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Should I Use a Travel Agent?
When it comes to planning your travel, there are several ways you can go about it. One option available to [...]
Time for Whitewater Rafting
Costa Rica is a small country in Central America that boasts a lush tropical jungle and pristine beaches. Its varied [...]
Mountain Bike Tours are Thrilling and Fulfilling
Mountain bike tours are an excellent opportunity to explore the winding trails and peaks of rugged Costa Rica mountain terrain. [...]
Costa Rican Researchers Identify Two New Plant Species
Costa Rica’s impressive reputation for biodiversity was boosted recently when the research findings for two new plant species were published [...]
Tropical Flowers and Hummingbirds
You’ve come to the right place if you’re looking to learn all about our tropical flowers and the hummingbirds that [...]
Blue Zone Drones Takes You Higher
“I’ve seen enough,” said no one ever about Costa Rica’s enchanting coastal landscapes. Believing there’s no such thing as too [...]
Don’t be Deterred by Costa Rica’s Rainy Season
Costa Rica is a country known for its exotic flora and fauna, beautiful beaches and lush rainforests. Some might assume [...]
Presidential Challenge Flamingo 2023
Flamingo, Costa Rica, is one of sportfishing’s most legendary destinations, an idyllic laid-back beach community located in the Central American nation’s northern [...]
Horizon Pacific
Dreaming of your next Costa Rica vacation? SEE OUR WEBSITE for dozens of property rental availabilities. We recommend you plan [...]
Fred’s Bird Adventures
The Emerald Toucanet (Aulacorhynchus prasinus) Male and female differ in size but alike in color: dominantly green with highlights [...]
Check Out These Seven Amazing Jaguar Facts
Costa Rica’s jaguars are both mighty and mysterious. What we know about these unique big cats is fascinating. What we [...]
Whale Spotting on Many Bucket Lists
One of the most sought-after experiences in Costa Rica is watching a whale breach the surface of the Pacific. Better [...]
These Bees Don’t Sting
Unlike My Bee Farm Visit Part 1, in last month’s Howler, this story will not start with, “Owww!” That’s because [...]
Brewing in Guanacaste
Alaks Three years after opening its doors as Costa Rica’s newest premier craft brewery, Brothers Of Ale Brewing is being [...]
New Heights of Excitement for 60 International Pilots
Paragliding pilots from around the world gathered in Rivas, Perez Zeledon, to participate in the Open Rivas 2023 Paragliding Competition, [...]
Two tons of seashells seized from tourists between 2021 and 2022
QCOSTARICA – The Guanacaste Airport began an information campaign to raise awareness among tourists who visit the country’s beaches, so [...]
Birds of Gondwanaland?
Next time you are at a bird feeder in Costa Rica, or walking in the jungle, enjoy the knowledge that [...]
Guanacaste Boasts Best Beach in the World!
We’re number 1! To be a bit more specific, Costa Rica is home to this year’s winner on the annual [...]
My Bee Farm Visit
Howler is delighted to feature this first-hand account of an 11-year-old’s journey in Costa Rica learning about bees. Part 1 [...]
Monkeying Around In Costa Rica
There are four types of monkeys in Costa Rica, and three of them can be found in the wild in [...]
What Lies Beneath
You never know what lies beneath you as you walk the grounds in Costa Rica. Or what beauty lies just [...]
Blue River Resort & Hot Springs
Discover a “Paradise on Earth”, along the majestic, smoking, volcano, Rincon de la Vieja in northwest Costa Rica, at Blue [...]
Up Close and Personal: Macro Photography Gems
Welcome to Peter Grob’s world, where no creature is too small to steal the big spotlight. The Switzerland native describes [...]
Bird’s Eye View of Costa Rica
After living here for over three years, I was looking forward to this trip to gaze at the beauty of [...]
The Full Diamante
Diamante 10% Discount Code /Diamante Coupon - Discount Code: HOWLER: I had heard about Diamante Eco Adventure Park even before [...]
Tierra del Fuego: A Trip to the End of the World
In 1520, Ferdinand Magellan, on his voyage of circumnavigation trying to discover a different route to the “Spice Islands,” sailed [...]
Tune in to the Ocho Verde Wildlife Channel
Howler readers are invited to tune in to the Ocho Verde Wildlife Channel on YouTube, featuring our jungle animal wildlife [...]
Surrounded by Sunflowers
When you are feeling a bit blue, or in a perfectly good mood, strolling through a field of more than [...]
Playa Flamingo: The Jewel of The Gold Coast
Playa Flamingo is famous for its crystal azul waters, gentle family-friendly surf and clean white sand. This is why it’s [...]
Marina Flamingo
The Marina Flamingo development team is steadfastly committed to maintaining a clean, environmentally responsible, and safe site for the good [...]
Considering the Regions of Costa Rica
What area of Costa Rica is right for ME?. Based on Google data, Costa Rica ranks in the top five [...]
Come to Costa Rica’s Caribbean Coast
Looking to get away from almost all of it? The southern Caribbean region of Costa Rica just might be what [...]
Costa Rica: Through the Lens 2022 #2
It never ceases to amaze our Howler team when we consider all of our photographers and the variety of spectacular [...]
Captivating Cahuita
Anyone game for an adventure on the Caribbean side of Costa Rica? If you are visiting Puerto Viejo you cannot [...]
Rare Albino Whale in Costa Rica Draws Waves of Global Attention
What aerial photographer Felipe Chávez initially mistook for ocean trash was actually so extraordinary that the resulting waves of international [...]
Arribada: They Have Arrived!
Over a five-day period, arribada nesting turtles will lay up to 10 million eggs on Ostional's beach. Have you witnessed [...]
Celebrating Our Sloths on October 20th
Costa Rica's Sloth Conservation Foundation (SloCo) was founded in 2016 by sloth researcher Dr. Rebecca Cliffe and is dedicated to saving [...]
Raining October
For Costa Rica's east coast visitors, October is a good time to visit (weather-wise). For our Pacific-side readers, we're usually [...]
Wild Side of Costa Rica
Costa Rica is home to hundreds of wildlife species. Thanks to Guanacaste Wildlife Monitoring, you can watch dozens of the [...]
Pacuare Nature Preserve: Home to the Rarely Seen Agami Heron
The northern Caribbean coast of Costa Rica is a large drainage basin for the Reventazón, Sarapiquí and Pacuare Rivers, and [...]
La Florida: The Little Caribbean Town With a Lot of History
If you mention El Codo del Diablo to older Costa Ricans, they hang their heads in shame. On a recent [...]
It’s Time to Plan Your Travel
It's time to make your plans to travel … and you’ve decided to look into what Costa Rica has to [...]
San José With Only 7 Days?
Your Visit Begins Here Get your Costa Rica tour package from a reputable company Starting and ending your visit to [...]
Out of Africa
I guess when we of a “certain age” hear the name Uganda, we think of Idi Amin and the Raid [...]
A Week is All?
A Week is All? We’ve Got You Covered Ready to travel? Explore what Howler has in the way of articles [...]
Only One Week? Liberia Lets You Do It
Planning a trip to the western side of Costa Rica? After landing at Liberia’s Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport, there [...]
The Local Bus
With the high prices of fuel these days, I decided to take a look at the bus service here in [...]
Excursion to Ometepe from Guanacaste
My friend Randy Nelson and I decided that we would take a trip up to Ometepe, Lake Nicaragua’s largest island. [...]
Explore the Natural Wonders of Ometepe Island
Ometepe is the largest island in Lake Nicaragua. It is also ranked as the 10th largest lake island in the [...]
Sunbitterns: A Spectacular Sight to Seek in Costa Rica
One of the more sought-after prizes for birding tourists here in Costa Rica is the sunbittern (Eurypyga helias ). Found [...]
PACIFIC SOUL SAILING
Click here for website. The options are basically unlimited: Sunset private/public cruise to a 5 day adventure. We design the [...]
Earth Day 2022: It’s Time to Protect Our Species
Earth Day is observed on April 22 each year in many countries. The purpose is to bring people together to [...]
The Green Flash
For centuries, mariners have shared ominous tales of magical bursts of green light directly above the sun as they watched [...]
Fishing With Fred
I am a retired cop from New York. I started kayak fishing about 15 years ago in the Hamptons, for [...]
Fanny’s Kayak Fishing Story
It turns you into an ad-hoc biologist, botanist, meteorologist and strategist. My kayak-angling story starts about five years ago, in [...]
Top 5 Experiences in Chiapas Mexico
If you are looking for somewhere really different to visit, but close to Costa Rica, the southernmost state of Chiapas, [...]
Adventures with Deals In Costa Rica
Welcome to Deals In Costa Rica: A Trip Advisor Company. Guaranteed lowest prices. Easy search, booking and cancellation. Howler has [...]
Gyrocopter Girl
Howler has a special treat for readers with this double feature about a Costa Rican adventure and global adventurer telling [...]
Margaritaville A Taste of Paradise
Yes, we're open to the public! Margaritaville began as a synonym for a relaxed, laid-back state of mind. Delicious food [...]
Experiencing the Arenal Adventure
We escaped our casa on Costa Rica’s hot and dry Pacific coastline and headed less than three hours away to [...]
Top 5: Playas del Coco
Playas del Coco, known to locals as El Coco, is a beautiful seaside town located conveniently close to Liberia in [...]
Top 5: Tola, Nicaragua
Tola, in the southwestern Nicaraguan department of Rivas, is the epitome of what you’d call a “tropical paradise.” The town [...]
Top 5: Colon, Panama
Colón, Panama is the capital of the province of the same name, and is usually considered to be Panama’s second [...]
Top 5: Neiva, Colombia
Few Colombian cities offer a wider range of tourist activities than Neiva. The capital of Huila Department is located near [...]
Top 5: Puntarenas
Situated on a narrow strip of land jutting into the Gulf of Nicoya, Puntarenas, Costa Rica is truly a coastal [...]
Operation Sailfish
Did you know Costa Rica still allows the commercial harvest of over 16,000 sailfish per year for consumption? With more [...]
The Top 5 Things to Do in San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua
Nicaragua’s San Juan del Sur is a popular coastal town for tourists and surfers, and is well-known for its pristine [...]
The Top 5 Things to Do in Bucaramanga, Colombia
The beautiful city of Bucaramanga, Colombia, is full of opportunities for adventure sports and many beautiful parks. It is known [...]
The Top 5 Things to Do in Cartagena, Colombia
The coastal city of Cartagena in Northern Colombia has long been a popular tourist destination. Its famous walled colonial city [...]
5 Things to Do in Lídice, Panama
If you are thinking about traveling to Panama, you should consider Lídice as a possible destination. This close-knit rural town [...]
Top 5 Things to Do in Cartago, Costa Rica
If you've ever been to Costa Rica, you know how beautiful it is. Yet, it can also get overcrowded with [...]
Margaritaville offers cruises
Playa Flamingo, Guanacaste -- Margaritaville is truly a state of mind, one that is discovered in the embrace of a [...]
The Original and Still the Best: La Fortuna to Monteverde, Around Lake Arenal
Drum roll, please: Howler’s On the Road Again series of self-driven adventures concludes this month with the best that we’ve [...]
Wildlife of Costa Rica
The Wildlife: read all our stories It’s no wonder that nature is the key reason why four in 10 international [...]
Costa Rica’s Newest and Rarest Animal
One of our planet's rarest and most secretive animal species — the bush dog (Speothos venaticus) — was recently discovered [...]
Our Own Way Past the Border
Vacation a Destination, Travel an Act Rain assaulted us as we waited for the ferry to Almirante. It wasn’t even [...]
Road Trip: The Osa Peninsula
If you want to experience the real Costa Rica — the Costa Rica many of us fell in love with [...]
Costa Rica: The Next Yachting Frontier
BOOK YOUR COSTA RICA ADVENTURES HERE Thanks to a new marine reform law passed in April, foreign-flagged luxury yachts [...]
What to expect – Sunset Cruises
What to expect on a Sunset Cruise in Costa Rica: Snorkeling, snacks, alcoholic and nonalcoholic drinks, and an amazing sunset. [...]
Cartago Through the Orosi Valley
Howler’s On the Road Again series continues now with a trip through one of Costa Rica’s most captivating ”Vamos a [...]