San Jose, the capital of Costa Rica, is situated on a plateau in the beautiful Central Valley. The highlands are surrounded by a stunning range of mountains, volcanoes and scenic valleys. The city of San Jose is home to a good number of attractive places, sightseeing spots and platforms for fun activities. Continue reading SJO Maps
Bed and Breakfast San Pedro
Situated in a quiet neighborhood of San Pedro, Bed and Breakfast San Pedro is a cozy little inn in the San Jose Province of Costa Rica. The charming bed and breakfast service is mainly geared towards vacationers, particularly backpackers, who want a budget friendly accommodation for their tropical retreat. Continue reading Bed and Breakfast San Pedro
Posada el Quijote
Posada El Quijote is a bed and breakfast service in Escazu, in the province of San Jose, Costa Rica. Standing on top of a lushly forested hill, the inn is widely known for its hospitable owners and concierge, wonderful amenities, stunningly beautiful surroundings and an elegant Spanish Colonial architecture. Continue reading Posada el Quijote
La Baula Lodge
La Baula Lodge is standing by a river of Tortuguero National Park, a breathtakingly beautiful nature reserve on the Caribbean Coast of Costa Rica in the province of Limon. Continue reading La Baula Lodge
Clarita’s Beach Hotel and Bar
Clarita’s Beach Hotel and Bar is an oceanfront hotel standing steps away from the picturesque beach of Jaco, Costa Rica. With the promise of unique experiences and rip roaring adventures, the hotel lures travelers who are seeking a platform to have a truly wild and exhilarating holiday. Continue reading Clarita’s Beach Hotel and Bar
Yoga Teacher Training in Costa Rica
People who have been practicing Yoga on a regular basis for a few years and want to join a yoga teacher training course, Costa Rica offers a variety of places where one can join any kind of teacher training they wish. Many Resort centers in Costa Rica offers different types of teacher training course with different curriculum which are different from one another because some might place greater emphasis on different areas though they hold a common ground.
People who don’t even want to teach yoga, they can also do a yoga teacher training course for intensifying their practice and enhance the knowledge of philosophy, anatomy, alignment, sequencing, ethics, lifestyle, practicum, methodology, teaching and electives.
There are many yogis who think taking yoga as a profession is better than many other jobs but sometimes it doesn’t work in their way. Actually it is not a business for earning a lot of money. People who have strong passion for the discipline and want to focus only on the healthy life system and to take others into this holy journey, they can take Yoga as a profession but before starting teaching others it is very important to do some teacher training course as learning yoga or practicing yoga and teaching yoga is not the same thing. There are many great Yoga teachers who are working incredibly hard and managing a few classes a week at the same time keeping their regular jobs.
Every yoga school can have different levels of designation on the level and types of training they offer. In Costa Rica there are various types of yoga teacher training courses offered by different training centers and lets introduce just few of these:
Anamaya Resort:
Anamaya Resort is situated in one of the most beautiful beach towns, surrounded by verdant rainforests, is perched on the edge of a cliff overlooking breathtaking ocean views. Close the the center there are some thundering waterfalls waterfalls and gracing shimmering pools of clear cool water. It is a great place for doing Yoga teacher training course. 200 hours of yoga teacher training course offered by Anamaya Resort guided by experienced instructors. It also offers many other yoga classes and retreats including many types of activities that focus on harmony of body, mind and soul. This resort also offers several Yoga Alliance teacher certification classes that usually run for a month guided by some of the best yoga teachers in the world.
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Costa Rica Weather
Costa Rica is just a paradise with its diverse sights, attraction, wildlife and also the weather. Because of its various elevations, Costa Rica is considered as a tropical country but it can be divided into several climate zones.
Each year many travelers visit Costa Rica but they have to gain proper knowledge about the weather condition of the country before traveling so that they can take proper preparation to avoid any kind of problem and enjoy the true beauty of the nature. Americans usually get fewer vacation days per year than the people of other countries enjoy. So they want to enjoy the sun rather than sitting in a hotel room for avoiding the rain. Continue reading Costa Rica Weather
Costa Rica Hotels for Adventure
An adventure hotel is an establishment meant to cater for the accommodation, lodging, meals and other services needs of visitors or tourists who have gone out to adventure. Often adventure hotels are located in the remote countryside quite away from the town, usually located strategically to be easily accessed easily by the adventurists. It may be found adjacent to a natural attractive feature such as a National park, a rainforest or a mountain where after the visitors have gone out to adventure they can conveniently access the hotel services. Continue reading Costa Rica Hotels for Adventure
Hotel Catalina
Hotel Catalina is a charming boutique hotel and bed and breakfast service in Jaco, Costa Rica. It is found right on the beach on the southern end of Jaco, in the Central Pacific Coast of the country. Continue reading Hotel Catalina
About Costa Rica
Costa Rica is located in Central America bordering Nicaragua to the north; Panama to the south; the North Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east. Costa Rica is a peaceful, socially and politically stable country with a notable academic level of its population and high standards of modern services. It is among the most visited and toured countries in the world due to its limitless tourism potential. The country remains a tourist hub due to a number of factors.
Sustainable Tourism
Costa Rica is one of the world’s “greenest” countries, because of its dedication to its conservation and sustainable use of natural resources. This entails managing resources for development in such a manner that they are not depleted or destroyed but available for use by future generations too. The country has put some measures in place to ensure sustainability in the tourism industry. One of such measures is through its program of the Certification for Sustainable Tourism (CST). This program categorizes and certifies products or business establishments in the tourism industry so that operations of these establishments have least negative impacts on the environment and resources in the industry are used efficiently. This has seen establishment of businesses with least emissions to the environment, having efficient measures for energy and resources conservation, reduced wastage by recycling and reusing of products among many other benefits. This has amounted to a sustainable tourism in the country that is not only economically beneficial for the present generation but also to the coming generations.
Yoga and Surfing Retreats
Many tourists prefer this tropical country for their yoga and surfing retreats. Costa Rica is known for its numerous relaxing and rejuvenating settings suitable for yoga practice; the secluded beaches and ideal waters, the tropical rainforests, the jungles and mountains all form a perfect sanctuary where individuals can practice their yoga, commune with nature and rejuvenate their spirits. There are also numerous retreat centers known to have some of the finest yoga and surfing trainers and organize for the best yoga and surfing training sessions.
Samasati: This nature retreat located on Costa Rica’s east coast is committed to sustainability and spiritual rejuvenation. It has a school for yoga instructors, retreat packages like daily meditation yoga, hexagonal yoga rooms which are screened-in buildings encompassed by pristine gardens and jungles all equipped with materials for yoga practice such as mats, straps, back bending benches and more. The center also offers thrilling surfing retreats.
Beautiful beaches
Costa Rica is gifted with some of the most beautiful beaches in the world. This is an attraction that any tourist would like to spend a vacation in.
The Caribbean side of Costa Rica has many beautiful white sand beaches with transparent turquoise waters, as well as some tropical reefs. The caribbean side is known for its clean, warm water, and huge diversity of colorful ocean fish.
Large Biodiversity
In spite of its relatively small size, Costa Rica has over half a million different species of animals which translates to about 4% of the world’s biodiversity. A number of these species are exclusively found in this country including some species of snakes, hummingbirds, frogs, lizards, gobies and mice among many more. This rich biodiversity is attributed to the variety of the ecosystems the country has. Costa Rica has also put down measures to conserve and sustainable exploitation of this biodiversity. This attraction is a major contributor to the country’s eco-tourism development.