Los Quetzales National Park – Costa Rica’s Shangri-La
- APR 29, 2019Los Quetzales National Park – Costa Rica’s Shangri-La. Shangri-La, the mythical, magical, cloud-shrouded village hidden high in the mountains, was described in the 1
Author: Tom Schultz
ECOLONES Costa Rica’s New Incentive for Recycling
- APR 01, 2019ECOLONES Costa Rica’s New Incentive for Recycling. Anyone who lives in Costa Rica or visits often can appreciate how daunting the problem of solid waste management is here
Costa Rican Vultures: Hey … Somebody Has to Take Out the Garbage!
- APR 01, 2019Dirty, gross, awful… a few words commonly associated with vultures, but in reality anything but the truth. Vultures are an essential part of the ecosystem. They provide a vi
Tenorio Volcano National Park
- APR 01, 2019Tenorio Volcano National Park. One of Costa Rica’s most amazing attractions is the Rio Celeste, located in the northern region. “Celeste” means heavenly or sky blue, s
Poás Revisited – Two Trips, 10 Years Apart, Equally Memorable
- FEB 28, 2019Mother 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 eru
Creature Feature: Oropendolas of Costa Rica
- JAN 31, 2019Gregarious and loud, their unmistakable calls resembling a crowd of people all gargling at the same time, they are heard before being seen. Oropendolas, the largest member of
Diria National Park: One of Guanacaste’s Least-Known Attractions
- JAN 31, 2019Diria National Park: One of Guanacaste’s Least-Known Attractions. Northern Guanacaste and the Nicoya Peninsula have several well known national parks: the history-rich San
Manuel Antonio: Crown Jewel of National Parks
- JAN 04, 2019Manuel Antonio: Crown Jewel of Costa Rica’s National Parks. To understand why Manuel Antonio National Park is so famous and popular, you need to appreciate its beauty
Costa Rica Motmot Birds – Commonly Odd-Looking
- DEC 01, 2018Costa Rica Motmot Birds, Commonly odd-looking: Motmots are proof that common birds are not necessarily common looking. A stunning family of birds — one or more of the six mo
La Cangreja National Park, just a Short Drive from San José
- DEC 01, 2018La Cangreja National Park, just a Short Drive from San José: Costa Rica’s national park system, now consisting of 26 parks around the country, did not have a single site in