Costa Rica

Costa Rica Travel Information
Costa Rica is a truly wonderful place. This lens is for family-friendly links and information about seeing all that Costa Rica has to offer.

Costa Rica: Accessible Adventure, Beauty, and Incredible Nature
Wild, Beautiful, and Facinating
Costa Rica is a place of contrasts. From the beautiful beaches, to the little shacks; from the tiny golden butterfly cocoons to the gigantic rain forest canopy filled with animals and danger. Interested in visiting a place with adventure, friendly people, relaxing beaches and resorts, and a wide variety of activities? Costa Rica is the place to go! Whether you're hanging from a rope in the huge canopy of trees in the rain forest or lying on the sunny beaches, you'll be sure to want to retur...

Costa Rica: 4 Must-see Sights of Tropical Costa Rica
Costa Rica: A peace loving country
Although small in surface area, the Central American nation of Costa Rica looms large as an example to the rest of the world. Always a peace loving country, its armed services were disbanded in 1949, and it is arguably the "greenest" country in the world. Over a quarter of the nation's acreage is taken up by National Parks, wildlife reserves and private wildlife sanctuaries. The list of sights and attractions that Costa Rica has to offer could easily fill the pages of a book, but there are at...

Caribbean Cruise Destinations: Limon, Costa Rica
Beauty And Stability
Costa Rica is a federal republic with a strong constitution that has led to over 59 successive years of democratic government. It is fast becoming a major destination for ex-patriates from the United States looking for a stable Latin American country with a relatively inexpensive lifestyle. Located on the Central American isthmus, it reaches from the Caribbean Sea in the East to the Pacific Ocean on the West. Costa Rica's natural beauty ranges from the Caribbean beaches to craters of still s...

How to See Costa Rica's Fascinating Wildlife
The natural beauty of Costa Rica
When it comes to the perfect balance between climate, geography and natural beauty, there is nowhere on earth more blessed than Costa Rica. Nestled right in the middle of Central America, between Nicaragua and Panama, its natural balance has made Costa Rica the ideal home for thousands of species of plants, birds, mammals, butterflies and reptiles. In fact, Costa Rica is one of the most biologically diverse countries in the entire world. Aiding that perfect balance is the fact that unlike ma...

Costa Rica: Protecting the Rainforest Wildlife
Costa Rica Rainforest
Costa Rica is not much larger in area than the two small states of New Hampshire and Vermont put together. But small as this country is, Costa Rica has more kinds of wildlife than all of the United States and Europe combined! The Costa Rican government is arguably the greenest in the world and has gone to great lengths to preserve the country's precious rainforests, while making them accessible to tourists at the same time.

A Gap Year in Costa Rica
Why Costa Rica?
Costa Rica is an incredible country with a mixture of wildlife reserves, national parks, cultural cities, world-class biodiversity, lofty mountains and remote communities. Why wouldn't you want to go there as part of your gap year travels?

Escape to Beautiful Costa Rica
The Republic of Costa Rica, nestles in Central America between Panama and Nicaragua. Its appeal rests with its diverse geography. Costa Rica boasts beautiful beaches, rolling inland hills and steamy rain forests. Several regions have unique flora and fauna including amazing coral reefs, beautiful fish and rare green turtles. The country's lovely beaches occupy five areas. There are beaches in Guanacaste Region, Central and Mid-Pacific Region, South Pacific Region, South Caribbean and North Ca...

Kayak Fishing in Costa Rica
Costa Rica Fishing
Fishing is a popular activity for many travellers enjoying Costa Rica tours. Fishing expeditions depart from towns and resorts along the Pacific coast, and the town of Jaco is especially popular. Most sport fishers prefer deep-see fishing from motorboats however an alternative option is kayak fishing. This first-person account of a kayak fishing expedition sheds some light on what makes it so much fun.