Located on Lake Arenal just outside the town of Tilarán sits the secluded, eco-friendly Lake Arenal Brewery. It is the oldest continuously operating craft brewery in Costa Rica, although the Lake Arenal Brewery brand are not the original tenets. As mentioned…
As mentioned in our Costa Rica Craft Beer overview getting craft beer in La Fortuna has always been a challenge; getting it on tap was completely out of the question. That changed in October 2016 when the La Fortuna Pub opened. Since…
For the first installment of our craft beer articles we’re going to be reviewing Tierra y Libertad (Land and Liberty) brewery based in Hone Creek, Limón (just outside the popular Caribbean beach town of Puerto Viejo). My first exposure to…
I’ve long been a fan of craft beer; long before I was old enough to consume them my dad–a home brewer and avid fan of craft beers–would always find a brewery to visit on our family road trips. I toured…
Costa Rica is not the easiest country in the world to get residency, especially if you are not of retirement age. Even many retiree age individuals opt for the perpetual tourist route of making border runs every 90 days. By…
So now you’ve gotten your residency! Another important step along the way is getting your Costa Rican driver’s license. There is some information from the English newspaper The Tico Times as well as information from COSEVI (the Costa Rican equivalent…
In Costa Rica you can fly through the air in a canopy tour or hike through scores of different parks and trails. However among the most enjoyable activities in Costa Rica is going white water rafting. Costa Rica is blessed…
Since the dawn of time humans have dreamed of taking to the sky. For those of us living in the modern world it’s hard to grasp a world without airplanes, yet long before the Wright brothers famous flights at Kitty…
The weather in La Fortuna typically ranges from mildly warm (on overcast rainy days) to sauna like temperatures during the months of March and April. With that kind of heat cooling off isn’t a luxury, it’s a necessity. Air conditioning…