Looking to take something home from your trip to La Fortuna that isn’t a mass produced knick-knack with “Costa Rica” painted on it? Want to support a local artist? I can help you with that! Now I might be a…
Moving and Getting All Your Belongings to Costa Rica
Periodically CRTraveling accepts articles about areas of Costa Rica other than where Tyler is from (La Fortuna/Arenal) and general tips for living or traveling in Costa Rica by contributing authors. This article was contributed by Jason Mueller. Costa Rica is…
Medical Care in La Fortuna and Arenal Volcano Area
Getting sick, or worse injured, while traveling is a source of great preoccupation for a lot of travelers both new and experienced. No one wants to need to search out medical care on their vacation, but it’s always good to know…
How to Navigate or Figure out Directions in Costa Rica
One thing you may have noticed when planning to come to Costa Rica is that no one lists directions by a street address. The reason for that is simply that they don’t exist here (not yet anyhow). It’s true that in…
GeoCaching in Costa Rica
GeoCaching for those of you not familiar is a great, affordable (free) way to really explore an area and get off the beaten track. The basic premise is that users plant “caches” (usually small containers with a log book) and…
Angry Goats Brewery: Our Review
Angry Goats is the definition of a “micro” brewery; they also make some of the very best beer in Costa Rica. I recently got to spend a bit of time chatting with Angry Goat’s brewmaster John and sampling beer at…
Lake Arenal Brewery: Our Review
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…
La Fortuna Pub
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…
Tierra y Libertad Brewery: Our Review
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…
Costa Rica Craft Beer
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…