Order at any soda (the small family restaurants that serve Costa Rica's everyday food) and the question comes before your meal does: "¿Y para tomar? ¿Un fresco?" Frescos, short for refrescos naturales, are fresh fruit blended with water or milk,...

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From a casado at a family soda to an easy sit-down dinner, here's where we send guests to eat in Sámara, and what to skip.

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Costa Rica has two seasons: verano (dry, December to April) and invierno (the green season, May to November). Guanacaste sits at the hot, dry end of the country, and what grows here follows that rhythm: an explosion of mangos and jocotes at the ...

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Every Saturday morning, Sámara's farmers market sets up in town, a 15-minute walk from our gate. It's small, it's local, and it's the best food shopping you'll do all week. Here's how to do it right the first time. What you'll find Whatever is...

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