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Travel guides to Costa Rica: Arenal volcano, the Monteverde cloud forest, the wildlife of Manuel Antonio and the beaches of Guanacaste. Pura vida, on a real budget.
Costa Rican food: gallo pinto, casado and 15 dishes to try
Costa Rican cooking is the most understated in Central America and the one that grows on you most.…
Puerto Viejo and the southern Caribbean: the Costa Rica that doesn’t look like Costa Rica
Puerto Viejo de Talamanca doesn’t feel like the rest of Costa Rica. People speak Creole alongside Spanish, rice…
Tortuguero: canals, turtles and how to reach the village with no roads
Tortuguero is the most improbable destination in Costa Rica: a village with no roads, wedged between the Caribbean…
Guanacaste and Costa Rica’s Pacific beaches
Guanacaste, the sunniest province in Costa Rica, is the country’s beach heartland. With more than 300 days of…
Monteverde: a guide to the world’s most famous cloud forest
Monteverde is shorthand for cloud forest, extraordinary biodiversity and world-class ecotourism. This small corner of the Costa Rican…
Manuel Antonio: beaches and wildlife in Costa Rica’s busiest park
Manuel Antonio is the most visited national park in Costa Rica and one of the most photographed places…
La Fortuna and Arenal volcano: Costa Rica’s most visited destination
La Fortuna de San Carlos and the Arenal volcano make up the most visited destination in Costa Rica.…
Costa Rica travel guide 2026: what to see, do and know before you go
Costa Rica is the country that defined ecotourism. With more than a quarter of its territory protected in…