[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] On the Road to Shambhala - Providencia and San Geraldo de Dota. Park coming as close as it gets in Costa Rica to the fabled Shangri-La (Los Quetzales National Park related article), the bordering valley villages of Providencia and...
Los Quetzales National Park – Costa Rica’s Shangri-La
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Our Little Secret: Nosara, Costa Rica
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Our Little Secret: Nosara, Costa Rica. Nosara isn’t the easiest place to get to. There’s a long, bumpy dirt road to get there. In the rainy season, this road becomes pretty much impassable; you have to take an alternate route,...
Playa Avellanas- Where Surfers, Foodies and Farmers Unite
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Playa Avellanas is a picturesque white sand beach, put on the map years ago as a surf destination, but also ideal for lazy shoreside days. With plenty of almond, buttonwood and palm trees to sit under along this long stretch of...
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...
Diria National Park: One of Guanacaste’s Least-Known Attractions
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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....
La Cangreja National Park, just a Short Drive from San José
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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...