NOSARA, Guanacaste — When you walk up to the Bodhi Tree Yoga Resort, you face a huge flight of stairs surrounded by tropical bushes, with a waterfall…
The Costa Rican government unveiled new installments in Corcovado National Park as part of a $2.4 million investment that officials say should help increase tourism numbers to…
CARATE, Puntarenas — By national highway, Carate is the farthest you can get from San José and still be in Costa Rica. It is a rural hamlet…
MANUEL ANTONIO, Puntarenas — Reviewing hotels and restaurants in this place, we felt like mosquitoes at a nudist colony: We were very happy to be here, but we hardly…
There are plenty of vacations in Central America that can treat the adrenaline-seeker or those travelers who like to go off the beaten path. There are other types of…
The Four Seasons is landing in Costa Rica next year. The hotel chain is set to fly in a group of well-heeled travelers to Costa Rica in…
The Barceló San José Palacio is celebrating its 25th anniversary with 25 percent discounts at all its restaurants and special room rates starting next week. From Oct. 19-22, all…
The Witch’s Rock surf empire in Tamarindo, on Costa Rica's Pacific coast, is branching out with the acquisition of the 29-room Pueblo Dorado Surf Hotel, just a…
FINCA BELLAVISTA, Puntarenas — After touring 62 acres of lush, mountainous rain forest for sale in southwest Costa Rica in 2006, Erica Hogan said to her husband: “Wouldn’t…
JACÓ, Puntarenas — Past the crowded beach and beyond the clamor and noise of Jacó's main strip, a modest gem has popped up in relative anonymity. Oceano Boutique…