El Sol Nuestro is near the Monteverde Cloud Forest (about a 10 minute drive) but you feel a world away from anywhere with spectacular views over the valley from your own wooden shack with hammock and rocking chair. Even though the shacks are basic the property has a beautiful rock swimming pool and sauna. They can organise the local neighbours to provide a typical Costa Rican dinner, or you can go to their house across the road to see how the locals live for a meal. We also had an incredible horse ride to a waterfall where we went swimming - it's the most idyllic place - in my favourite country Costa Rica which is full of idyllic places to stay.

www.elsolnuestro.com
La Lindora, Monteverde, Puntarenas - Costa Rica
+506 2645 58 38

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Tourists and locals alike park at either end of the road bridge over the Tarcoles River in order to walk along the narrow footpaths on either side to peer down at these monsters on the river banks. These crocodiles are huge - the ones we saw were 10-15 feet in length.

www.costarica.com/places-to-see/parks,-reserves-and-protected-areas/carara-national-park/
Google map: bit.ly/eyupiJ

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We did this 3-hour tour with a naturalist guide in April 2010 and it was well worth it. Not only was he very informative, but he spotted animals and birds that we would not have had any hope of finding on our own. Even when he had pointed them out to us and trained his telescope on them we still sometimes had difficulty seeing them due to their excellent camouflage. We ended our visit with a swim on one of the lovely beaches there, accompanied by iguanas and hermit crabs.

www.iguanatours.com/

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Casa de las Tías is a small B&B (six rooms) near San José airport and close to town. With very friendly and helpful owners it is a relaxing beauiful place to stay.

www.hotels.co.cr/casatias.html

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