I’ve been reading about ocean pollution, and the facts are really quite shocking. Apparently, it was once a common practice to “get rid of trash” by dumping it into the ocean, and there was even a positive catchphrase: “The solution to pollution is dilution.”…

Have you heard the one about the visiting tourist enjoying Costa Rican tamales? He says, “They’re really…

I drove through the city of San Jose last weekend. Everywhere the streets were clogged with traffic and shoppers, rushing around to cash in on Christmas deals and sales. Besides making a mental note to avoid the traffic until after Christmas, the scene made me adamantly think how much I do not want that chaos for my holiday season.

Sure, it’s fun…

Whether you are planning your annual employee or shareholder meeting, want to motivate your sales forces, or reward your staff or clients for a great year, Costa Rica is a travel…

Most people visiting Nosara head straight for Playa Guiones, which with its beautiful white sand and consistent surf break, is one of Costa Rica's most favored…

Like the lion or the tiger, the jaguar is the "king of the jungle" in the Americas. It is the largest feline in the Americas and the third largest in the world, notes Wikipedia. With a range extending from Southwestern United…

Costa Rica's south…

Imagine this Costa Rica vacation: Traverse the entire country from coast to coast and north to south, but only…

Thatched-roof pavilions in jungle gardens, hidden courtyards reflecting pools and temple carvings, covered open-air walkways, wide verandas and smooth wooden decks, living spaces that invite the landscape inside … these are all elements of the world-wide architectural phenomenon known as "…

Hotel Punta Islita on the…

Meet sloths, kinkajous, tayras, ocelots, peccaries and anteaters. Stand next to…

San Lucas fue, en su tiempo, una isla muy alejada de la costa, donde se encerraba a los criminales menos peligrosos. Llevaba a la práctica el dicho: ojos que no ven, corazón que no siente.

Se estableció por primera vez como penitenciario durante la presidencia de Tomás Guardia, en 1873. Este fue el mismo mandatario…

Costa Rica – home of ecotourism and thrilling adventure tours – is not usually the first vacation destination people think of for travelers with disabilities. However, the…

Almost the end of the year – are you looking for a quick getaway vacation?

Before the holiday season gets going, escape for a week to sunny…

I think Jimmy Buffet said it best: "With these changes in latitudes, changes in attitudes, nothing remains quite the same."

There is a definite change in attitude traveling to Costa…

From the concrete jungle of Johannesburg, South Africa, to the wilds of the Costa Rican rainforest is quite a change. Two months ago, South African couple Gary Kritzinger and Shayne Mrazek left behind electric fences and heavy security, hour-long 6 km commutes, and a metropolitan…

por Andrés Figueroa Vásquez



El pasado 24 de abril fue publicada en el diario oficial La Gaceta la nueva Ley de Conservación de Vida Silvestre. Con ella se declaró ilegal y penalizada la cacería deportiva en el país.

Fue un hecho histórico, puesto que por primera vez el Congreso aprobó una ley que no fue colocada en la corriente legislativa por…

I met a woman and her husband in the airport recently, while we were waiting to board our flight out of Costa Rica. They were tanned and relaxed, and had been enjoying the country's beaches and rainforest … all for free! They…

por Andrés Figueroa Vásquez



Era una mañana un tanto calurosa en el Parque Nacional Manuel Antonio. Acababa de visitar los predios de la zona y la humedad del ambiente pudo más que yo. Me dispuse a retomar el aliento sobre una de las bancas. Mientras descansaba bajo la sombra y sentía la brisa del mar, me percaté de que tenía hambre. Recordé que después de salir de Portasol había comprado dos…

Although it is one of Costa Rica's most spectacular destinations – for its gold and…