Outdoors in San José

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Gardens in San Jose

Parque Morazán

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Downtown San Jose is dotted with gardens and little parks, but this one really has something special. It's a popular meeting place

Nature Reserves in San Jose

National Park

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This park is right in the heart of the city. It was completely overhauled and renovated in the year 2000, and today is a nice plac

Nature Reserves in San Jose

La Sabana Metropolitan Park

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This photo, taken in the Parque de la Sabana, San Jose, Costa Rica, during the 2008 arts festival, when I studied graphic design a

Gardens in San Jose

Parque Espana

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This is one of the most beautiful parks in the whole city. A great place to go for a bit of fresh air, in a city where the car tra

Valleys in San Jose

Central valley

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Gardens in San Jose

Parque la sabana

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Nature Reserves in Uruca

Old Town Ecological Park

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Las Juntas de Abangares is a city in the Guanacaste Volcanic Mountain Range. It's mining town where even today there are still som

Waterfalls in San Isidro

Villarevia Waterfall

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We were a large group of cousins who all went camping in the mountains. We discovered this waterfall, where this photo was taken f

Nature Reserves in San Jose

Braulio Carrillo National Park

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This photo was taken on the second day of my trip to Costa Rica. We stopped at Rio Danta Restaurant, when we went to Tortuguero, a

Nature Reserves in Palmichal

Cerro Chirripó

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Lakes in San Jose

Laguna Don Manuel

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Viewpoints in San Jose

Mirador de Orosi

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Nature Reserves in Santa Ana

Refugio Herpetologico de Costa Rica

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Hiking in San Jose

Ruta Nacional de las Aves

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Nature Reserves in Copey

Parque Nacional Los Quetzales

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Rivers in San Jose

Pejibaye de Pérez Zeledón

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Forests in San Isidro

Tour de Petroglifos

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Rivers in San Juan

Rio San Juan

Activities in San José

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Tortuguero National Park from San Jose

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starting from

81.67 £

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Manuel Antonio National Park from San Jose

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starting from

94.83 £

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Poas Volcano, Doka Estate & La Paz Waterfall Combo Tour

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starting from

103.96 £

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Arenal Volcano and Hot Springs from San Jose

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starting from

103.50 £

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Lonely Planet Experiences: San Jose Tapas and Escazu Tour

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starting from

46.60 £

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