Costa Rica’s northwest Guanacaste province, rife with volcanoes, spectacular white sand beaches, tropical rainforest, and the country’s rich cultural origins, was not always...
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Though the Bocas del Toro archipelago is small, trying to visit all the islands during a short stay is a daunting task. There are a total of nine main islands, 50 cays, which are...
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Cabuya Island Cemetery is a unique and somewhat eerie historical oddity dating back hundreds of years to pre-Colombian times, which remains in use today by residents of Cabuya.
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The majestic San Juan River, which runs 200 kilometers from Lake Nicaragua to the Caribbean coast, is one of the region’s best imitations of South America’s Amazon River.
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As we walked through the virgin jungle our guide pointed out two troops of monkeys, each with little babies hanging tightly to their moms as they swung wildly through the tall canopy of the rainforest.
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The alarm sounds at 5:30 a.m., and Juan Palacios rolls his tired body out of bed for another nine-hour day at the Del Monte banana plantation
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In a world overflowing with enchanting destinations, why does Bocas del Toro keep luring me back?
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Follow author Susan Zimmerman as she sails Costa Rica’s narrow Pacific coastline, which stretches 630 miles between its borders with Nicaragua and Panama...
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The Tripadvisor Awards 2010 ranked six Costa Rican destinations amid the top 10 in their category in Latin America, while Arenal came in as 10th most popular Spa destination in the World!
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