Depending on where you are going, you may even need a 4×4 rental car for your Costa Rica road trip. Driving after dark. Driving down the highway in Costa Rica at sunset.

San Jose, Jun 3 (EFE). — Costa Rica, which is home to 5 percent of the world’s biodiversity, has created an online atlas of its natural wealth.“Free, nocost access to data and information on ...

The rainy season is a good time to go to Costa Rica. It’s a lot cheaper and there are far fewer tourists. My visit was from July 22 to 31. Even if there is a lot of rain, chances are that it ...

As we drove up, down and around Costa Rica’s twisty mountain roads, edging bicyclists and pedestrians on the path to the small town of La Fortuna, I realized the sun was going to set much sooner ...

Sixteen years after a controversial biodegradation plan allowed 1,000 truckloads of orange peels to be unloaded onto a barren, deforested area of Costa Rican land, researchers have found a lush ...

The Costa Rican Tourism Institute (ICT) and the National University (UNA) have collaborated to create the Atlas of Costa Rica’s beaches, aiming to disseminate crucial information and data to assist ...

Costa Rica is a popular retirement destination for U.S. citizens due to its low cost of living, proximity to the U.S. and beautiful natural scenery. Costa Rican towns offer retirees a range of ...