Costa Rica Features

Costa Rica Features

• Top Attractions in Costa Rica
  

  Costa Rica has five active volcanoes, but none put on a show like the Arenal Volcano. During the day you're likely to see smoke billowing from... read more

• Costa Rica Today
  

  Costa Rica is a democratic republic whose structure will be very familiar to any citizen of the United States. The 1949 constitution divides... read more

• Ecotourism, Costa Rica Style
  

  Perhaps more than anyone else, two men who wrote a field guide about tropical birds were responsible for the ecotourism movement in Costa Rica... read more

• Weddings and Honeymoons in Costa Rica
  

  Ever dreamed of getting married on a sandy beach shaded by palm trees? Many people who envision such a scene immediately think of the Caribbean... read more

• Costa Rica with Kids
  

  With so much to keep them interested and occupied, Costa Rica is a blast with kids. The activities here are things the whole family can do together:... read more

• The People of Costa Rica
  

  Unlike many of its neighbors, Costa Rica never had a dominant indigenous population. When Christopher Columbus arrived in the early 16th century... read more

• Local Dos and Taboos
  

  Ticos tend to use formal Spanish, preferring, for example, con mucho gusto (with much pleasure) instead of de nada for "you're welcome." Family... read more