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on our blog: it's a jungle in there at the Belize Zoo
The Belize Zoo houses only native animals of Belize. The zoo sits on 29 acres of land, located 40 miles outside of Belize City, home to around 170 animals, mostly injured animals brought in to heal and rehabilitate from injuries, orphaned or donated
on our blog: the Panamanian parrot seller
A day later an indigenous dropped by with a parrot to sell me. I knew I wasn't here long enough to buy pets, but I had owned a parrot when I lived in South America as a kid, and I always wanted another. I figured that when I left Bocas I would let hi
on our blog: surfing paradise found in Costa Rica
Sometimes called the “Hawaii of Latin American surfing,” Costa Rica is positively one of the world’s top surfing destinations.Add up warm water, consistent surf year-round, over 700 miles of coastline between both the Pacific and Caribbean coasts, li
on our blog: Honduras travel 101
When it comes to what Honduras has to offer to the vacationer, as I discovered firsthand not long ago, while still poor and rough around the edges, this country delivers riches in terms of ecotourism, beaches, and ancient history...
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advice sought re Central America as part of 5-week itinerary
One of our members is looking to travel South and Central America (especially Panama) on a five-week journey, and would appreciate suggestions, logistics advice, etc. Please reply NOT here but at this link to our Ask A Travel Pro forum.
Muchas gracias
on our blog: celebrating Costa Rica's afro-Caribbean culture in Limón
This weekend the port city of Limón kicked off its annual Carnival festivities, a 12-day Caribbean street partycelebrating the kaleidoscope of cultures on Costa Rica’s Caribbean coast.
Limón and the southern Caribbean towns of Cahuita, Puerto Viejo an
on our blog: Sustainable Tourism Changing the Face of Travel in Costa Rica & the World
Ecotourism is top of the list as to why millions of travelers from around the world come to Costa Rica’s tropical paradise each year to see its wondrous landscapes and exuberant biodiversity. Tourism is the number one industry in the country, and wit
Read more…on our blog: medical tourism in Costa Rica
Costa Rica has a longstanding tradition of attracting holidaymakers around the world. Most of them have a craving for green, relaxing and adventure. However, people have recently discovered the undeniable fact that this country is nowadays a location
Read more…now on our blog: old-fashioned train meets cloud forest in Monteverde, Costa Rica
What could be more stylish than a trip on a traditional, narrow gauge steam train? In Costa Rica, you have that opportunity on the Monteverde Cloud Forest Train. You’ll feel like a star in a movie scene riding in your shiny red and black carriages pu
Top Day Trips in Costa Rica
If you are like a lot of travelers – me included – you generally tend to plan where you are going on any trip, as far as location is concerned, and probably also where you will stay. And unless you are going somewhere for a specific activity, or on a
Read more…Which do you think is Central America's highest-rated beach? Check out our blog...
Here's a hint: pura vida!
Find out here.
Now on Our Blog: In Costa Rica, Why Might It Be Better to Leave the Driving to the Professionals? What Has Your Experience Been?
(original post: http://www.tripatini.com/profiles/blogs/in-costa-rica-it-s-best-to-leave-the-driving)
In Costa Rica, It's Best to Leave the Driving to the Experts
by Shannon
I still remember vividly the
Costa Rica's 'swimming pool in the ocean' at Santa Teresa Beach
When I stay at Pranamar Oceanfront Villas & Yoga Retreat in Santa Teresa, Costa Rica, on Costa Rica's on the southern Nicoya Peninsula of mid-Pacific coast, one of my favorite things to do is to swim in the giant tide pool down the beach about five
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