It's one thing to know that sea turtles have been laying eggs on beaches for tens of millions of years. It's quite another to go to Tortuguero and watch it happen.
On the black sands of Playa Hermosa, just below Jacó on the Central Pacific Coast, turtle-hatching season has begun again. And from an ideal vantage point on the beach, the Sandpiper Hotel on Hermosa's northern end stands as a symbol for the conservation efforts taken to help get as many baby turtles into the sea as possible.
Neo Fauna in Jacó gives visitors a peek into what it's like to house and care for wounded or misplaced animals, before they're (hopefully) returned to the wild.
The recent eruptions of Poás Volcano in Costa Rica have significantly disrupted tourism in nearby communities, including Poás, Poasito, Fraijanes, Vara Blanca, and Los...