Finca 6 and The Mystery of the Spheres
- FEB 26, 2020Costa Rica is home to only two protected pre-Colombian archaeological sites, including the larger and better known National Monument of Guayabo. But the less familiar Finca 6
Off the Beaten Path
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
Piedras Blancas National Park: The Other Osa
- MAY 31, 2019Piedras Blancas National Park: The Other Osa: Famously proclaimed by National Geographic as “the most biologically intense place on earth,” the Osa Peninsula has a speci
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
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
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
Camaronal Costa Rica
- AUG 02, 2018Camaronal 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 s
Palo Verde Boat Tour Costa Rica
- AUG 02, 2018Palo Verde boat tour Costa Rica: Don’t put your hands in the water because there are crocodiles and piranhas,” said Jorge Pizarro, the comedian in charge of our 90-minute
Ecolodges in Costa Rica: Isla Chiquita, Finca Bellavista, Casa Corcovado
- JUL 03, 2018A leading contributor to ecotourism growth in Costa Rica is the ecolodge. The luxury to be able to disconnect and enjoy sounds other than the ring of a cellphone or the loud
Ecotourist Road Trip: Sarapiquí Rafting, Rainforest Adventures and Wildlife
- JUL 02, 2018Sarapiquí Rafting, Rainforest Adventures, Puerto Viejo de Sarapiquí, Sarapiquí Wildlife: Sarapiquí is an ecotourist’s dream — a vast expanse of tropical rainforest te