San José Features

San José Features

• Top Reasons to Go to San José
  

  Eating out: After traveling around Costa Rica eating mostly rice and beans and chicken, you'll appreciate San José's varied restaurants... Read more

• Eco-Lodges in San José
  

  Clean? Green? Pristine? San José is none of these, but even in Costa Rica's congested capital, you can count on a handful of pioneers... Read more

• Missing History
  

  Blame it on the earthquakes. Costa Ricans are quick to attribute the scarcity of historic architecture in San José and around the country... Read more

• Soccer in Costa Rica
  

  Sports mean one thing in San José: soccer. Very young boys (and a slowly increasing number of girls) kick around a ball—or some... Read more

• Eco- or Sustainable Tourism
  

  Ecotourism, a relatively recent addition to the English language, has been defined as travel to natural areas to observe and learn about wildlife... Read more

• Last, Last-Minute Buys
  

  If you really didn't have time to shop, never fear. Aeropuerto Internacional Juan Santamaría has two noteworthy souvenir shops&mdash... Read more