What to Expect: Waterfall Rappelling – Gently Adventurous
- MAR 06, 2017What to expect: expect to get wet What to wear: quick-dry shirts and shorts that cover your hips and thighs to protect from the harness, trekking shoes. Necessary physical con
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Cool Places: A cross-country trip on Costa Rica’s ring of fire
- MAR 06, 2017A cross-country trip on Costa Rica’s ring of fire. In the Central Valley, over the past several months, a thin grey covering of volcanic ash has covered homes and cars the r
Off the Beaten Path: Secret Nicaragua Border Crossing
- MAR 06, 2017Options for border crossing from Nicaragua and Costa Rica are very few. Peñas Blancas is the main border; it is very congested with freight, locals and tourists. There is ano
Travel & Adventure Feature: Capturing Costa Rica
- MAR 06, 2017Looking through a camera lens is Costa Rica’s new way of getting up close and personal with the dynamic biodiversity and microclimates found here. If you ever imagined yours
Secret of Tortuguero
- FEB 01, 2017Cool Places – Forest for the Trees – Secret of Tortuguero Going to Tortuguero is all about seeing and not seeing and then seeing again. A Nature Air flight or a wa
DISCOVER PLAYA CARBON
- FEB 01, 2017Very few visitorS find this little gem. I’m not even sure I should be telling of this so I can keep it to myself and the few that make the short journey over the hill from P
Where the Birds Are
- FEB 01, 2017Watching the landscapes and habitats change as you fly over Costa Rica, you may start to get an inkling of the country’s diversity. So it should come as no surprise that lot
Must visit Waterfalls in Costa Rica
- DEC 29, 2016Rio Celeste Waterfall The Rio Celeste Waterfall is located in Tenorio Volcano National Park (northwestern Guanacaste) and is world-known for its hypnotic blue color. According
Off the Beaten Path – Cartagena
- DEC 29, 2016Last month I wrote about Tempate, town of 500 people and 3000 cows. Now we’re going to tell you a little about Cartagena. Cartagena, is slightly larger than Tempate, but sti
Authentic Costa Rica: What to do in rural Bijagua
- DEC 29, 2016As you travel around Costa Rica looking to check off world-famous spots like Manuel Antonio, Tamarindo and Arenal, consider a little detour off the beaten path to Bijagua. Alt