Playa Hermosa

Tucked away between the major tourist attractions on Costa Rica’s central Pacific coast, the Punta Mala wildlife reserve goes easily unnoticed, but a new burst of investment in the area could soon change that.

Playa Jacó in Costa Rica will host the 2016 ISA World Surfing Games beginning Aug. 6, where Costa Rica's "Dream Team" will look to repeat as world champions.

Four Tamarindo expats treat themselves to a day off in Playa del Coco, with burgers at the Hard Rock Cafe and, believe it or not, a movie.

We decided to visit Costa Rica three years ago and fell in love with the country, so we decided to build a beautiful villa in the community of Hermosa Heights in Playa Hermosa, Guanacaste.

On the black sands of Playa Hermosa, just below Jacó on the Central Pacific Coast, turtle-hatching season has begun again. And from an ideal vantage point on the beach, the Sandpiper Hotel on Hermosa's northern end stands as a symbol for the conservation efforts taken to help get as many baby turtles into the sea as possible.

The sunset near Playa Hermosa on Costa Rica's Pacific. Playa Hermosa is known as one of the best surfing beaches in the world. The...