The pristine waters of Golfo Dulce on Costa Rica’s southern Pacific coast were just distinguished as Latin America’s first Whale Heritage Site by the World Cetacean Alliance (WCA). This elite ...

The Golfo Dulce, in the southern zone of Costa Rica, is one of a handful of tropical fjords in the world and by many aspects a magical place. There is so much happening in the relatively small area — ...

A graceful humpback whale leaps from the calm blue surface of the waters of Golfo Dulce, a pristine tropical fjord near Costa Rica’s Osa Peninsula. Its calf trails behind and disappears beneath ...

BROOKE L. BESSESEN Researchers have discovered a new type of marine serpent hidden in the choppy, warm waters of Golfo Dulce, a tropical fjord on Costa Rica's Pacific coast. Not only is the yellow ...

A trio of pantropical spotted dolphins slices through the surface of Golfo Dulce—Costa Rica’s southernmost bay, tucked between the mainland and the Osa Peninsula. Their sleek black figures ...

Costa Rica’s Must-see National Parks and Rain Forests Rain is not what we usually look for on a vacation — unless we’re exploring Costa Rica, where rain forests make up more than 50% of the ...

A new yellow subspecies of sea snake was discovered in Costa Rica's Golfo Dulce. The petite, all-yellow snake hunts at night, when it shows off a unique trait that distinguishes it from its ...

Costa Rica is a choose-your-own-adventure destination packed with diverse scenery—from calm, sandy beaches to lush ...

The wrecks had long been known to sit in shallow waters off Cahuita National Park, on Costa Rica’s southern Caribbean coast, according to the National Museum of Denmark. However, for years ...