At 21, Natalia Vindas lost most of the mobility below her waist, and much of the independence that she had come to enjoy living on her own. But she didn't let a life-changing car accident keep her from becoming Costa Rica's first certified disabled diver.
A live-aboard cruise ship takes visitors to Coiba Island, a world-class dive site and formerly the home of a notorious penal colony, off Panama’s Pacific coast.
A Costa Rican conspiracy of Caribbean climatic conditions creates what locals call “summertime” every September and October on the Talamanca coast.
While the rest of...
One of Guanacaste’s distinguishing features is the Pacific Ocean, and a diverse selection of water sports in the northwestern province offers plenty of opportunity...