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Hiking the crater of Rano Kau on Easter Island

WHAT: A hike around the crater of Rano Kau, the biggest volcano of Easter Island + a visit to the ancient village of Orongo WHERE: Just outside the little town

Rano Raraku: the birthplace of the moai on Easter Island

WHAT: A visit to the quarry where all of the moai were constructed on Easter Island WHERE: On the eastern side of the island, some 30 minutes by car from

The beach hike from Drake’s Bay to Corcovado

WHAT: Hiking the beach road of Corcovado WHERE: You start at Drake Bay and go on all the way until Poor Man’s Paradise or The Jaguar’s Jungle HOW LONG: 4

The Whale and Dolphin Festival in Uvita

(This article was published in The Tico Times, September 16, 2016 ) WHAT: The annual Whale and Dolphin Festival WHERE: Uvita, on Costa Rica’s Pacific coast HOW LONG: The boat tours of the