{"id":12381,"date":"2019-03-21T13:54:16","date_gmt":"2019-03-21T17:54:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/?p=12381"},"modified":"2019-03-22T10:20:35","modified_gmt":"2019-03-22T14:20:35","slug":"viajando-en-costa-rica","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/viajando-en-costa-rica\/","title":{"rendered":"Viajando en Costa Rica"},"content":{"rendered":"

I recently published a post about survival Spanish for traveling<\/a>, which is full of useful words and phrases that will help you get by in Spanish-speaking countries. I actually just finished up a trip where I was able to put my survival Spanish to the test.\u00a0Recientemente, viaj\u00e9 a Costa Rica<\/strong> (I recently traveled to Costa Rica). In this post, I’d like to share a bit about my experience viajando en Costa Rica<\/strong> (traveling in Costa Rica).<\/p>\n

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Costa Rica es muy hermosa!<\/p><\/div>\n

Nuestro Viaje a Costa Rica<\/h2>\n

Viajamos a Costa Rica por dos semanas y media<\/strong> (We traveled to Costa Rica for two and a half weeks). In that time, we visited San Jose, Uvita, Manuel Antonio, and La Fortuna. This gave us a nice mix, as we were able to spend time in la ciudad<\/strong> (the city), la playa<\/strong> (the beach), and las monta\u00f1as<\/strong> (the mountains). For such a small country, Costa Rica really packs a punch! If you’re really motivated, it’s possible to see all three in just a few days.<\/p>\n

San Jos\u00e9 – La Capital<\/h2>\n

Solo tuvimos una noche en la capital<\/strong> (We only had one night in the capital). It seems as if most travelers to Costa Rica breeze through the city or skip it entirely by heading from the airport straight to another destination. Personally, I enjoy visiting big cities. I’ve had a great time in places like Mexico City<\/a>, Lima<\/a>, and Santiago<\/a>.<\/p>\n

That being said, I can see why many travelers would rather skip over places like San Jose. San Jos\u00e9 tiene muchos problemas urbanos, por ejemplo\u00a0el tr\u00e1fico, la contaminaci\u00f3n del aire y el crimen<\/strong> (San Jose has many urban problems, for example traffic, air pollution, and crime). No wonder so many people skip it entirely and head straight for the beach.<\/p>\n

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Street art in San Jose.<\/p><\/div>\n

I didn’t get to see much of San Jose, but I did a quick walk around our hostel to see a bit of the city. I saw the Parque National<\/strong> (National Park), Museo Nacional de Costa Rica<\/strong> (National Museum of Costa Rica), and a lot of arte callejero<\/strong> (street art). The museum was already closed, but it looks really nice from the outside!<\/p>\n

Although we didn’t get to know the city very well, it was our first introduction to la\u00a0comida costarricense <\/strong>(Costa Rican food). For dinner, we really enjoyed trying chifrijo<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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Mmmm… chifrijo.<\/p><\/div>\n

El chifrijo consta de los siguientes ingredientes: frijoles, chicharr\u00f3n, arroz, pico de gallo, y aguacate<\/strong> (Chifrijo consists of the following ingredients: beans, chicharoon, rice, pico de gallo, and avocado). Ours also came with some fried plantain chips. \u00a1Es m\u00fay d\u00e9licioso<\/strong>! (It’s very delicious!)<\/span><\/p>\n

Uvita<\/h2>\n

Despu\u00e9s de San Jos\u00e9, viajamos a Uvita para un festival de m\u00fasica<\/strong> (After San Jose, we traveled to Uvita for a music festival). Actually, Envision is much more than a music festival. There are also lots of yoga classes and workshops on topics such as permaculture, spirituality, herbal medicine, and more.<\/p>\n

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Amazing art at Envision.<\/p><\/div>\n

Tengo una amiga que fue artista en el festival<\/strong> (I have a friend who was an artist in the festival). She worked in the art gallery, which was full of really amazing artwork. There were even live painters all throughout the festival, so we got to see their vision come to life.<\/p>\n

While the festival itself was great, we really enjoyed going to the beach each afternoon to watch el atardecer<\/strong> (the sunset). Not only was it beautiful swimming in the ocean watching the sun go down, but there were drum circles, fire spinners, and people howling and chanting. There were even people skydiving and landing right on the beach!<\/p>\n

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Sunset on the beach.<\/p><\/div>\n

After sunset, everyone went back into the festival for a night full of live music. There were bands and DJs from all over the world playing at Envision. My personal favorite was a Costa Rican band called Mentados. Here’s one of their videos from YouTube:<\/p>\n