Casado The most traditional of Costa Rican meals, the Casado is an entire meal ... and look for it instead at a local soda. 3. Gallo Pinto Particularly popular for breakfast, the gallo pinto ...

From thick, tangled rainforest and active volcanoes to monkeys, coatis and tapirs, this is a country with plenty to discover ...

Black beans and rice are a staple and are a part of almost every traditional meal. Of course, Costa Rica is famous for ... you will see on menus include gallo pinto (rice and beans), ceviche ...

Instead of commiserating, I suggested we head out for dinner. We sat down to plates of gallo pinto — Costa Rica's ubiquitous rice-and-bean dish — and pan-fried plantains in a pastel-painted ...

Costa Rica- the land of pura vida and gallo pinto, is home to an incredible amount of biodiversity, laid-back people and some ...