We spent over a month exploring the lodging options in this area and growing fat on all the good food. Here are The Tico Times’ top picks for five good hotels and five good restaurants in a range of prices in the Santa Ana area.
At the Refugio Herpetológico animal sanctuary in Santa Ana, the wards often have heart-breaking histories, but occasionally they are successfully released.
Feet get dirty and hands get wet on a tour of a Costa Rican pottery factory in Salitral, where some of the country's most beautiful handicrafts are made.
A criminal complaint alleges impacts on waterways, protected areas and forest cover at a luxury hotel project in Manuel Antonio, including sediment runoff toward Playa La Vaca. The developer disputes the accusations and says it has complied with environmental requirements.
