Destinations

Puerto Viejo is a town of yin and yang: it is a tranquil oasis during the day that transforms into a complete party town at night.

Chalky streets lined with whitewashed houses earn Liberia its nickname: the White City. Today, the capital of Guanacaste boasts modern conveniences that make visitors feel right at home.

One of the first expat surf towns established in Costa Rica, avid boarders from far and wide make the pilgrimage to the area’s three long beaches – Playas Guiones, Pelada and Nosara.

Overlooking the sparkling waters of the Golfo Dulce, the rugged port town and former banana hub of Golfito serves as the gatekeeper to Costa Rica's precious untouched lands and virgin rainforests.

The first group of hammerhead sharks came straight toward us. They were three to four meters long and their self-confident approach caused us to take cover behind overhanging rocks 25 meters below the surface.

One hundred and fifty years after U.S. filibuster William Walker torched this colonial city to the ground as he retreated across Lake Nicaragua, Granada has risen from the ashes like the phoenix.

Home to more flowers than people, Catarina is a virtual oasis located in between the cities of Granada and Masaya, a 20-minute drive from either.

A stretch of land encompassing kilometers of exuberant beaches, charming communities and one of the principal locations for surfing, sport fishing and whale watching.

Puerto Limón, at the mouth of the Tortuguero River opposite the famous Uva Island where Columbus first landed within gunshot, is no longer “cele” and definitely more than a snack.

Without roofing, specialized lighting or even walls, some 257 kilometers from San José, the tiny coastal town of Punta Islita has become the first Outdoor Latin American Museum of Contemporary Art.

Although the Archipelago de Bocas del Toro in Panama is barely 35 km from the Costa Rican border, this chain of more than sixty islands and mangrove keys is indeed a world apart.