With an impressive 246-foot drop, La Fortuna Waterfall is arguably one of the most visited in Costa Rica and shouldn’t be missed. A trek down 500 steps will get you to the waterfall's base.

Today, April 21st, in Costa Rica, the CNE has reported sudden strong activity from the Rincon de La Vieja Volcano in the northern province of Guanacaste. The CNE’s statement explained that a volcanic ...

The Rincón de la Vieja volcano is one of the five active volcanoes in Costa Rica, located in the Guanacaste region about 270 km northwest of San José. So far it is at level 2 of 4 alert, which means a ...

Towering over the town of La Fortuna in northern Costa Rica, Arenal Volcano was once one of the country's most active volcanoes. You can admire this symmetrical beauty up close, along with nearly ...

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 country’s area. And while there are dry as well as ...

A note here about addresses: Costa Rica doesn’t use them (arrggh!), instead employing an odd system of local landmarks to direct traffic. Even my Moon guidebook uses this system, describing, for ...