Costa Rica Traveler » adventure http://www.costaricatraveler.com/blog Travel and Life in Costa Rica Fri, 02 Sep 2011 14:00:25 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 Rafting the Mighty Pacuare River http://www.costaricatraveler.com/blog/rafting-the-mighty-pacuare-river/ http://www.costaricatraveler.com/blog/rafting-the-mighty-pacuare-river/#comments Wed, 02 Dec 2009 21:15:29 +0000 admin http://www.crtraveler.com/blog/?p=216 The other day I got the chance to go whitewater rafting with Costa Sol Rafting, which offers rafting tours on two different rivers in Costa Rica. I had heard that Pacuare River, which we would raft that day, is one of the best rivers for rafting in Costa Rica, so I sure was excited for the trip.

The Pacuare's famous Dos Montañas Canyon.

After a hearty breakfast of gallo pinto and eggs, we made our way to Tres Equis, Turrialba, where we met our river guide, Luis, and got all the equipment for the tour. We were also told that we were lucky, because it had been raining the nights before which meant that the river was the perfect height for an exciting but still safe ride. After the usual safety instructions and a small try out on land, we jumped in the boat and went off to face 18 miles and around 50 rapids, which we would raft that day.

Pacuare River offers Class III

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This past Monday, I went on an all-day adventure trip. After meeting the tour operator Authentic Adventure Eco Tours in San Josí and waiting for quite some time, we eventually boarded the tricked-out Land Rovers and headed out of town. The first part of the trip, which was spend in the Land Rover, consisted of driving through Alajuela to Grecia and Sarchi, stopping first for the towns all-steel church and second for Sarchi

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The turtles are the area’s claim to fame, but there are other reasons to visit Tortuguero, too. Here’s an article by Nick Majerle.

Maybe there is something to the old maxim, or maybe it doesn

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