Last Updated: February 9, 2024 Costa Rica is known for its impressive diversity of wildlife. To see species like sloths and monkeys, you can book excursions into the country’s most …
The Famous Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve
Monteverde has several reserves to take in the area’s abundant nature, but one of the most popular is the Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (Reserva Biologica Bosque Nuboso Monteverde). This reserve …
Lomas Barbudal Biological Reserve: An Oasis of Green in Guanacaste
As people who love hiking, we are always on the lookout for the next great trek. When considering the possibilities in Guanacaste, the Lomas Barbudal Biological Reserve piqued our interest. …
Curi-Cancha Reserve: Avoiding the Crowds in Monteverde
Even though Monteverde is a remote destination, hundreds of thousands of tourists still visit each year. In fact, during the height of the dry season, its parks and reserves can …
Santa Rosa National Park: Hiking and History in Guanacaste
Drive north from the busy beach towns of Guanacaste and you will find a quiet countryside of fields and shrubby forest. Although this lazy landscape may not seem to offer …
Samara Trails: Exploring the Tropical Dry Forest
The town of Samara in Costa Rica’s Guanacaste region is probably best known for being a chilled-out beach destination. But in the hills above the sand-sprinkled streets is an amazing …
Best National Parks in Costa Rica
One of the things that makes Costa Rica unique is the amount of protected land it holds. Beginning in the 1960s, Costa Rica started putting parcels of land aside …
Corcovado’s El Tigre: Hiking and Activities from Puerto Jimenez
On our most recent trip to Puerto Jimenez on Costa Rica’s remote Osa Peninsula, we found ourselves with very few options for day trips, especially hiking. The Herrera Botanical Gardens …
Arenal 1968 Trail: Hiking Historic Lava Fields
Last Updated: March 13, 2023 Early one morning in July 1968, an unassuming green mountain in northern Costa Rica suddenly awoke and became the legendary Arenal Volcano. If you are …
Los Cusingos Bird Sanctuary: A Living Memorial for a Famous Naturalist
Outside the world of ornithology (the study of birds), the name Alexander Skutch might not be at all familiar. But much of what the world knows today about neotropical birds …