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Dec
79°F 26°C
64°F 17°C
Jan
80°F 26°C
63°F 17°C
Feb
81°F 27°C
64°F 17°C
Mar
83°F 28°C
64°F 17°C
Apr
83°F 28°C
65°F 18°C
May
81°F 27°C
65°F 18°C
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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84°F 28°C
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“The best food we ate in Monteverde.”

Trio

4 of 5 stars
rosebud32
Toronto
28 Dec 2009

Trio is one of three restaurants that work together. We really enjoyed Trio, heard good things about Sofia and had a low opinion of the tapas bar. more

“Christmas in Costa Rica”

Monteverde Rustic Lodge

5 of 5 stars
FamilyGuideAtlanta
Atlanta
27 Dec 2009

My wife and I along with our grown kids and my daughter in law spent Christmas at the Rustic lodge. One room was a double and one a triple. Lots of room. Lovely lodge that is convenient to center of...more

“Average food, good service”

Morpho's Cafe

3 of 5 stars
travfirst
Basking Ridge
27 Dec 2009

This restaurant is very often recommended by locals, but we found the food to be just average, and the prices on a high side in comparison to other restaurants in Santa Elena. My curried chicken was...more

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