{"id":578,"date":"2023-03-09T01:48:54","date_gmt":"2023-03-09T01:48:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.comeup.ch\/?p=578"},"modified":"2024-01-14T21:16:46","modified_gmt":"2024-01-14T21:16:46","slug":"round-up-costa-rica","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.comeup.ch\/round-up-costa-rica\/","title":{"rendered":"Round-Up: Costa Rica"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This post is the long answer to &#8220;How did you find Costa Rica?&#8221;. This is obviously very subjective and we also expect our perspective to shift over the course of our journey as we gather more experiences and adapt to a new normal. For example, while we may have found traffic noteworthy in one country, it might have ceased to be special to us when reaching the next one. With that in mind, let&#8217;s answer your question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_64 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\"><p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<\/div><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.comeup.ch\/round-up-costa-rica\/#Our_Route\" title=\"Our Route\">Our Route<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.comeup.ch\/round-up-costa-rica\/#Our_Impressions\" title=\"Our Impressions\">Our Impressions<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.comeup.ch\/round-up-costa-rica\/#Our_Stories\" title=\"Our Stories\">Our Stories<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.comeup.ch\/round-up-costa-rica\/#Paragliding_in_Dominical\" title=\"Paragliding in Dominical\">Paragliding in Dominical<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.comeup.ch\/round-up-costa-rica\/#Fly_Rivas\" title=\"Fly Rivas\">Fly Rivas<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.comeup.ch\/round-up-costa-rica\/#Costa_Ricas_Cradle_of_Paragliding\" title=\"Costa Rica&#8217;s Cradle of Paragliding\">Costa Rica&#8217;s Cradle of Paragliding<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.comeup.ch\/round-up-costa-rica\/#Jaco_and_back_to_Panama\" title=\"Jac\u00f3 and back to Panam\u00e0\">Jac\u00f3 and back to Panam\u00e0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.comeup.ch\/round-up-costa-rica\/#Round-Up_Costa_Rica\" title=\"Round-Up: Costa Rica\">Round-Up: Costa Rica<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.comeup.ch\/round-up-costa-rica\/#Paragliding_Guide_Costa_Rica\" title=\"Paragliding Guide: Costa Rica\">Paragliding Guide: Costa Rica<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.comeup.ch\/round-up-costa-rica\/#Pulling_the_Bus_out_of_the_Mud\" title=\"Pulling the Bus out of the Mud\">Pulling the Bus out of the Mud<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.comeup.ch\/round-up-costa-rica\/#Our_Guides\" title=\"Our Guides\">Our Guides<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.comeup.ch\/round-up-costa-rica\/#Site_Guide_Dominical_CR\" title=\"Site Guide: Dominical (CR)\">Site Guide: Dominical (CR)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.comeup.ch\/round-up-costa-rica\/#Site_Guide_Rivas_CR\" title=\"Site Guide: Rivas (CR)\">Site Guide: Rivas (CR)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.comeup.ch\/round-up-costa-rica\/#Site_Guide_Caldera_CR\" title=\"Site Guide: Caldera (CR)\">Site Guide: Caldera (CR)<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Our_Route\"><\/span>Our Route<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We visited the country in February and stayed two \u00bd weeks in 5 different locations. We have seen only the pacific side and optimized our route for paragliding. We mainly went around by bus and didn&#8217;t visit any big city.<\/p>\n\n\n<p><div class=\"leaflet-map WPLeafletMap\" style=\"height:500px; width:100%;\"><\/div><script>\nwindow.WPLeafletMapPlugin = window.WPLeafletMapPlugin || [];\nwindow.WPLeafletMapPlugin.push(function WPLeafletMapShortcode() {\/*<script>*\/\nvar baseUrl = atob('aHR0cHM6Ly9iLnRpbGUub3BlbnRvcG9tYXAub3JnL3t6fS97eH0ve3l9LnBuZw==');\nvar base = (!baseUrl && window.MQ) ?\n    window.MQ.mapLayer() : L.tileLayer(baseUrl,\n        L.Util.extend({}, {\n            detectRetina: 1,\n        },\n        {\"subdomains\":\"abc\",\"noWrap\":false,\"maxZoom\":19}        )\n    );\n    var options = L.Util.extend({}, {\n        layers: [base],\n        attributionControl: false\n    },\n    {\"zoomControl\":true,\"scrollWheelZoom\":true,\"doubleClickZoom\":true,\"fitBounds\":true,\"minZoom\":2,\"maxZoom\":19,\"maxBounds\":null,\"attribution\":\"<a href=\\\"http:\\\/\\\/leafletjs.com\\\" title=\\\"A JS library for interactive 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class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We liked Costa Rica very much, especially the country\/mountainside because of the cooler climate and it being less touristy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Costa Rica sometimes gets compared to Switzerland. They have a similar size and were able to avoid all conflicts in neighboring countries, stayed neutral, or even helped with negotiations. It is a comparatively wealthy, expensive, and safe country. They have no own army and a good medical care system. Comparing the two countries sounds fair to us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tourism is a big part of its income, which is understandable thinking about the long stretches of the Caribbean and Pacific coast, their mountain range, and exotic wildlife. We also met lots of US citizens, not only tourists but also many who live in Costa Rica. The country is associated with the US a lot, they have a defense agreement and the US is Costa Ricas biggest trading partner. This closeness and proximity to the US were visible in many things, be it food, infrastructure, or cars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Food<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>We have been to the pacific coast a lot and seafood was on many many menus. Furthermore, you&#8217;ll get a lot of meat, mostly chicken (pollo) and beef in form of minced meat or slices. In the less touristy places, it was nearly impossible to get something vegetarian. Sure, you could always fall back to rice and beans, but only if you explicitly ask for skipping the meat. It&#8217;s just the default for almost every dish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In more touristy places you could get salad, pizza, and noodles at various Italian-style restaurants. And in even more fancy places you could enjoy Bowls, Sushi, and Asia-style fried dishes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What we especially loved in Costa Rica were fruit drinks. They had all kinds of slushie fruit juices with water or milk (we never tried the latter). We especially liked frozen Cas juice (some kind of fruit, a little sweet and sour) and something called &#8220;limonada hierbabuena&#8221;, which was a mint, lemon slushie with just the right amount of sweetness. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We also liked a local dish named Casado, which we were able to find in a vegetarian version. It&#8217;s very delicious and nice to look at. It consists of rice, black beans, salad, vegetables (instead of meat), fried bananas, and salsa arranged on a plate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mobility<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>We found getting around by public transport in Costa Rica a bit frustrating. In Panam\u00e1, for example, we just went to a local bus station and waited a maximum of one hour because there were a lot of small buses going all the time. Costa Rica seems to have a more organized system with fewer but bigger buses. But there is no reliable source of information about when buses are going from which exact place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is because there exist many many different small to large bus companies, arriving and departing at different places at different schedules and you can&#8217;t rely on the information on the internet &#8211; if there is any. There are also no schedules at stops only at big bus terminals. We learned to better always ask the locals <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.comeup.ch\/costa-ricas-cradle-of-paragliding\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"417\">the hard way<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is also a positive aspect of this, in these bigger buses you always had your seat (exact seat number) and they were more comfortable and spacious. It is also possible to book the trips in advance (mainly only at bigger bus terminals) and you even got a kind of receipt for the luggage you put into the bus trunk. The air conditioning was not always working though and we never even expect the offered WiFi to work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">People<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>We did get in contact with only some of the locals, but all seemed very friendly and eager to help. Even having a language barrier they tried to show us around and explain things. We enjoyed that a lot. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It also happened twice that somebody approached us and warned us of potential theft happening on the bus or in the city we were about to go to. We see it as a positive sign when people care about random tourists and warn them instead of drawing the conclusion that evil is all around us \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Safety<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In Costa Rica, we always felt very safe. Maybe also because we haven&#8217;t visited big cities. We heard about pick-pocketing and theft being a thing, but also while waiting for our bus next to a highway <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.comeup.ch\/jaco-and-back-to-panama\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"556\">in the middle of the night<\/a>, everything was just fine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also, I expected a lot more annoying insects, spiders, and other creepy animals, but even when running around in nature or having lights on at night we were surprised by the lack of insects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cost<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The prices are quite high compared to the surrounding countries. This starts at accommodation prices, but it also got apparent in restaurants and in the supermarket. But if you search a bit we were still able to find good accommodation and food for a fair price. Also avoiding the main tourist spots helps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some examples: the cheapest we had was 26$ per room per night for a very basic room, with its own bedroom without AC and breakfast. The most expensive was 50$ including breakfast and facilities like a pool and garden. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also get a simple bean, rice, and meat dish for 6$ and an ordinary Pizza for 12$.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"test abcdef wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Our_Stories\"><\/span>Our Stories<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-368 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-paragliding category-travel tag-costa-rica tag-paragliding\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:35%\"><figure style=\"height:100%;\" class=\"fullheight wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1170\" height=\"780\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.comeup.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DSC_3784-1170x780.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Paraglider in the center, jungle below and the coastline in the distance\" style=\"height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.comeup.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DSC_3784-1170x780.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/blog.comeup.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DSC_3784-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.comeup.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DSC_3784-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.comeup.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DSC_3784-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.comeup.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DSC_3784-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.comeup.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DSC_3784-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.comeup.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DSC_3784-1320x880.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1170px) 100vw, 1170px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:65%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-layout-1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><h2 style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Paragliding_in_Dominical\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.comeup.ch\/paragliding-in-dominical\/\" target=\"_self\" >Paragliding in Dominical<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Standing at the Dominical paragliding takeoff we see the white clouds above us, the jungle below, and the waves of the pacific ocean hitting cinnamon-colored beaches along this seemingly endless shoreline. Looking straight ahead, we spot playa Dominicalito, the little sister of Dominical beach which is located a bit further up north. The wind is&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.comeup.ch\/paragliding-in-dominical\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-376 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-paragliding category-travel tag-costa-rica tag-cross-country tag-paragliding\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:35%\"><figure style=\"height:100%;\" class=\"fullheight wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1170\" height=\"780\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.comeup.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DSC_3830-1170x780.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Paraglider at takeoff with a green mountain range in the background\" style=\"height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.comeup.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DSC_3830-1170x780.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/blog.comeup.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DSC_3830-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.comeup.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DSC_3830-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.comeup.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DSC_3830-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.comeup.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DSC_3830-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.comeup.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DSC_3830-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.comeup.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DSC_3830-1320x880.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1170px) 100vw, 1170px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:65%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-layout-2 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><h2 style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Fly_Rivas\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.comeup.ch\/fly-rivas\/\" target=\"_self\" >Fly Rivas<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">After the heat of Dominical beach, the lower temperature in the mountains was very welcome. Rivas is a little village at an altitude of 750m and part of a mountain range that peaks at the highest mountain of Costa Rica, Cerro Chirrip\u00f3, at 3800m. The closest city is San Isidro. We went to Rivas with&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.comeup.ch\/fly-rivas\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-417 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-paragliding category-travel tag-costa-rica tag-paragliding tag-soaring\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:35%\"><figure style=\"height:100%;\" class=\"fullheight wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1170\" height=\"780\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.comeup.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DSC_4098-1170x780.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Platform in the foreground with &quot;Nemaclys&quot; written on it, a bay and the sea in the background\" style=\"height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.comeup.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DSC_4098-1170x780.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/blog.comeup.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DSC_4098-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.comeup.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DSC_4098-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.comeup.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DSC_4098-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.comeup.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DSC_4098-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.comeup.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DSC_4098-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.comeup.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DSC_4098-1320x880.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1170px) 100vw, 1170px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:65%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-layout-3 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><h2 style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Costa_Ricas_Cradle_of_Paragliding\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.comeup.ch\/costa-ricas-cradle-of-paragliding\/\" target=\"_self\" >Costa Rica&#8217;s Cradle of Paragliding<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Our next flying spot is said to be the cradle of paragliding in Costa Rica. That&#8217;s where Jean-Claude emigrated to from Switzerland in 1999. Over the years he built up a paragliding paradise with a vast takeoff, restaurant, viewing area, top-landing space, etc. From the launch, you overlook the bay of Caldera, a small village,&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.comeup.ch\/costa-ricas-cradle-of-paragliding\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-556 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-paragliding category-travel tag-costa-rica tag-paragliding tag-soaring\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-4 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:35%\"><figure style=\"height:100%;\" class=\"fullheight wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1170\" height=\"780\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.comeup.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DSC_4143-1170x780.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.comeup.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DSC_4143-1170x780.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/blog.comeup.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DSC_4143-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.comeup.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DSC_4143-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.comeup.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DSC_4143-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.comeup.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DSC_4143-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.comeup.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DSC_4143-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.comeup.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DSC_4143-1320x880.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1170px) 100vw, 1170px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:65%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-layout-4 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><h2 style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Jaco_and_back_to_Panama\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.comeup.ch\/jaco-and-back-to-panama\/\" target=\"_self\" >Jac\u00f3 and back to Panam\u00e0<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">In comparison to Dominical, which was a nice little surfer town with charm, we encountered Jac\u00f3 as a huge, noisy, party-surfer town with one hotel and shop after the other. We only stayed one night until we boarded a night bus to Panam\u00e0 the next evening. We made good use of our one day in&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.comeup.ch\/jaco-and-back-to-panama\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-578 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-country-round-up category-travel tag-costa-rica\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-5 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:35%\"><figure style=\"height:100%;\" class=\"fullheight wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1170\" height=\"780\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.comeup.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DSC_3743-1170x780.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Green grass in the foreground, jungle below and beach\/sea with clouds\" style=\"height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.comeup.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DSC_3743-1170x780.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/blog.comeup.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DSC_3743-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.comeup.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DSC_3743-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.comeup.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DSC_3743-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.comeup.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DSC_3743-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.comeup.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DSC_3743-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.comeup.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DSC_3743-1320x880.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1170px) 100vw, 1170px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:65%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-layout-5 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><h2 style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Round-Up_Costa_Rica\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.comeup.ch\/round-up-costa-rica\/\" target=\"_self\" >Round-Up: Costa Rica<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">This post is the long answer to &#8220;How did you find Costa Rica?&#8221;. This is obviously very subjective and we also expect our perspective to shift over the course of our journey as we gather more experiences and adapt to a new normal. For example, while we may have found traffic noteworthy in one country,&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.comeup.ch\/round-up-costa-rica\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-641 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-announcements category-paragliding tag-costa-rica tag-paragliding\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-6 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:35%\"><figure style=\"height:100%;\" class=\"fullheight wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1170\" height=\"780\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.comeup.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DSC_3942-1170x780.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Paragliding pilot taking off from a platform launching into a green valley\" style=\"height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.comeup.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DSC_3942-1170x780.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/blog.comeup.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DSC_3942-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.comeup.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DSC_3942-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.comeup.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DSC_3942-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.comeup.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DSC_3942-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.comeup.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DSC_3942-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.comeup.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DSC_3942-1320x880.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1170px) 100vw, 1170px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:65%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-layout-6 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><h2 style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Paragliding_Guide_Costa_Rica\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.comeup.ch\/paragliding-guide-costa-rica\/\" target=\"_self\" >Paragliding Guide: Costa Rica<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">On our blog, we don&#8217;t only want to share our travel experiences but also collect information that can be useful for other paragliding pilots traveling in Central and South America. We can obviously only cover the sites we have seen, so this is far from a complete guide. We still hope it is useful for&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.comeup.ch\/paragliding-guide-costa-rica\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-802 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-travel tag-costa-rica\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:35%\"><figure style=\"height:100%;\" class=\"fullheight wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1170\" height=\"780\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.comeup.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DSC_4169-1170x780.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.comeup.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DSC_4169-1170x780.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/blog.comeup.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DSC_4169-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.comeup.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DSC_4169-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.comeup.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DSC_4169-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.comeup.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DSC_4169-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.comeup.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DSC_4169-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.comeup.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DSC_4169-1320x880.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1170px) 100vw, 1170px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:65%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-layout-7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><h2 style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Pulling_the_Bus_out_of_the_Mud\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.comeup.ch\/pulling-the-bus-out-of-the-mud\/\" target=\"_self\" >Pulling the Bus out of the Mud<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">I&#8217;m typing this post from Santa Elena which is located in the paragliding paradise Cauca Valley. I want to take you back about a month, though, and share more about our time in Jard\u00edn. As mentioned in our last post, we&#8217;ve spent about a week there (our longest stay till that point) and used the&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.comeup.ch\/pulling-the-bus-out-of-the-mud\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Our_Guides\"><\/span>Our Guides<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-443 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-8 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:35%\"><figure style=\"height:100%;\" class=\"fullheight wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1170\" height=\"780\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.comeup.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DSC_3743-1170x780.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Green grass in the foreground, jungle below and beach\/sea with clouds\" style=\"height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.comeup.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DSC_3743-1170x780.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/blog.comeup.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DSC_3743-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.comeup.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DSC_3743-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.comeup.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DSC_3743-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.comeup.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DSC_3743-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.comeup.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DSC_3743-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.comeup.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DSC_3743-1320x880.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1170px) 100vw, 1170px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:65%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-layout-8 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><h2 style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Site_Guide_Dominical_CR\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.comeup.ch\/paragliding\/costa-rica\/dominical\/\" target=\"_self\" >Site Guide: Dominical (CR)<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Dominical is a small surfer town located at the pacific ocean in the south of the country. You take off at the mountain ridge set back from the coast and fly over the jungle before landing at either Dominicalito or Dominical beach. Because of the consistent thermals at the takeoff ridge, it is easy to&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.comeup.ch\/paragliding\/costa-rica\/dominical\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-542 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-9 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:35%\"><figure style=\"height:100%;\" class=\"fullheight wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1170\" height=\"780\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.comeup.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DSC_3942-1170x780.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Paragliding pilot taking off from a platform launching into a green valley\" style=\"height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.comeup.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DSC_3942-1170x780.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/blog.comeup.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DSC_3942-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.comeup.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DSC_3942-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.comeup.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DSC_3942-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.comeup.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DSC_3942-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.comeup.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DSC_3942-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.comeup.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DSC_3942-1320x880.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1170px) 100vw, 1170px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:65%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-layout-9 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><h2 style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Site_Guide_Rivas_CR\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.comeup.ch\/paragliding\/costa-rica\/rivas\/\" target=\"_self\" >Site Guide: Rivas (CR)<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Rivas is said to be the XC flying paradise. It offers an interesting mix of mountain and flatland flying that is quite unique. The town is located in the mountains of Costa Rica, only a few hours&#8217; drive from another great flying site, Dominical. While we weren&#8217;t too successful ourselves, we definitely see the potential,&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.comeup.ch\/paragliding\/costa-rica\/rivas\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-596 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-10 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:35%\"><figure style=\"height:100%;\" class=\"fullheight wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1170\" height=\"780\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.comeup.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DSC_4098-1170x780.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Platform in the foreground with &quot;Nemaclys&quot; written on it, a bay and the sea in the background\" style=\"height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.comeup.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DSC_4098-1170x780.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/blog.comeup.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DSC_4098-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.comeup.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DSC_4098-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.comeup.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DSC_4098-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.comeup.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DSC_4098-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.comeup.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DSC_4098-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.comeup.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DSC_4098-1320x880.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1170px) 100vw, 1170px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:65%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-layout-10 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><h2 style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Site_Guide_Caldera_CR\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.comeup.ch\/paragliding\/costa-rica\/caldera\/\" target=\"_self\" >Site Guide: Caldera (CR)<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">As described in our blog post about Caldera, it is said to be the cradle of paragliding in Costa Rica. 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