Costa Rica Travel Blog

Tracking down a Chile Relleno in Costa Rica can seem surprisingly akin to finding a needle in a haystack, despite the growing number of Mexican Restaurants cropping up around the country and the bounty of chile peppers that are native to the region. With a little hunting, however, superior Chile Rellenos...

The slick double-sided Irish Whiskey Coffee Liqueur called Sheridan’s is perhaps an unlikely suspect to be found in a Mexican Restaurant in Costa Rica, but indeed the Lizard King Resort in Puerto Viejo de Limon is one select provider of this delicious beverage, straight from the revolutionary dual-color...

There are so very few places in the world one can go and truly let one’s hair down, have it braided, and get dreadlocks all in a long weekend, but Puerto Viejo de Limon, Talamanca, Costa Rica is one such place. When it comes to treating yourself to something out of the ordinary and downright mood...

I won’t deny that I’ve become a bit spoiled and occasionally am the recipient of special treatment, but all insider perks aside, it’s still easy as pie to declare the Lizard King Resort  my favorite cafe in Puerto Viejo de Limon. Spend a week in Puerto Viejo, a month, or even a year,...

 If you have a penchant for pancakes, try them at the Lizard King Resort. They come buttered, topped with fresh fruit, served with maple syrup, and they’re downright irresistible. If you prefer French Toast, it is battered to a tee and dusted with powdered sugar, drizzling syrup makes them delicious...

Chicken BLT at the Lizard King Sink your teeth into a sandwich from one of my six favorite spots in Puerto Viejo and I bet you won’t be disappointed. 1. Pan Pay Bakery: Jamon y queso (Ham & Cheese) on a fresh baked baguette. I like to eat half right away and save the other half for later,...

Three-toed sloth in achiote and cacao trees at the Lizard King Resort, Puerto Viejo Zoos in Costa Rica, are for the most part, colorful sanctuaries alive and brimming with the exotic creatures that populate most nooks and crannies of the country. The aim here is rescue, rehabilitation, and release for...

Lizard King Cheeseburger The otherwise sleepy seaside village of Puerto Viejo de Limon comes alive more than elsewhere in Costa Rica on special occasions. Christmas, New Year’s and Semana Santa Easter Week are the most festive times by far,  but with Earth Day in the mix, April in Puerto...

If you’ll be in Costa Rica during Semana Santa,  April 17th to the 24th , you’re in for a Tico treat, especially if you like seafood. Coast to coast, chefs in family kitchens, hotels, resorts, and restaurants are gearing up their menus to deliver the goods most in demand-fresh caught fish. According...

guanabana soursop Unlike the similarly spiky green-skinned durian fruit, whose very presence in a room can be as offensive as rotting trash, the passion aroused by the guanabana sneaks up on you subtly. Odorless until cut open, the creamy white flesh gives off a crisp aroma of citrus and sweet, faintly...