The sun had set and the stars above seemed brighter than I’ve ever seen them before. Floating in the warm waters of the Golfo Dulce, in Costa Rica‘s remote Osa Peninsula. tiny, bright green balls of light swirled around me – bioluminescent algae. Grinning uncontrollably and feeling like a twelve-year-old, I finally ran from the water and through the warm sprinklers of a nearby beach resort just off shore. It was my third time in two weeks visiting this hidden strip of beach in Puerto Jiménez, the Osa’s main town. And it was just the beginning of my discovery of how this haven of nature on the far south of the country´s Pacific coast, is a truly magical place. I was introduced to this marvelous destination by Lokal Travel, a California-based social enterprise with a focus on community tourism, connecting travelers worldwide to locally led projects through its online booking platform.
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