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Why Costa Rica Is Your Best Choice for Travel in 2021
The esteemed travel gurus at International Living sent tags wagging recently, when they ranked Costa Rica as the best retirement destination in the world. Truth be told, Costa Rica is the best choice for travel destination – whether you wish to move here permanently or just wish to enjoy a spectacular, weeklong, adventure vacation. Especially … Continue reading Why Costa Rica Is Your Best Choice for Travel in 2021
READ MORECosta Rica Culture – What is the Essence of Pura Vida?
Pura vida is the most famous saying in Costa Rican culture and, although its literal translation is ‘pure life’, it’s essentially the embodiment of many aspects of the local way of life. What does pura vida mean? A life lived simply, genuinely and with gusto: this is the core of this very iconic and enticing … Continue reading Costa Rica Culture – What is the Essence of Pura Vida?
READ MORETop 10 Costa Rica Experiences – What You Shouldn’t Miss
Planning an adventure vacation to Costa Rica? Whether it’s your first (or tenth) visit to our spectacular country, here are the top 10 Costa Rica iconic experiences in you really shouldn’t miss. Zip lining Experiences Zip lining at sensational speeds above tree-tops is perhaps the most iconic of all the experiences in Costa Rica. The … Continue reading Top 10 Costa Rica Experiences – What You Shouldn’t Miss
READ MOREPlaya Cocles – Costa Rica’s Dreamy Caribbean Gem
Regarded as one of Costa Rica’s most stunning beaches, Playa Cocles is a picture-perfect Caribbean paradise. The beach and its namesake village are two miles south of Puerto Viejo, the most established beach town on Costa Rica’s eastern coast, in the wilderness-drenched Limon province. The most spectacular beach in this entire southern Caribbean coast, Cocles … Continue reading Playa Cocles – Costa Rica’s Dreamy Caribbean Gem
READ MOREDiscover Papagayo – Whale-watching (and more) on Playa Matapalo
The recent spotting of humpbacks just off Playa Matapalo has once again highlighted the exceptional whale-watching value of Costa Rica’s stunning Gulf of Papagayo. With its warm, calm and inviting sea, this north-western gulf on Costa Rica’s Pacific coast attracts humpbacks almost six months out of every year, as well as dolphins galore. Our guests … Continue reading Discover Papagayo – Whale-watching (and more) on Playa Matapalo
READ MORECosta Rica’s Most Glorious Beaches Off the Tourist Radar
Whilst there are certainly plenty of countries all over the world that boast wonderful beaches, few serve up the kind of spectacular choice that Costa Rica does. The country’s most glorious beaches offer something for every beach-bum visitor, whether they’re heading here with kids in tow, to soak up the rays in a plush resort, … Continue reading Costa Rica’s Most Glorious Beaches Off the Tourist Radar
READ MOREGuide to Turtle Spotting in Costa Rica
Wildlife watching is undoubtedly one of the very best things you can do in Costa Rica, the country home to a mind-boggling array of unique and endemic creatures. Yet above all animals, including monkeys, birds, sloths, whales, crocodiles and dolphins, turtles hold by far the biggest appeal. Turtle spotting in Costa Rica is among the … Continue reading Guide to Turtle Spotting in Costa Rica
READ MOREStellar Highlights of Costa Rica’s Gulf of Papagayo
Costa Rica’s Gulf of Papagayo has enjoyed a swift rise in popularity in the last few years and is now considered the poster-child not only for luxury wilderness travel, but for sustainable tourism of the highest order. This wonderful hybrid of travel experiences is something for which the country is renowned and given the sheer … Continue reading Stellar Highlights of Costa Rica’s Gulf of Papagayo
READ MORECosta Rica Adventures – Top Activities for Adrenaline Lovers
You’d have to be hailing from another planet to not know that Costa Rica adventures is one of the best playgrounds in the world if adrenaline-pumping adventure vacations are what you seek. Yet for many first-time visitors, the options seem a little overwhelming. What does one do in Costa Rica? And does one need to … Continue reading Costa Rica Adventures – Top Activities for Adrenaline Lovers
READ MORECosta Rica – How This Tiny Country Leads the Americas in Environmental Protection
Love adventure as much as you do the planet? Then you’d love Costa Rica! Read on to discover how this tiny nation leads in environmental protection. Long before the rest of the world honed-in their environmental protection efforts on reducing single-use plastic, Costa Rica had already committed to banning them altogether. The poster-child for sustainability … Continue reading Costa Rica – How This Tiny Country Leads the Americas in Environmental Protection
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