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Poás Revisited – Two Trips, 10 Years Apart, Equally Memorable

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Mother Nature is always surprising us. As we went to print with the March magazine, this article about the newly opened Poás National Park required an update: the volcano erupted early in the morning on February 11, 2019. This...

Slowing it Down in the Nandamojo Valley Costa Rica

Slowing it Down in the Nandamojo Valley Costa Rica

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Guanacaste’s Antidote to Hustle and Bustle.  Slowing it Down in the Nandamojo Valley Costa Rica.  If you’re looking to get away from the crowds and experience Costa Rica without feeling like a tourist at Disneyland, add the...

Cool Places – Seeing Another Side

How to have a wildlife-infused getaway on the Caribbean coast: Have you ever looked out your window and seen a sloth? Stood up close to a puma or snorkeled with a sea cow? Have you ever been anywhere that was so teeming with life it made you feel more alive? Costa...

Costa Rica Family Friendly Adventure at Diamante

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] As a mom and a 15-year veteran of the tourism industry, it takes a lot to impress me when it comes to tourist-centric experiences. In Costa Rica, I’ve experienced every level of service, safety and attention to (or lack of) details....

Parque Reptilandia

Parque Reptilandia

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Parque Reptilandia, Herpetology heaven on earth: My wife, Valerie, and I, both avid herpetologists eager to explore as many Costa Rican wildlife wonderlands as possible, found Parque Reptilandia was a highlight of our trip. In fact,...

Camaronal Costa Rica

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Camaronal Costa Rica: Camaronal is a Costa Rican village with no village there in a land that time forgot. I sat under a rancho with my girlfriend looking at a crescent moon shaped like a woman’s fingernail, fringed by palm fronds...

Diamante: Went for Adventure and Found Costa Rica Culture too

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Costa Rica Cultural Attractions: I had arrived in Costa Rica looking for adventure and opportunities to learn about Costa Rica culture. What I didn’t expect was that I’d find so much to do and learn about costa rica traditions in...

Río Celeste Costa Rica

Río Celeste Costa Rica

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Río Celeste Costa Rica: They say that when God finished painting the sky, he washed his paintbrushes in the Río Celeste Waterfall , giving this spectacular river in northern Costa Rica its unique sky blue color. The real explanation...