangerous experience! But you will be fine if you have the right mindset. Love!
day two
Irazu Volcano
El Sanatorio Duran
Lankester Gardens
A nice volcano located in Cartago, one of Costa Rica coldest cities! We will fo there in the morning so is not cloudy! We will later go for a nice lunch and enjoy the view.
Is a nice place for photography! it used to be a hospital and some peope say is chanted. All this places are aound 2.5 hours from my home! !
Beautiful gardens! Is extremely relaxing and also nice for photography! It has an asian part too
Costa Rica most popular cloudy forest! Is only 2 hours away from home, in Puntarenas (where I was born) We will spend the night in a cozy hotel called Cabañas de la Pradera. In
here we will do hanging bridges, and skylines! For this specific weather you should have water proove jacket
and shows if possible! It may be cold at some point to .
We will then go back to my aunts place and I will show you We will then go back to my aunts place and I will show you the town where I grew up and give you to try some nice
icreams and traditional dishes! You will have some fun and then we can just relax in the room during the day, my aunts places is only 1 hour away from monteverde! The place is
called puntarenas!For this specific weather you should have bathing suit, sun For this specific weather you should have bathing suit, sun
glasses and light clothes! Wheather may change a loot in a 10 minutes drive!
day three and four
If we are really lucky enough we may be able to see this! This volcano is located in La Fortuna de located in La Fortuna de
San Carlos, around 3 hours away from home! The
weather here is humid but nice!
We will stay in the hotel We will stay in the hotel Linda Vista, booked by ex-pedia and we will visit the volcano, go to the hot springs and enjoy the place! As well we will
relax and enjoy
day five to seven
If we are really lucky enough we may be able to see this! This volcano is located in La Fortuna de located in La Fortuna de
San Carlos, around 3 hours away from home! The
weather here is humid but nice!
We will stay in the hotel We will stay in the hotel Linda Vista, booked by ex-pedia and we will visit the volcano, go to the hot springs and enjoy the place! As well we will
relax and enjoy
day EIGHT TO NINE
Our time at home!
day ten to twelve
Welll this is Limon now! Is the caribean coast and it looks kind of simi-lar to Jamaican Culture! Is alot of reggae and different stuff! at the begining we were going to stay ina fancy hotel but now we will stay in nice bungalows close to the main town so we can bike there and party and enjoy together! The places is just in front of the beach and have swimming pools! The place is 4 hour away from my house and
we can smoke here freely
Time at home
DAYS FIFTHEEN TO
EIGHTHEEN
Well at this point you must remember this one! Guanacaste, hotel Riu! Is going to be legend......waaaaait for it dary!! we will have out amaz-ing time together with a bathtube and a jacuzzy on the balcony! Amazing nights and endless meals with whole inclusive!!!
This is going to be our aniversary celebration!,
We must enjoy
Time at home
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I love you!