If you’ve tried recently to schedule a trip to Chirripó National Park, home to Costa Rica’s tallest mountain and miles of excellent hiking trails, you might have…

CERRO CHIRRIPÓ — My biggest piece of advice as you hike Costa Rica’s tallest mountain: Don’t look up. If you do, you’ll understand exactly how much farther…

The smoothly paved road abruptly turns to dirt and gravel as you hike up into a verdant mountain vale. You’ve decided to stay with a local family;…

Firefighters have extinguished a severe forest fire in Chirripó National Park in Costa Rica's southeastern region. The fire burned through a total of eight hectares of the…

A severe forest fire in Costa Rica’s southeastern region has spread to Chirripó National Park, officials from Costa Rica’s National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC) said. The…

Climbing 300 meters of the steep trail at Costa Rica's highest peak, Cerro Chirripó, turned this reporter into a sweating, panting mess. The Chirripó trail is one…