The Recreo Verde touristic complex in the area of Venecia de San Carlos in Alajuela, is surrounded by lush nature and has delicious and healing hot springs, however, it is also home to something a bit less appealing, The Cave of Death. Any living being that goes into the cave does not come back out, this happens because the inside of the cave is filled with carbon monoxide, a colorless, odorles...

The Juan Santamaría International Airport will have a new terminal for domestic flights by March of 2018. According to Rafael Mencía, executive director of Aeris Costa Rica, company that administers the airport, the construction work already began and also includes the construction of a new firefighter station to the south of the main building. The domestic terminal is being constructed as a...

A family-owned business near Arenal Volcano on Costa Rica's North Atlantic plains has plans to build a mineral spring treatment center drawing on the region's famed volcanic waters. Ganadera Manoa de La Fortuna, S.A., owners of Hotel Manoa Arenal, a Trip Advisor traveller's choice hotel, submitted an application for an environmental feasibility study for the healing treatment center in August o...

Foodie Tours invites gastronomy lovers to experience a sensory experience in different parts of Costa Rica. Whether you are a gourmet or not, these tours will be sure to educate and entertain through visits to restaurants and interactions between chefs and participants to learn about the foods used, their history, and the traditions surrounding the dishes. "We want attendees to learn about and...

Photo Credit: Fotos Aereas Costa Rica For all those that are constantly seeking new adventures and enjoy discovering places in Costa Rica which tourists hardly ever hear of and locals many times don’t take their time to visit, a trip to the “Laguna de Hule” (Rubber Lake) is obligatory. The Laguna de Hule is part of the Bosque Alegre Wildlife Refuge, created in 1994 with the objective of prot...

Costa Rica’s tropical climate makes it a great place to spot whales and dolphins; these marine mammals enjoy the warm waters of specific areas of the country and visit during certain months a year, according to the Keto Foundation close to 34% of the world’s cetacean species can be found in Costa Rica. Dolphin and whale watching tours continue to grow in popularity, and although with some luck ...

The General Direction of Civil Aviation in Costa Rica invested this year ₵13.6 billion colones, (around US$24 million) in the local or national airports with the hopes of increasing the number of tourists that choose to travel by plane to the different national destinations, the plan is to invest an additional ₵7.2 billion colones in 2018. The funds this year were used in the airports of Coto 4...

A 15-year-old foreign tourist dropped from a height of about 35 meters while he was on a canopy tour in Costa Rica's northern Pacific coast town of Sámara. The incident occurred in Santo Domingo de Sámara on Wednesday afternoon, reported the Nicoya Red Cross who attended the incident. Once the young man was stabilized, his parents rented a private helicopter to transfer him to a medical cent...

Travel Excellence is the first company in Costa Rica to be certified for gender equality in the workplace (a program initialed SIGIG in Costa Rica). The Technical Standards Institute of Costa Rica (Inteco) issued a national gender equality standard in December 2013 with input from the National Institute of Women (INAMU) which sets out the requirements for an organization to achieve gender equal...

The Art City Tours are organized with the purpose of introducing national and international visitors to some of the country’s most beautiful museums and different spaces of cultural importance in the middle of the capital city of San José. These events take place every two months, which makes the Art City Tour that takes place Wednesday, September 13th, the second to last event this year. In...

Hotel Rancho Hermanos López, is a unique hotel in Costa Rica that combines comfort, fun and horses. Located in Santa Clara, San Carlos, Alajuela, this is a perfect place for a one-day trip or a fun getaway. The ranch breeds pure-blood Ibero-American and Costa Rican Paso Fino Horses which are the main attraction of visitors. Tropical gardens, privacy, security, pool, wet bar, kids’ playground...

Photo: Japanese Garden-Lankester Botanical Garden Costa Rica has several botanical gardens open to the public; the country’s privileged location and climate allow for a great variety of plants. Although there are many botanical gardens distributed in different areas of the country, here we mention three botanical gardens that are within the metropolitan area and are certainly worth the visit: ...

Costa Rica has many beautiful places and wonderful tourist attractions, but certainly downtown San José is usually not considered among them, the traffic, the problems with infrastructure, areas that present security problems, and many times just the erroneous concept that “There is nothing worth doing or seeing in San José” keeps national and foreign tourists away from the capital city. It was...

Conservationists have lauded the proactive actions by park officials in the Tortugero, Costa Rica Conservation Area (ACTO, its initials in Spanish) to restrict areas where jaguars have been sighted. This meant some of the park's trails were closed to visitors for a period. However, this has not stopped a "small but powerful tourist business" from organizing unauthorized forays into such area...

Situated in Quepos, Costa Rica on the outskirts of Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica Fads is one of the top charters for offshore & fad fishing in Quepos, Costa Rica,said the company which organizes customized FAD tours to their special offshore fishing sites. What are the FADs? FADs stand for Fish Aggregating Device and are set up on naturally occurring sea mounts from 100-13...

The Association of Bribris de Talamanca Indigenous Tourist Guides (Agitubrit), Costa Rica's first indigenous tourism agency, obtained official recognition from the Costa Rican Tourism Institute (ICT) last week, said tourism authorities. According to the Technological Institute of Costa Rica (TEC), which provided guidance to the project, the recognition was granted August 4 in Suretka, Talamanca...

Photo Credit: To The Wonder Now we can all take pictures of everything anytime we want, but one thing is being able to take a decent selfie and another thing is to have the skills and knowledge to take amazing, breathtaking photos. If photography is something you enjoy, whether as a hobby or on a professional level and adventure travel is on your agenda, this is something you'll certainly be in...

Costa Rica is a very small country and if you are the kind that likes exploring the many wonderful destinations the country has to offer it may seem that you've already ran out of places to go, but don’t be fooled, there are many small corners that you have yet to discover. Just thirty minutes from the center of Heredia, where the weather is cold and the air fresh, you will find the small town...

This fall, a new kind of yoga retreat will be offered at Vida Asana Eco-Lodge Retreat in Playa Hermosa, Costa Rica. Body, Mind, and Spirit Yoga retreat offers a journey of recovery from compulsive overeating and food addiction. This fall, Fort Lauderdale, FL yoga teacher Helene Kopel is offering a retreat connecting the body, mind, and spirit. But, this isn’t your ordinary yoga and meditation r...

Costa Rica's national park system is about to get a major boost with the inauguration of top notch new facilities in a northern lowland protected area teeming with biodiversity. A visitor's center and a series of accessible walkways spanning parts of the wetlands and seasonal lakes at Costa Rica's spectacular Caño Negro Wildlife Refuge will be inaugurated Friday, August 4, reported the National...

The Chapel in the Clouds in Olan, Buenos Aires, Puntarenas, Costa Rica; is not considered a tourism destination, this because getting here is complicated, there are no lodging options or fancy restaurants; however, it is a magical place, almost out of a fairy-tale or children’s movie, a hidden paradise that will fill you with positive energy. If you like trail walking and hiking and are constantly...

If you like wine and you are looking to experience something new in Costa Rica this weekend, here are some options that you may want to consider: Vintage Don Teófilo: The last vintage or wine grape harvest of the year in the Don Teófilo vineyard will take place on Sunday, July 30. Located in the community of Grifo Alto de Puriscal. This artisan winery came to life in 1989 and currently produc...

The Wisconsin-based Natural Resources Foundation announced a new offering for adventurous travelers. In March 2018 the non-profit educational group will run a "Bird Conservation Boot Camp" in Monteverde, Costa Rica. The week-long educational course will be led by conservation biologist, Craig Thompson, and will be held at University of Georgia at Athens field station in the San Luis Valley a...

A Trapiche is a mill made of wooden rollers that are used to extract juice from sugar cane and the word is used in Costa Rica to refer to the area where the mill is located. The tour to El Trapiche takes you to a family business in Monteverde, if you are already in this area, you should certainly plan to take this tour. It’s a short 2 hour tour that takes you to a walk of the farm where you c...

Another edition of Costa Rica’s Art City Tour takes place today (Wednesday, July 12) starting at 5 p.m. and through 9 p.m. , this edition is titled “Vacaciones en Chepe” (Vacation in Chepe. Chepe is how locals refer to the city of San José). Once again, the Art City Tour involves visits to different museums and galleries in San José; the goal of these events is to allow locals and foreigners to...

With an extension of 1,518 hectares, La Marta Wildlife Refuge is in Cartago, part of the UNESCO Biosphere Reserve La Amistad, 60% of its territory corresponds to primary forest while the remaining 40% is secondary forest in different stages of natural regeneration. Located just two and a half hours away from San José this is a great location for a one day tour in Costa Rica. The way to La Ma...

Rainforests, known as the "jewels of the planet" because of their extensive biodiversity, are the most important ecosystems in Costa Rica, providing a home for a wide variety of plants and wildlife. Jaguars, pumas, woodpeckers, toucans and poisonous snakes are among the wildlife that visitors can encounter in the Central American country's rainforests. Rainforest Adventures has been operatin...

Carara National Park is located part in San José (Turrubares) and part in Puntarenas (Garabito); it is just 90 kilometers from San José which makes it a very convenient option for a one day tour, the drive from San José takes just about 2 hours, it is also very close to Jacó which makes it also a great alternative for those vacationing in the area. The word “Carara” means “crocodile river” in ...

National Geographic Kids and LEGO City are collaborating on a special partnership to inspire children to explore, discover and learn about jungles and the importance of their preservation. As part of the initiative, LEGO City & National Geographic Kids will launch an exciting new competition on July 1 to win a National Geographic Family Expedition to the jungles of Costa Rica in Central Ame...

Businesses in the former agricultural towns near the frequently touristed volcano by the same name in Poás, Alajuela are reporting up to 70 percent decreases in sales over recent weeks since the volcano entered a new, eruptive phase. Tourism has become a mainstay of this national park and surrounding area due to its proximity to the main international airport and to San José - making it a popul...

If you are in Costa Rica and want to plan some tours in the country or if you have exceeded your 90 day stay and need to leave for a couple of days visit the Expo Viajes (Travel Expo) this weekend at the Whyndam Hotel in Cariari, Heredia and plan your next adventure in or out of the country at convenient prices. The travel expo brings together 50 companies from the tourism industry, all of whic...

If you are looking for options to spend a fun day in Costa Rica enjoying the outdoors TuruBaRi adventure park in Turrubares, Alajuela offers different activities for both kids and adults oriented towards adventure and ecotourism. TuruBaRi used to be land dedicated to farming and agricultural activities, the same was reforested in 1996, and over 80,000 trees have been planted. 236 hectares out o...

A big number of people drink coffee on a regular basis and many of them develop a passion for this wonderful drink; if you are in Costa Rica you are lucky to be in a country that produces some of the best coffee in the world, so why not take a one-day coffee tour and learn more about this traditional beverage. There are many different options of coffee tours in Costa Rica, today we are going to...

In the event you are not familiar with what “zorbing” is, let’s start by explaining that it basically involves rolling downhill inside a globe or orb made of transparent plastic, it is also known as globe-riding or sphereing; so imagine yourself as a hamster inside one of those big plastic spheres, rolling down a gentle slope. Zorbing first started in New Zealand in the mid 1990s and has become...

Photo: Alvaro Cubero / Tiny Snowcap hummingbird If admiring the different species of birds is what you enjoy and whenever you travel you are hoping to capture with your camera lens the perfect photo of a colorful and unique bird, Costa Rica is certainly the place to visit with close to 10% of the species of birds in the planet. In the right places in Costa Rica a bird watcher can see up to ...

The Braulio Carrillo National Park is one of Costa Rica’s most vibrant rainforests, it is full of interesting wildlife living in the dense forest. Part of the Braulio Carrillo National Park is located in Heredia and part in San José, so as you might have guessed getting there doesn’t take too long, and it makes for a great one-day tour in Costa Rica. Most visitors access this park, named af...

The province of Cartago has many wonderful touristic sites, mountain destinations that provide the perfect hideaway, places to step away from the noisy and busy city life and find yourself in touch with nature, clean air and amazing scenic views, even if its just for a day its worth the trip. Along the road that takes you from the city of Orosí to Tapantí there is a place called Monte Sky, an i...

The Art City Tours in Costa Rica continue to gain popularity, these events started out in February of 2010 and adds already 44 editions; this May 10 will be the third edition this year, titled “Chepe de Moda” (“Chepe In-Style” Chepe is how locals refer to the city of San José). Wide cultural offers invite nationals and foreigners to learn more about the art and culture of San José, a city ofte...

The city of Limón is probably not the first, (or second or third), place that comes to mind when you are considering tours in Costa Rica, the Caribbean coast is beautiful, but many do not find the city as appealing. A new project denominated Explore Limón, is hoping to help tourists, both national and foreigners to see Limón with new eyes. Entrepreneur Sergio Bolaños, is hoping to rescue the hi...

The Guayabo National Monument, the archaeological site located in Cartago, close to the city of Turrialba, has a new 323-meter-long trail named Caragra which has three observation points. Funds collected in the campaign Historical Trails made this possible, the campaign was an initiative of the Association ProParques and Teletica (Channel 7), it also benefited the Santa Rosa National Park which...