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Visiting Turrialba, Costa Rica


Best fare found from Houston to San Jose: $479

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16 Hotels & Accommodations

3 Things to Do

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Weather

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Monthly Averages
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Dec
75°F 23°C
66°F 18°C
Jan
76°F 24°C
66°F 18°C
Feb
77°F 25°C
66°F 18°C
Mar
79°F 26°C
67°F 19°C
Apr
80°F 26°C
68°F 20°C
May
79°F 26°C
68°F 20°C
Extended Forecast
Sunday
Dec 27
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80°F 26°C
Lo:
57°F 13°C
Monday
Dec 28
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80°F 26°C
Lo:
59°F 15°C
Tuesday
Dec 29
Hi:
82°F 27°C
Lo:
57°F 13°C

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Hotel Casa Turire

3 of 5 stars
Zurich, Switzerland
Dec 18, 2009

The Casa Turire is a plantation style house with only around 20 rooms, it is located outside Turrialba, in a very nice, green area with nice views, great nature! The rooms are nice, charming. Not...more

Hotel Wagelia Dominica

1 of 5 stars
Staffordshire
Dec 14, 2009

This was a really awful hotel, the room was dirty, the water was tepid at best and the pressure almost nil. The second evening we had a rain storm (very common in this area) and the roof leaked badly,...more

5 of 5 stars
North Carolina
Aug 7, 2009

This is an excellent town about two hours from San Jose. Turrialba is in a valley surrouned by mountains, volcanos, and rainforest. This is not a tourist attraction per say, however, there is so...more

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