tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60139952008-09-01T23:47:01.539-06:00Costa Rica TravelCosta Rica travel and Costa Rica vacationsChristian Gomezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17227177687837137977noreply@blogger.comBlogger165125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013995.post-23556318547681737202008-08-21T17:47:00.000-06:002008-08-21T17:47:24.587-06:00Costa Rica orchidsCosta Rica orchids
Christian Gomezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17227177687837137977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013995.post-73076432108531384482008-07-05T12:31:00.000-06:002008-07-05T12:32:05.797-06:00Oncidium FuscatumCosta Rica orchids: Oncidium Fuscatum
Christian Gomezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17227177687837137977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013995.post-31473536790219709512008-07-05T12:29:00.000-06:002008-07-05T12:29:39.518-06:00Columnea MicrocalyxCosta Rica orchids: Columnea Microcalyx
Christian Gomezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17227177687837137977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013995.post-21870358185616959332008-07-05T12:27:00.000-06:002008-07-05T12:27:52.036-06:00Ada AurantiacaCosta Rica orchids: Ada Aurantiaca
Christian Gomezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17227177687837137977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013995.post-141793058624793372008-07-05T12:25:00.000-06:002008-07-05T12:25:30.256-06:00Ticoglossum KrameriCosta Rica orchids: Ticoglossum Krameri
Christian Gomezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17227177687837137977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013995.post-90362570891240294842008-06-08T18:41:00.000-06:002008-06-08T18:41:45.279-06:00EcuadorCosta Rica orchids: Ecuador
Christian Gomezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17227177687837137977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013995.post-72512688036604466942008-06-08T18:39:00.000-06:002008-06-08T18:39:57.656-06:00F. PupulinCosta Rica orchids: F. Pupulin
Christian Gomezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17227177687837137977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013995.post-64954308272322205512008-06-08T18:38:00.000-06:002008-06-08T18:38:32.334-06:00OncidiumCosta Rica orchids: Oncidium
Christian Gomezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17227177687837137977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013995.post-70911262375494534532008-06-08T18:36:00.000-06:002008-06-08T18:36:51.977-06:00Oncidium CheirophorumCosta Rica orchids: Oncidium Cheirophorum
Christian Gomezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17227177687837137977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013995.post-58897504709421698482008-06-08T18:35:00.000-06:002008-06-08T18:35:36.553-06:00Costa BravaCosta Rica orchids: Costa Brava
Christian Gomezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17227177687837137977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013995.post-38391125808899549462008-06-08T18:10:00.000-06:002008-06-08T18:10:50.862-06:00Paphiopedilium SanderaeCosta Rica orchids: Paphiopedilium Sanderae
Christian Gomezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17227177687837137977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013995.post-56117966586755763712008-06-08T18:08:00.000-06:002008-06-08T18:09:05.139-06:00PaphiopediliumCosta Rica orchids: Paphiopedilium
Christian Gomezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17227177687837137977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013995.post-73195552128310790222008-06-08T18:07:00.000-06:002008-06-08T18:07:40.282-06:00Paphiopedilium InsigneCosta Rica orchids: Paphiopedilium Insigne
Christian Gomezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17227177687837137977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013995.post-32397880107442670592008-06-08T18:05:00.000-06:002008-06-08T18:05:52.898-06:00Paphiopedilium GratrixianumCosta Rica orchids: Paphiopedilium Gratrixianum
Christian Gomezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17227177687837137977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013995.post-34471468695343406772008-03-29T11:56:00.000-06:002008-03-29T12:01:22.431-06:00CartagoVirgen de los Angeles
Cartago virgin church
Cartago Police Station
Police Station in Cartago
Christian Gomezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17227177687837137977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013995.post-51154332777355908182008-03-29T11:53:00.000-06:002008-03-29T12:01:22.433-06:00Basilica de los AngelesLos Angeles church, Costa Rica
Virgin Mary aka La Negrita Virgen de los Angeles in Costa Rica
Christian Gomezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17227177687837137977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013995.post-73779283820807837392008-03-29T11:43:00.000-06:002008-03-29T12:01:55.883-06:00Cartago Costa RicaCartago was the capital city of Costa Rica until 19th century
Colegio San Luis Gonzaga
Capuchinos church
Christian Gomezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17227177687837137977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013995.post-331839837354204002008-03-29T11:36:00.000-06:002008-03-29T12:01:22.436-06:00Cartago downtownCartago downtown, Costa Rica
Ruinas de la Parroquia
Old church in Cartago, Costa Rica
Christian Gomezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17227177687837137977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013995.post-59790364022345377652008-03-29T11:31:00.000-06:002008-03-29T12:02:24.856-06:00Butterfly GardenSpyrogyra butterfly garden in San Jose downtown, Costa Rica
Butterfly cocoon
Butterfly garden
Christian Gomezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17227177687837137977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013995.post-23263161416822598462008-02-14T11:35:00.000-06:002008-03-29T12:02:24.857-06:00Butterfly gardenSpyrogyra butterfly garden
Christian Gomezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17227177687837137977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013995.post-71815170600998039412008-02-08T13:23:00.000-06:002008-02-08T13:29:06.948-06:00Occidental resorts stinksLegislators, ministers and environmentalists joined yesterday in urging the central government to stand firm on its orders to close the Hotel Allegro Papagayo. Last Wednesday, the 300-room Guanacaste hotel - which houses almost 600 guests - was ordered closed in 24 hours by officials from the Health Ministry, who had discovered clandestine pipes dumping sewage into an adjoining estuary,Christian Gomezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17227177687837137977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013995.post-41424520994984293482008-02-08T13:17:00.000-06:002008-02-08T13:21:54.052-06:00Occidental Hotel throws guests outThe Allegro Papagayo's Occidental resort recent news that it will have to close its doors due to the illegal dumping of waste water into the local estuary came with even more more surprise as guests were told that they would just be refunded their money back.
Arriving guests in the coming week found that they had had their reservations canceled and money refunded but had no where to go. You Christian Gomezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17227177687837137977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013995.post-352523017504837042008-02-08T13:01:00.000-06:002008-02-08T13:07:02.173-06:00Allegro Papagayo Hotel CLOSEDOn Tuesday Feb. 5th, the day after the Health Ministry denied the Allegro Papagayo's last appeals and called for the hotel's final closure, the news made national headlines.
The hotel was ordered closed last week after officials discovered hidden pipes pouring sewage into an estuary - the last straw in a long list of documented environmental offenses that began in April 2007.
The Citizen ActionChristian Gomezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17227177687837137977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013995.post-40927344499326841922008-01-04T18:19:00.001-06:002008-01-04T18:19:14.697-06:00Costa Rica - Welcome to ParadiseCOSTA RICA IS: active volcanoes, golf, diving, fishing, paragliding, dolphin and whale watch, Coco Island adventure, turtle nesting, rainforest and cloud forest, plantations and processing plants of coffee, sugar cane, banana, and many others, cultural cities, caves, monkeys, bird watching, beautiful beaches, adventures like canopy and rappel, quads, indigenous reserves, typical rural festivitiesChristian Gomezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17227177687837137977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013995.post-34452327002569905742007-12-18T16:59:00.001-06:002007-12-18T16:59:40.831-06:00Innocent Surf SchoolMeiMei and Christie's did amazingly well for a first time out the back. They were with Ru, their Innocent Surf School instructor in Nosara, Costa Rica.Christian Gomezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17227177687837137977noreply@blogger.com