Heads up, eco-lovers, here’s an extra-special treat! Of all the woodlands around the planet, “cloud forests” are among the rarest, making up just 1 percent of the total. These are cool, foggy, high-altitude forests packed with gnarled trees, ferns, bromeliads, orchids, and epiphytes (plants which...
Central America is a region of volcanoes - home to what’s known as the Central American Volcanic Arc - with most countries endowed with at least a dozen. Costa Rica, the region’s most popular country touristically, boasts 15 of them – and five of them...
It was already one of the world’s most incredible destinations, but now it’s so much more! Costa Rica is now officially one of the most sustainable countries in the world, something that’s essential in destinations that attract so much tourism and have so many natural...
At Iberia Joven we love to come up with intriguing stuff, and here's a good example. Why, do you think, would many consider San José's University of Costa Rica a must-visit for young people? The country's largest university, founded in 1940 and located in San Pedro, an easily accessible eastern suburb (really, a...
San José’s Chinatown is located in the Cathedral district around Calle 9 – its main thoroughfare, known to locals as the Students’ Promenade. You enter through a striking Asian archway, the first of its kind in a Central American city. No wonder it’s one of the...
Backpackers visiting San José as well as young people – locals and those studying abroad alike – all want to have a good time once the sun goes down, and Costa Rica’s capital obliges with three main areas serving up a wide variety of nightlife: ...
December and January are the best times of the year for travelling to Costa Rica, with minimum temperatures of 15ºC and maximum temperatures that go up to around 25ºC...
