tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60139952010-01-14T00:17:03.100-06:00Costa 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.com1tag: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.com0tag: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.com0tag: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.com0tag: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.com0tag: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.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013995.post-72512688036604466942008-06-08T18:39:00.000-06:002008-06-08T18:39:57.656-06:00F. 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Pupulin" src="http://www.islavenado.com/uploaded_images/costarica-orchid-8-795919.jpg" border="0" /> Christian Gomezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17227177687837137977noreply@blogger.com0tag: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.com0tag: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" src="http://www.islavenado.com/uploaded_images/costarica-orchid-6-709226.jpg" border="0" /> Christian Gomezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17227177687837137977noreply@blogger.com0tag: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" src="http://www.islavenado.com/uploaded_images/costarica-orchid-5-734252.jpg" border="0" /> Christian Gomezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17227177687837137977noreply@blogger.com0tag: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.com0tag: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.com0tag: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" src="http://www.islavenado.com/uploaded_images/costarica-orchid-2-758542.jpg" border="0" /> Christian Gomezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17227177687837137977noreply@blogger.com0tag: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.com0tag: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.com0tag: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.com0tag: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 centuryColegio San Luis Gonzaga Capuchinos church Christian Gomezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17227177687837137977noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013995.post-331839837354204002008-03-29T11:36:00.000-06:002008-03-29T12:01:22.436-06:00Cartago downtownCartago downtown, Costa RicaRuinas de la Parroquia Old church in Cartago, Costa Rica Christian Gomezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17227177687837137977noreply@blogger.com0tag: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.com0tag: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.com0tag: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.com0tag: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 wouldChristian Gomezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17227177687837137977noreply@blogger.com0tag: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 Action Christian Gomezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17227177687837137977noreply@blogger.com0tag: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.com0tag: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.com0