Monday, March 24, 2008

A Glance at la pura vida in Mal Pais, Costa Rica

Mal Pais located on Nicoya Peninsula in the Puntarenas Province is a popular surfing village on the Pacific Coast of Costa Rica.

The town is very small, only stretching about three kilometers in total. The downtown area is not even part of the little surf village. This area is known as Santa Teresa, where some of the best coastal waves are found.

In Montezuma, about a 20 to 30 minute car ride away, visitors can spend the day hiking beautiful trails, zip lining through the rainforests and jumping from 60 foot waterfalls.

Some guest may decide to only spend the day there. If this is the case San Jose is only a 25 minutes plane ride away or approximately 8 hours by bus and ferry from Mal Pais.

If backpacking through the country there is a great hostel named Tranquilo Backpackers that is right in the heart of town and only $10 per night.

The currency in Costa Rica is Colones so if you decide to use this method of payment instead, 500 Colones is equivalent to $1.


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