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US-Costa Rica road trip, Day 7: A family comes home

How many Costa Rican border cops does it take to inspect two urns containing human ashes? Seven, it turns out.

Day 3 Chronicles Driving Through Central America: Is Mexico safe?

On day 3 of a drive from Arkansas to Costa Rica, here are some thoughts on just how dangerous (or safe) this is.

Nature Air: Can’t beat the view

Small planes, big windows, short flights, epic scenery – these are the qualities that make Nature Air so fun to fly. During a recent flight from Bocas Del Toro to San José, we caught a view of this cumulonimbus cloud rising above the Talamanca mountains. The longest Nature Air flight is less than 90 minutes, but the views are always spectacular.

Monologues on a bus

I saw these panhandlers all the time — men and women, all ages and shapes, who stood before the busload of people and recited their grievances in rehearsed monologues. Then they made their way down the aisle, taking coins in their hands. Sometimes they sold things, like breath mints or religious tchotchkes. Other times they asked only for alms.
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What’s in a name? Naming nuance in Costa Rica

We tend to assume the way names function in our home country is simply “normal.” Or at least I definitely did. As it turns...

Costa Rica Turns Sargassum Threat into Resource Opportunity

The massive influx of sargassum along Costa Rica's Caribbean coast has sparked fresh concerns over its effects on local ecosystems, fishing communities, and tourism....

Costa Rica Birdwatching Route Network Expands

Costa Rica Tourism officials have been pushing birding as a dedicated segment, leaning on two things birders care about most: species density and logistics....

Costa Rica Urges De-Escalation as Iran Retaliates to U.S.-Israel Attack

Costa Rica expressed deep concern over the escalating conflict in the Middle East after the United States and Israel carried out airstrikes on Iran...