With waterfalls, rainforests, volcanoes, and exotic wildlife, visiting Costa Rica with kids can also be a learning experience ...

Editor’s note: With this story, Tico Times Travel launches a monthly column called “Fun and free in Costa Rica,” by Ilana Long — short dispatches on interesting things to do that cost nada. Originally ...

Between this compact country’s 300 beaches, healing hot springs, record-breaking biodiversity, and adrenaline-inducing activities, you’ll never be bored. As a result of volcanic activity, thermal ...

When we were standing in line to enter Costa Rica’s National Amusement Park, my girlfriend decided it would be the perfect time to tell me about the time when a little girl died at the theme park in ...

Costa Rica is an exotic destination teeming with unique wildlife, exquisite spas, ecolodges and outdoor adventures. Staying ...

DRAKE BAY, Costa Rica — The initial reactions from friends and family were not encouraging. “You are dragging a New Jersey lawyer to a tent in the jungle of Costa Rica,” was more the lament than the ...

Some nights on Peninsula Papagayo, on the northern Pacific side of Costa Rica, the moon shone so bright, with so little evidence of human life, that I felt like an interloper just for bearing witness, ...

Rick Steves is best known for his travels in Europe, but he found one Central American destination to be perfect for ...