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Costa Rica promotes tourism at ITB Berlin Now

ITB Berlin, which bills itself as the world's leading travel trade show, has a bit of a Costa Rican flair. 

TripAdvisor names Arenal Volcano among world’s best national parks

TripAdvisor has awarded Arenal Volcano National Park among its Travelers' Choice Best of the Best for 2021. 

National Geographic names Costa Rica to ‘Best of the World’ list

National Geographic Traveller (UK) has included Costa Rica as part of its Best of the World 2021 list. 

Hotel Belmar and Madre Tierra Farm in Monteverde certified as carbon neutral

Hotel Belmar and Madre Tierra Farm in Monteverde have taken ecotourism to a new level.

First look: Costa Rica’s new tourism campaign in the United States

Costa Rica this week launched a new tourism campaign in major U.S. and Canadian markets. Branded "Only the Essentials," the marketing push promotes Costa Rica...

‘Casa Alegría’ butterfly dome drawing visitors to Canaan de Rivas

Canaan is home to to a butterfly sanctuary housed inside an immense and picturesque dome.

National Geographic highlights Costa Rica in ‘Untamed’ series

The National Geographic series will showcase Costa Rica as an ecotourism destination, and as a champion of sustainability and research.

Arenal Costa Rica Adventure Tours

LA FORTUNA, Alajuela — I saw the fear in Guiselle’s eyes when our SUP guide Isidro asked her to jump off the back of...

Danta Corcovado rain forest lodge lures ecotourists to Costa Rica’s Osa Peninsula

PUERTO JIMÉNEZ, Costa Rica — The rustic wooden sign at the entrance to the rickety footbridge separating me from my little cabin in the...

Caution: Dog-sloth-monkey-human Xing

If you’re accustomed to the same boring “deer crossing” signs, you’ll likely crack a smile at the silhouette of a rain forest creature by the side of the carretera.

Fishing in Golfito Costa Rica: Sustainability and Sport

I caught a huge fish. I swear it was like 6 feet long and weighed around 80 pounds. A sailfish. Fighters, those suckers. But...

Sloths in Costa Rica – Just hangin’ out

Whether they’re called “sloths” or “osos perezosos” (“lazy bears”), these slow-moving mammals have never earned a flattering name. But sloths are unperturbed by pretty...

Turtle-spotting in Ostional Costa Rica

There are plenty of endangered marine animals, but sea turtles capture the imagination. They swim with Taoist calm, patiently drifting thousands of kilometers over...

National Geographic Says Costa Rica Has Two Of The Top Eco Lodges In The World

Two Costa Rican lodges have some serious bragging rights.  The Pacuare Lodge, in Talamanca, and Lapa Rios Lodge, in the Osa Peninsula, have made National...
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Bukele and Colombia’s President Expected at Costa Rica Prison Opening

Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele and Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella are expected to attend the Oct. 14 inauguration of Costa Rica's new maximum-security...

Costa Rica Opens Probe Into Political Ties of Man Wanted by US DEA

Costa Rica's attorney general will investigate whether a naturalized Costa Rican detained for extradition to the United States had political ties or helped finance...

Costa Rica’s Playa Sámara Residents Push to Restore Long-Damaged Mangrove

Residents of Playa Sámara are pushing for the restoration of the Río Lagarto mangrove, an ecosystem that environmental authorities say was heavily altered by...

Route 32 to Costa Rica’s Caribbean closed after overnight landslide

Route 32 closed overnight at Zurquí after a landslide. Here's what it means if you're driving to the Caribbean today.