planning a visit to Costa Rica

January is a great time to visit the Pacific side of CR. It’s dry, hot and they usually start working on the roads too! There are two good sections to look in to: Nicoya Peninsula and from Quepos south. On the peninsula you have numerous towns along the coast starting in Playa del Coco and going all the way to Montezuma. From Quepos, there is Manuel Antonio, Dominical, Uvita and the wilds of the Osa Peninsula.  I suggest getting a map and looking up each town and seeing what you like. Don’t think you can easily bounce around from place to place, especially on the Nicoya Peninsula. Roads are not paved, you may have to forge rivers, and some places just get completely washed out in the rainy season. It’s best to pick a place and not go too far. From Quepos, the road is paved and traveling will be easier (not that traveling around here is easy by any stretch of the imagination). Tourism has been down, but it is still best to book a place early.  Good luck!

Thanks so much for your response.

If you are looking for a nice place to stay for a few days I highly recommend tiki-villas.com/index.html. We have been in the area a few times and this is one special place.  Located between Dominical and Uvita.
Cheers .... Terry

Hi - just checked out the site - looks very interesting. Thanks for sending it to me

I sent you a PM, might be doubled up as the first seemed to enter cyberspace