Papagayo (Costa Rica) recommendations?

[Reef_Geek]

[Delphinus]

Are these Pacific side or Caribbean side?

[Reef_Geek]

Originally Posted by Delphinus

Are these Pacific side or Caribbean side?

Guanacaste province, the most northwestern part of Costa Rica. Pacific side.

[LeanneP]

Great pics. I'll add it to my bucket list of places to go!

[kien]

Looks like an awesome vacation. Love that starfish!

[Jason McK]

Great Shots, Sorry i just saw this thread. It would appear you found some diving and Monteverde. Has to be my fav place on the planet.

[Reef_Geek]

Originally Posted by Jason McK

Great Shots, Sorry i just saw this thread. It would appear you found some diving and Monteverde. Has to be my fav place on the planet.

Thanks. The rain forest photos are near the Arenal volcano or around Palo Verde rivers. Under water shots were all around Gulf of Papagayo, diving and snorkeling. We just ran out of days... so many places to go. Monteverde cloud forest and Ricon de la Vieja rain forests didn't make our list this trip. Had we another week, would have done those plus the Nicaragua trip to see their volcanos & old towns. Trip was certainly a blast. More of an adventure vacation than a beach vacation. In six days, we packed in biking, kayaking, zip line, 2 national parks, scuba diving, sea turtle watching, a snorkel trip, and some beach/pool time. I need another vacation just to recover from this one!

[Reef_Geek]

... and some short videos

a 980 meter long zip line ride through the canopy
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B2j...0tMeGg1SGJhNFE

some underwater scuba diving action...
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B2j...VlpMTJpb3N5QnM

chasing a small moray eel while snorkeling off the beach
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B2j...jRROGREUTIzNk0

a Black Sea Turtle Chelonia mydas agassizi laying eggs
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B2j...TRCR2N1Vml0Tlk

a Black Sea Turtle Chelonia mydas agassizi burying her nest
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B2j...kRXWldtelhxVms