I Enduro MTB 2009: Nandaride

On the same day of the Braulio Carrillo Route 2009 race, there is also another biking route on the other side of the country, Nandaride. The race is called I Enduro MTB 2009: Nandaride and it involves 45 kilometers only for experts or 25 kilometers for amateurs. The winner will have prices in two different categories, femenine and masculine.

For more information about this race visit Bikecr Mountain Bike Costa Rica.

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Top activities to do in Costa Rica

Costa Rica has a great number of activities that can be enjoyed no matter where you go in the country. During your vacations in Costa Rica, make sure that you experience as many of these activities as you can. Among the top activities to do in Costa Rica are:

• Canopy Tours: it is amazing the amount of canopy tours that can be found in the country. Whether you want to experience the canopy tour close to the beach, in the dry forest, rainy forest, cloud forest, close to a volcano, in the Caribbean or in the Pacific, south or north, everywhere you can find a great canopy tour. Some will have different elements; more or less zip lines, Tarzan swing, hanging bridges, among others.

• Coffee Tours: Costa Rica is known for its gourmet coffee, high quality instead of high quantity. For so long the economy of the country was based on the Golden Bean, until tourism became one of the most important economic activities of the country. That is why the agriculture and the tourism industry got related to created a coffee tour. The best coffee tours in the country are located in the Central Valley and areas close by; however, these tours can be found also in other areas of the country.

• Volcano Tours: Costa Rica has more than 200 volcanos, 6 are active (Irazú, Poás, Arenal, Rincón de la Vieja, Miravalles, and Turrialba). Due to the wide variety of volcanoes in the country, volcano tours a top highlights. Hiking, bird watching, volcano watching, mountain biking, among others are some of the tours that can be enjoyed close to the many volcanoes of the country.

• White Water Rafting: There are many rivers in Costa Rica where white water rafting can be experienced. Rafting and kayaking can be enjoyed. There are rivers from class 1 to 5, but most commercially ran tours are class III - IV. Among the top 5 white water rafting rivers are Pacuare, Reventazon, Sarapiqui, Pejivaye, and Orosi, among many others.

• Hiking: Costa Ricas a great amount of trails of all types, wonderful waterfalls and amazing landscapes to enjoy the essence of the country. There are more than 20 national parks and a ton of wildlife reserves, botanical gardens and even countryside trails, and for all types of physical conditions. When planning your trip to the country, anywhere during your itinerary you can fit some hiking and trekking.

• Surfing: Costa Rica has both Caribbean coast and Pacific coast, which makes it a great place to learn how to surf in the warm waters of the tropic. Actually, during 2009 there was an International Surfing Competition that took place in Jaco, on the Pacific side of Costa Rica.

There are so many other activities and thing that you can do in the country, pretty much anything that you can think of to do in warm weather you can do here in Costa Rica.

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Biking in Corcovado

Osa Peninsula, located on the south part of Puntarenas Province (Pacific side) is home of Corcovado National Park and other smaller reserves created to protect the intense biodiversity of the area. It is called by some the open zoo of Costa Rica or the National Park of the world. Osa Peninsula and its many town Puerto Jimenez are very far away, and tourist should plan at least 3 days in the area to be able to enjoy some of the wonders it has to offer.



There are many biking routes in Corcovado area (Osa Peninsula); however, some of them are not very known. Some tour operators use the great landscaped and natural wonders of the area included in the mountain bike tours; including the beutiful river of Sierpe (65 km), Bahia Drake, Puerto Escondido, the Golfo Dulce Forest Reserve, Cabo Blanco and the small town of Puerto Jimenez. Normally these tours take from 3 to 5 days, pedaling around 50 km per day. Other are multisport tours that include kayaking, snorkeling and mountain bike.

When coming to Costa Rica make sure you visit this area; to plan your trip visit www.bananaadventuretours.com.

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Biking in Tortuguero

Tortuguero is a wet land area protected by a National Park where thousands of sea turtles come to nest every year. There are not trails made specificly for biking, and it is not an area know by the prescense of mountain biking tours. However, local people sometimes uses bikes to move around the so called barras, hotel properties, the beach or in town.


There are also multi sport tours that include many interesting sports and the area of Tortuguero. For example, the tourte Turrialba - Tortuguero, which has mountain bike, hiking, white water rafting and river kayak.

Link: Multisport Tour

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I Clasica Eco-Turistica de Mountain Bike

The I Clasica Eco-Turistica de Mountain Bike "La Conquista del Maquenque" will take place on sunday September 27, 2009. The race will begin at 8:00 a.m. from Veracruz de Pital, San Carlos, and the long ride will be of 60 km, (the short ride will be 25 km). The registration fee is c 6.000 per person. The price includes assitance (3 spots), paramedics (3 spots), mecanics (3 spots), check point (3 spots), motos, ATV, lunch, T-shirts for the first 350 people who register, a boat tour in San Carlos River (150 spots), raffles, and much more. Security garanteed.



There will be other events associated with the race, such as a dance with the music group Marfil on September 26 at Rancho Toños, and promotions for tours and hotels. The race has the main objective of promoting the Lapa Verde conservation at the Maquenque Wildlife Refugee. For more information go to www.laconquistadel maquenque.com

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