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Destination: Liberia, Costa Rica June 10-17, 2009
 * Hannah’s Travel Agency: **

Huntsville-Houston-Liberia
 * Flight info **: The cheapest would be a  Continental Airlines round-trip for $607.

  Hilton Garden Inn for $75 per night. This option is the cheapest . The 2nd option is a slightly more expensive hotel, but it has a better view of the ocean. Allegro Papagayo Inclusive for $124.80 a night.
 * Hotel Info **: Here are 2 possibilities: 

 Beaches: <span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'JasmineUPC','serif';">Costa Rica has many beaches, but here are the top 3 recommended ones. Also- there is a bus that drives by the hotels that picks up people to take them to a beach- excep for Playa Ocotal; you’ll have to hire a taxi.

<span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'OCR A Extended'; mso-bidi-font-family: JasmineUPC;">Tamarindo: <span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'JasmineUPC','serif';">This is probably the most famous <span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'OCR A Extended'; mso-bidi-font-family: JasmineUPC;"> <span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'JasmineUPC','serif';">beach in CR, it has many tourists come to it. This beach has shops along the edge, so it is a good place to go for souvenirs. <span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'OCR A Extended'; mso-bidi-font-family: JasmineUPC;"> <span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'OCR A Extended'; mso-bidi-font-family: JasmineUPC;">  <span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'OCR A Extended'; mso-bidi-font-family: JasmineUPC;"> Playa Samara: <span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'JasmineUPC','serif';">This is one of CR’s prettiest beaches, it is also very quiet; it <span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'JasmineUPC','serif';"> <span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'JasmineUPC','serif';">doesn’t nearly have as many tourists as Tamarindo.

Playa Ocotal:  <span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'JasmineUPC','serif';">This beach doesn’t have too many tourists, and the black sand on this   <span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'JasmineUPC','serif';">beach will hurt your feet,   <span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'JasmineUPC','serif';">so bring   <span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'JasmineUPC','serif';">water shoes. This beach is also fun to explore on the rocks. <span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'JasmineUPC','serif';">  <span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'JasmineUPC','serif';">

<span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'OCR A Extended'; mso-bidi-font-family: JasmineUPC;">Other fun attractions <span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'JasmineUPC','serif';">: Monteverde National Park. If you ever get bored of beaches, this park will take you through some of the miniature rainforests of Costa Rica. Also, in this park you can zip line which can be fun if you aren’t afraid of heights.

<span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'OCR A Extended'; mso-bidi-font-family: JasmineUPC;"> <span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'OCR A Extended'; mso-bidi-font-family: JasmineUPC;">Shopping: <span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'JasmineUPC','serif';">The closest place near Liberia for shopping would be Playa del Coco. It has one main supermarket but warning: everybody here speaks Spanish. If you are shopping for clothes or souvenirs, they have LOTS of small stores for you.

<span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'OCR A Extended'; mso-bidi-font-family: JasmineUPC;">Food and drink <span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'JasmineUPC','serif';">: The water here is OK to drink, but the bottled water is perfectly safe. The food is not memorable, but it is alright.

<span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'OCR A Extended'; mso-bidi-font-family: JasmineUPC;">Safety <span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'JasmineUPC','serif';">: You should keep all valuables in a hotel safe, because things have been stolen. Never walk alone at night in an uncrowded place, and don’t keep your wallet in your back pocket. There have been reports on stolen passports, too.