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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...

Hot springs at Purapora, Costa Rica’s ‘fountain of youth,’ get a new lease on life

The legendary springs fell into disuse and ended up lost, forgotten and buried in a garbage dump for decades — until an Israeli Indiana Jones named Avraham Kotlitzky tracked them down here eight years ago, moved garbage and weeds aside, and thrust his hand into a hot spring.

Arenal’s free hot spring: You can’t beat the price

Río Chollín, at the base of Costa Rica's Arenal Volcano next to the Tabacón resort, is a bathwater-hot, fast river with rapids and waterfalls. Best of all, it's completely free.
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Gunmen Storm Costa Rica Hospital and Kill Patient in Nicoya

Two masked gunmen forced their way into a public hospital in Guanacaste early Saturday and shot a patient to death as he lay on...

Lionel Messi’s Father Jorge Messi Dies After Long Illness

Jorge Messi, the father and longtime representative of Argentine soccer star Lionel Messi, has died at age 68 following a prolonged illness. Jorge Messi...

Why the Cincinnati Open Is the Last Major Test Before the US Open

The Cincinnati Open begins opening its grounds to fans this weekend, but for the players arriving in Mason, Ohio, the tournament carries considerably more...

OIJ Seizes Axolotls in Costa Rica Exotic Wildlife Investigation

Costa Rican judicial agents arrested a 32-year-old man in Paso Ancho this week after raiding a home where investigators found several axolotls, turtles and...