South Pacific Coast

adventure

I caught a marlin and it was great, but the marlin totally hated it

The Tico Times - May 18, 2017

Forty miles south of the Golfo Dulce in the open Pacific Ocean, a 200-pound blue marlin was about to have the worst day of its life.

Corcovado Costa Rica: Change is coming to a timeless place

May 15, 2017

Photos: Corcovado is like ‘Jungle Book’ without tigers and bears

January 5, 2017

Carate: Dispatch from the edge of the world

November 11, 2016

Carate Costa Rica: A Dispatch from the edge of the world

November 11, 2016

Adventure

Caminos de Osa rural tourism project offers a unique way to see Costa Rica

The Tico Times - September 5, 2016

Caminos de Osa is a rural tourism project in Costa Rica that helps small businesses get in on the lucrative tourism business around Corcovado National Park.

Activities

Costa Rica’s whale, dolphin festival kicks off this weekend

L. Arias - August 30, 2016

The small southern Pacific town of Bahía Ballena is ready to host its eighth annual Whale and Dolphin Festival over the next two weekends.

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Corcovado tour from Drake Bay leads to something ‘extremely rare’

The Tico Times - April 27, 2016

Costa Rica's Corcovado National Park, even on a repeat visit by boat from Drake Bay, is full of surprises.

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Across the Osa Peninsula in Costa Rica: From the Golfo Dulce to the Pacific

The Tico Times - April 21, 2016

What has 4 wheels, 24 hooves, 8 legs, takes 9 hours and covers 32 kilometers? The mother of all adventures, that’s what.

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Matapalo hike: Just the right dose of adventure in the Osa

The Tico Times - April 18, 2016

A waterfall hike in the Osa Peninsula's Matapalo provides a decent dose of adventure for out-of-town guests (even when there's no waterfall).

Destinations

Golfito Marina: After 7 years dead in the water, full steam ahead

The Tico Times - April 6, 2016

Golfito Marina Village has the plans, the permits and the plata to proceed with this $42 million megaproject, and construction is happening so fast that Phase I is expected to open by November.