If the words “eye bags”, “hooded lids”, or “crepey skin” make you reach for sunglasses on perfectly good days, you’re not alone. The tricky part is this: lots of people want a visible lift, but not the “I’ve had something done” look, not the stitches, and definitely...
Scroll any travel group right now and you’ll see it: Costa Rica questions everywhere, and answers that swing from “don’t go” to “it’s flawless”. The truth is less dramatic and far more useful—Costa Rica is brilliant, but it rewards travellers who plan with their...
Costa Rica has a way of sneaking up on people. You arrive for a “quick look”, you have one too many late-afternoon coffees with a view, you realise you’ve stopped checking the news every five minutes… and suddenly you’re pricing up sofas and learning the difference...
What makes death and mourning in Costa Rica feel so different? It feels different because grief here is shared out loud and handled fast, with neighbours, family, faith, and practical law all moving in the same direction. In many towns, a death doesn’t become a...
Fun Facts About Our Official Mascot Sloths have become Costa Rica’s unofficial national mascot, emblematic of the pura vida lifestyle. They are just so darn cuddly! Here are a few obscure sloth facts you may not have already...
If you’ve spent any time on a Costa Rican highway, beach road, or farm track, you’ve seen them—big dark shapes riding invisible elevators of warm air, barely flapping, as if the rules of effort don’t apply. Then you spot the truly iconic moment: one perched on a fence...
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text] There are road trips that show you a country, and then there are road trips that introduce you to the country the way it actually behaves—mud included, rivers included, monkey screams at dawn included. The drive around...
There’s a moment that happens in Costa Rica’s forests when the light turns leafy-green and quiet, and a bird appears like it’s been painted with a highlighter and a steady hand. A motmot doesn’t rush the reveal. It simply is—perched, still, almost smug—until the tail...
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Welcome to Horizon Pacific, your premier Property Management and Rental company situated on the stunning golden coast of Costa Rica. Horizon Pacific Management and Rentals is a reflection of our owners’ love for the ocean. Bill and Nancy Ripley, hail from Mays...
Costa Rica, though small in size, boasts a culture that’s vibrant, warm, and deeply rooted in both indigenous heritage and Spanish colonial influence. Whether you’re strolling through a lively town during a festival or enjoying a home-cooked casado meal, Costa Rican...
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text The circle of life so lovingly narrated on nature documentaries plays out daily in Costa Rica. Toucans raid nests like feathered burglars. Iguanas—those smug, sunbathing “vegetarians”—will absolutely nibble the wrong...