"To be able to fill leisure intelligently is the last product
of civilization."
-Bertrand Russel
MULTISPORT GUIDES
All these Guides are trained in techniques to help guests of all levels of ability and physical condition to safely get the most out of bicycling, rafting and kayaking experiences for the active traveler in Costa Rica.
Born on April 11, 1971. Federico was raised in Costa Rica, but has lived all over the world, including Jerusalem, Madrid and New York City. Federico speaks English and can understand Hebrew. He has worked at Costa Rica Expeditions for five years and especially enjoys guiding the Multisport trips, which combine his love of nature with biking and other outdoor sports.
Federico is currently taking courses with the Universidad Estatal a Distancia in Natural Resource Management. He also finished two years of courses in Agricultural Engineering and four years of Industrial Design.
Federico first became interested in guiding by working with young adults. He was the group leader for a five-month program with Youth Challenge International and later went on to work for Fundacion D.A., a foundation dedicated to working with children with ADD.
Realizing how important environmental education is to the planet, Federico has taken numerous courses on the Natural History of Costa Rica. His goal is to show guests from around the world the value and beauty of nature.
Federico was recently married. He and his new wife, Karol, chose to honeymoon in Peru, where they traveled with their backpacks throughout the country. When not working, Federico likes to mountain bike, scooter with his dog and listen to music.
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Originally from Limon Province on the Caribbean coast, Marcos learned to swim and fish at a young age. As a child he spent most of his time in the outdoors and developed a deep love and appreciation of the tropical rainforest and its fauna.
Marcos, 33, worked in cruise ships until he decided to come ashore and work as a guide in 2001. Since then, he has worked on the Osa Peninsula and more recently, leading biking trips. Marcos has two children, Fernando, 9, and Kemsy, 4. His birthday is Aug. 22, 1974.
Diego, 26, was raised in Ciudad Quesada, a rural town located next to a National Park and studied Tropical Biology at the Univ. of Costa Rica. “My backyard was full of birds, bugs and even snakes,” he says. “As a kid I observed all these creatures with interest and developed a love of the outdoors and the wildlife of Costa Rica.”
Diego began guiding Costa Rica Expeditions’ Multisport and Naturalist trips in Sept. 2006. He is an avid mountain biker and after a decade with his home town’s swim team he swam for the National Team for two years. Diego spent a year in Belgium as a high school exchange student and later worked in Florida for six months in 2003.
Recently Diego began a Masters Degree correspondence program in Wildlife Management at the State University. When he's not guiding, Diego likes to read, bike and spend time with his girlfriend and his family. His birthday is Nov. 3, 1981.
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From San José, Alvaro, 30, discovered rafting after watching the Camel Whitewater Challenge in 1998 in Costa Rica. Before that he worked on Coco Island as an assistant researcher and as a park ranger.
In 2003 he joined the Costa Rica Expeditions’ rafting team and in 2004 completed the INBIO training course to qualify as a naturalist guide. Presently Alvaro - or "Natural" as everyone calls him - is in his last year of studies at Latina University, where he is working toward a biology degree.
“One of the things I like most about my job,” he says, “is the chance to learn from the other guides and the opportunity to observe wildlife.” In his free time, Alvaro enjoys mountain biking, running and bird watching. He was born on Dec. 29, 1977, and is single. We call him "Natural" because he is.
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Ricardo, called Robalo by his fellow guides, has led a very interesting and diverse career at Costa Rica Expeditions. In 1989, he started as a bus driver for group trips. Then he decided that he wanted to become a river guide. Not speaking a word of English, he signed up for classes at the University and was conversing before the year was up. Working his way through the ranks, Ricardo became one of our head river guides in 1993.
Seven years later, in January 1999, he decided to come ashore to work in the San Jose offices as Operations Manager. Recently, however, he decided to return to the river and has started guiding rafting trips once again. Ricardo, whose birthday is July 2, 1963, is married to Isabel Garbanzo, the company’s Director of Human Resources. They have been married for 17 years and have two children, Renan, 15, and Marcela, 13.
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As you search for your ideal trip in the custom itineraries section of our web site, you may wish to create a list of favorite trips. To do so, click on the link above each itinerary, “Add to My Favorites.” Each itinerary you chose will be added to a personalized list of trips. You can add as many trips as you want to your list and refer back to them by clicking on the link, "See My Favorites," which will appear in the right column once you have selected a favorite.
Your list of favorites will follow you as you surf the site, allowing you to refer back to selected itineraries at any time. On your next visit to our web site, the list will reappear by clicking the link, “See My Favorites.” 
