Going to costa rica

[SplorKeLZ]

hi everyone! i will be going to costa rica sometime this summer and I could use some advice. my plan at the moment is to stay a couple of nights in puerto viejo and a couple in san ramon(or a similar area) to try to go to the Plinia Costaricensis. does anyone have any recommendations for lodging? i would prefer somewhere that maybe has fruit trees on the property, our budget is around 20ish $ a night. i am also looking for farms and collections to visit to try and taste as many fruits as possible. we are also looking for a guide to go on hikes in the jungle to look for fruits

thanks!

[Finca La Isla]

I can’t provide information on the p. costaricensis but Puerto Viejo is a good idea, that’s where I am at Finca la Isla which you can find on Googlemaps. Anther area that could be good is the southern Pacific side. There a good Thursday farmers market at San Isidro, general. The Puerto Viejo farmers market is Saturday morning. Puerto Viejo has fruit sold on the street, even durian in season. Your budget is limited as CR is kind of expensive. Hostels could be the way to go although you might find a farm stay.
Peter

[MrJC]

hi everyone! i will be going to costa rica sometime this summer and I could use some advice. my plan at the moment is to stay a couple of nights in puerto viejo and a couple in san ramon(or a similar area) to try to go to the Plinia Costaricensis. does anyone have any recommendations for lodging? i would prefer somewhere that maybe has fruit trees on the property, our budget is around 20ish $ a night. i am also looking for farms and collections to visit to try and taste as many fruits as possible. we are also looking for a guide to go on hikes in the jungle to look for fruits

thanks!

I was going to go to Costa Rica and i started researching native fruits we are going to Puerto Rico instead now if you have the time i think its fun too look at INaturalist and find native Annona, Passiflora or other native fruits then memorize what they look like and you can try native fruit! i recommend looking for cecropia they are easy to identify. if you don't have the time you can still look out for papaya and Passiflora while your there you probably know what they look like already. once you find stuff on Inatrulist you can look at google maps and find the exact spot. 

[Finca La Isla]

It’s probably a good idea to go to Puerto Rico but if you are looking mostly for native fruits Costa Rica has more than any country in the Americas of its size.  The way it is situated gives it a plethora of fruits that go from southern Mexico to the south like sapodilla, mamey sapote, guanabana, caimito, and many, many more.  Fruits native to the Choco of Colombia can also be found in Panama and Costa Rica.  There’s no way that Puerto Rico has more kinds of native or introduced fruits than Costa Rica.
Peter

[Finca La Isla]

For looking for the plinia costarricense you might look on Facebook for a guy named Roy Carballo. Roy has been to the tree you want to see and lives in San Ramon.
Suerte!

[MrJC]

It’s probably a good idea to go to Puerto Rico but if you are looking mostly for native fruits Costa Rica has more than any country in the Americas of its size.  The way it is situated gives it a plethora of fruits that go from southern Mexico to the south like sapodilla, mamey sapote, guanabana, caimito, and many, many more.  Fruits native to the Choco of Colombia can also be found in Panama and Costa Rica.  There’s no way that Puerto Rico has more kinds of native or introduced fruits than Costa Rica.
Peter

Yeah i know i would prefer costa Rica but because we need to save money we had to go to Puerto Rico I'm still very exited though.

[Finca La Isla]

Is Puerto Rico cheap?
For inexpensive you might go to Nicaragua or Guatemala…

[agroventuresperu]

hi everyone! i will be going to costa rica sometime this summer and I could use some advice. my plan at the moment is to stay a couple of nights in puerto viejo and a couple in san ramon(or a similar area) to try to go to the Plinia Costaricensis. does anyone have any recommendations for lodging? i would prefer somewhere that maybe has fruit trees on the property, our budget is around 20ish $ a night. i am also looking for farms and collections to visit to try and taste as many fruits as possible. we are also looking for a guide to go on hikes in the jungle to look for fruits

thanks!

I was going to go to Costa Rica and i started researching native fruits we are going to Puerto Rico instead now if you have the time i think its fun too look at INaturalist and find native Annona, Passiflora or other native fruits then memorize what they look like and you can try native fruit! i recommend looking for cecropia they are easy to identify. if you don't have the time you can still look out for papaya and Passiflora while your there you probably know what they look like already. once you find stuff on Inatrulist you can look at google maps and find the exact spot.

Cecropia. Do you know if all the species have edible flowers/fruits? I had never heard about that at all until I toured Grimal Grove in Big Pine Key. Just wondering if it's safe to eat all the wild ones growing on my property?

[MasOlas]

Take some fotos of the surf being ridden and post them in your trip report. And fruit, take fotos of all of the fruit!

[MrJC]

hi everyone! i will be going to costa rica sometime this summer and I could use some advice. my plan at the moment is to stay a couple of nights in puerto viejo and a couple in san ramon(or a similar area) to try to go to the Plinia Costaricensis. does anyone have any recommendations for lodging? i would prefer somewhere that maybe has fruit trees on the property, our budget is around 20ish $ a night. i am also looking for farms and collections to visit to try and taste as many fruits as possible. we are also looking for a guide to go on hikes in the jungle to look for fruits

thanks!

I was going to go to Costa Rica and i started researching native fruits we are going to Puerto Rico instead now if you have the time i think its fun too look at INaturalist and find native Annona, Passiflora or other native fruits then memorize what they look like and you can try native fruit! i recommend looking for cecropia they are easy to identify. if you don't have the time you can still look out for papaya and Passiflora while your there you probably know what they look like already. once you find stuff on Inatrulist you can look at google maps and find the exact spot.

Cecropia. Do you know if all the species have edible flowers/fruits? I had never heard about that at all until I toured Grimal Grove in Big Pine Key. Just wondering if it's safe to eat all the wild ones growing on my property?

by my research they are but if you know the species growing there you should look it up.

[MrJC]

Is Puerto Rico cheap?
For inexpensive you might go to Nicaragua or Guatemala…

The flights where cheaper and we only have a week.

[SplorKeLZ]

sorry for the late response,

Thanks everyone! i will look into san isidro and see if we can fit it inI INaturalist has been pretty helpfull for getting a general idea of the plant species in CR.

For looking for the plinia costarricense you might look on Facebook for a guy named Roy Carballo. Roy has been to the tree you want to see and lives in San Ramon.
Suerte!

i will look on facebook soon, thanks for the tip!

Take some fotos of the surf being ridden and post them in your trip report. And fruit, take fotos of all of the fruit!

for sure!

i will update this thread with follow ups and questions as they come, thanks for the help