Villa Hermosa Guest House in La Fortuna

The Villa Hermosa is a guest house/bed & breakfast just outside La Fortuna Costa Rica and D'Angelo and myself made a video, here's us eating lunch between video shoots.
Porch area at Villa Hermosa is a GREAT place to hang out and RELAX.
When someone says, "...a little slice of PARADISE." they just might be talking about Villa Hermosa. Here's what Villa Hermosa says about itself:

Villa Hermosa is a private guesthouse located in the beautiful countryside 7km off the road that runs from downtown La Fortuna to the Arenal Volcano National Park & Arenal Lake. The property is on a one acre lot with your own private pool, view of the volcano, tropical gardens and a place to call your own! We are basically a B&B (bed & breakfast) or Inn but instead of staying in our house...you stay in your own!

The bedroom at Villa Hermosa couldn't be more comfortable.
Villa Hermosa is located about 20-25 minutes outside of La Fortuna and about 5 minutes away from arguably the BEST hotel in the entire area, 'The Springs Resort.'

You can't help being impressed with the lengths the owners, Wendy and Dave, went in regards to attention to detail. From the furnishings, to the WELCOME basket, to the landscaping, to the WAY comfortable bed, weird, I was half expecting Sir John Gielgud from 'Arthur' to hand me a towel stepping out of the shower.

Villa Hermosa is PERFECT for any combination of 2,3 or 4 people- couples, honeymooners, 3somes, families, 2 couples who like LIKE each other and of course since Villa Hermosa is inclusive- gay or straight is WELCOME.

The pool at Villa Hermosa. I love my LIFE in Costa Rica.
At Villa Hermosa, it's all about Chillaxin', which is not to say you can't enjoy ALL La Fortuna has to offer but you do want to make time to spend time enjoying the small slice of paradise that is Villa Hermosa.

I can spend hours, and did, watching the birds at Villa Hermosa.
Check out our video about The Villa Hermosa, I think it represents the place accurately. ENjoY!


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KILLER Pico de Gallo with VIDEO

We LOVE Pico de Gallo and we LOVE videotaping these Costa Rica Cooking Classes...Whoo HOO!
'Pico de Gallo' is Spanish for "rooster's beak". From Wikipedia:

"According to food writer Sharon Tyler Herbst,it is so called because originally it was eaten with the thumb and forefinger, and retrieving and eating the condiment resembled the actions of a pecking rooster."

At the base of Pico de Gallo is tomatoes, white onions, jalapenos and lime juice and cilantro.

Whatever. I just know I like it. So simple, yet so TASTY and Scott adds an ingredient not usually found in Costa Rican pico de gallo.

Costa Rica LOVES its Pico de Gallo... and don't forget the yucca chips.
Check out Scott as he explains how to make a KILLER Pico de Gallo:


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Patacones Costa Rica Recipe VIDEO

Patacones aka tostones, fritos or plantain crisps are a VERY popular snack in Costa Rica and all over Latin America for that matter. Would you like ONE?
We LOVE these Costa Rica Cooking Classes our friend Scott is conducting here in La Fortuna. So informative, cultural and besides some GREAT easy recipes that even I can do... and that's saying something.

Patacones with a Mango Pico de Gallo sauce..... YUM-MY!
So without further ado, here's our friend Scott explaining one of the many uses of the plantain, which for those of you who don't know, is a steroided, bigGER banana. Oh, and not just patacones, but patacones with a mango pico de gallo sauce.... WHOO HOO!


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Ceviche Recipe with VIDEO

It was worth moving to Costa Rica for the Ceviche. Yummy!
Admittedly, I didn't know what Ceviche was until I visited Costa Rica for the first time back in 2004. Gene Conti, owner of Palo Verde Resort in La Fortuna, and who subsequently totally dicked us over, introduced us to the tasty fish dish. *Don't know our 'Gene' story of making the move to Costa Rica, it's HERE. But anyway Gene, thanx for the introduction.

Ceviche- personally, I can make a meal out of it.
To me, Ceviche is Costa Rica's sushi. Made with various types of raw fish (tilapia, sea bass, marlin etc.) marinated, or should I say cooked, in lime juice (Costa Rica doesn't really DO lemons), it's really, REALLY good. Funny, when Gene Conti first said we should give ceviche a try, I think we were like a lot of stupid Americans when we asked, "Is this safe to eat...?" We've come a long way thank god.

Let's get to it, here's our friend Scott, explaining how to make ceviche. ENjoY!



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