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
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
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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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
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…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
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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
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
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by Shannon
I still remember vividly the
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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