Blue Flag Beaches
- DEC 30, 2019Blue Flag Beaches: A Five-Star Ecological Guide. Whether you are vacationing or living in Costa Rica, it’s useful to understand and appreciate the Blue Flags seen on many b
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Carara National Park
- DEC 30, 2019Carara National Park. For first-time visitors heading south to Costa Rica’s central and south Pacific coasts, the famous crocodile bridge over the Tarcoles River is virtuall
Visit Jacó Costa Rica
- DEC 30, 2019Visit Jacó Costa Rica: This Booming Beach Town is Artistic, Fun and Family-Friendly. Despite being one of Costa Rica’s most familiar and popular beach communities for near
Quakers of Costa Rica
- OCT 30, 2019Peace in the Valley: The Monteverde Quakers of Costa Rica. Costa Rica has been proclaimed the jewel of Central America for some time, with many good reasons. Biodiversity and
La Carolina Lodge Costa Rica
- SEP 02, 2019La Carolina Lodge Costa Rica: Wood-Fired Heaven in the Mountains. Like most typical tourists in Costa Rica, I think of myself as anything but typical. I don’t do all-inclus
Hope Spots: Save the Planet one Sea Spot at a Time
- SEP 02, 2019Hope for Our Blue Heart: One sea spot at a time, we can save the planet. Imagine boating, diving, or surfing in Costa Rica’s warm tropical waters and not seeing a single s
Surf Adventure: The Road and Swell Point South
- JUN 29, 2019Surf Adventure Surf Trek with CHE: When the Road and Swell Point South. I woke at 12:30, 1:30, 2:30, and finally rose at 3 a.m. with one of several alarms that I set in five
Bijagua Ranas: Hidden Sloth Island
- JUN 29, 2019Bijagua Ranas: Hidden Sloth Island in a Small Town. Early last November while I was exploring a mangrove forest, my guide told me about a place where he had seen more slot
Life Under the Volcanoes: Costa Rica and the Ring of Fire
- MAY 31, 2019Life Under the Volcanoes: Costa Rica and the Ring of Fire. If you live in Costa Rica long enough, it becomes almost boring. “Honey, did you feel that one?” Earthquakes,
Navigating Bocas del Toro, Panama
- MAY 31, 2019Boats, Bikes, Buses and Big Yellow Taxis: Navigating Bocas del Toro, Panama. The archipelago of Bocas del Toro, off of Panama’s Caribbean coast, has become internationally