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Experience Costa Rica

When to Go

Costa Rica has an astounding number of microclimates, dictated by its many forests and changes in altitude...

With more bird species than in the United States and Canada packed into an area about half the size of...

Revel in the Biodiversity

From its sultry, coastal mangrove swamps to its cool and precipitous cloud forests, the country holds...

Great Itineraries

Arrive in San José (most arrivals are in the evening) and head straight to one of the small luxury...

Rated one of the top diving destinations in the world, Isla del Coco is uninhabited and remote, and its...

Getting Married in Costa Rica

Couples long ago discovered that Costa Rica's rain forests, volcanoes, beaches, and sunsets make the...

White-Water Thrills

You're struggling to hang on and paddle, you can't hear a thing over the roar, and you were just slammed...

What Is a Cloud Forest?

Cloud forests are a type of rain forest, but are very different from the hot, humid lowland forests with...

One trip to Costa Rica and you'll swear everything here is eco-lodges, eco-tourism, eco-this, eco-that...

A Biological Superpower

Costa Rica's forests hold an array of flora and fauna so vast and diverse that scientists haven't even...

The Ecological Blue Flag

The world gives high marks to Costa Rica for its environmental awareness, but a visit here shows that...

Wildlife-Watching Tips

If you're accustomed to nature programs on TV, with visions of wildebeest and zebra swarming across African...

Catch the Wave

Costa Rica gets high marks among surfers for its warm, clean ocean water, beautiful tropical scenery...

Bird Country

Nearly 850 bird species have been identified in Costa Rica, more than in the United States and Canada...

Speaking Costa Rican

Spanish in Costa Rica tends to be localized and has many of its own peculiarities. Costa Rica is a land...

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