puerto jimenez

Amazing amounts of biodiversity in and around the Golfo Dulce make it a magical place.

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When we arrived at Matapalo Rock, I thought about renaming the famous landmark – at least for this one day – either Whirlpool or Maytag: it was like the spindle of a washing machine, and the water was on the agitate cycle.

Driving in Costa Rica is never easy, least of all a long haul from Tamarindo to Puerto Jiménez that ends in the dark the day before Thanksgiving.

Business is brisk for U.S. street artist doing 6-minute portraits in Puerto Jiménez, Costa Rica.

The Cruce Aguas Abiertas Golfo Dulce event began on a sunny Saturday morning with the 1.5- and 5-kilometer races. On Sunday, swimmers will return to the water to cross the gulf in a 14-kilometer swim for the first time in the event's history.

How to find the right mix of beach, volcano, adrenaline and relaxation to amuse your family for two weeks in Costa Rica? Here's one way.

The Crocodile Bay Resort & Marina says it will bring Puerto Jiménez and the Golfo Dulce a modern, clean facility to dock, fuel and maintenance boats, with a hotel and condominiums that will create jobs. But a vocal opposition says this project poses major environmental concerns, will not really benefit the community and will make Puerto Jiménez look like Cancún.

A farmer who leads chocolate tours near Puerto Jimenez, whose family was uprooted from Corcovado to create the national park, says the park isn't protected enough.

In the latest seismological event to happen in Costa Rica this week, a magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck off the country’s southern coast at 2:37 p.m. Saturday. There were no initial reports of damage.