You don't at Cahuita National Park. Cahuita is located near Puerto Viejo on Costa Rica's quieter Caribbean coast. Long stretches of often-empty beaches line the edge of a lush tropical jungle ...

Two-toed sloths dangle languid from ceiba branches, amber-billed toucans fly low over forest-fringed rivers, and newborn sea turtles scurry to the ocean from Costa Rica's Caribbean shore.

Instead, you can fly from San Jose and then take a boat to your hotel. Playa Tortuguero is on Costa Rica's Caribbean coast, within Tortuguero National Park, which is an incredible place to see ...

Costa Rica’s Caribbean coast is an entirely different experience from its Pacific counterpart, in both atmosphere and wave options. If the Pacific side is characterized by playful beachbreaks ...

Costa Rica offers an array of thrilling outdoor activities. Among them, kayaking stands out as one of the most immersive ways to explore the country' ...

SUMMARY Belongs on List? Yes No Inside the Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge on Costa Rica's Caribbean coast, the quiet fishing town of Manzanillo is postcard worthy. Cerulean waters, scenic ...

A ‘cloud forest’ is a rare rainforest with low-level clouds that gives the illusion of walking through layers upon layers of misty clouds. In Costa Rica, the best place to do this is the Monteverde ...

El Camino de Costa Rica is a stunning trail that runs the width of Costa Rica and covers approximately 280 kilometers (174 ...

and Costa Rica's forests burst with green foliage. While planning your trip, keep in mind that the weather varies by region. In the thick forests of the Caribbean Sea coast and Northern Plains ...