Costa Rica might be small, but it packs in two completely different worlds. The Pacific coast is known for golden-sand ...

Travel + Leisure's 2024 Destination of the Year, Costa Rica has more than 900 miles of coastline, beckoning surfers, swimmers, and sunbathers to its sandy shores. Better yet, every beach is public, so ...

For total seclusion, Playa Quesera on the Nicoya Peninsula is one of Costa Rica’s most magical hidden gems. Accessed via the ...

The idyllic beach town of Manzanillo on Costa Rica’s southern Caribbean coast unveiled a new accessible beach yesterday, opening the tropical destination to visitors with disabilities and mobility ...

Travel advisor Rachel Gelfer Hornaday shares her favorite spots in Costa Rica for top-tier honeymooning, whether you’re ...

Puerto Viejo might not be the easiest destination to arrive at, but that's in large part what makes this gem on Costa Rica's Caribbean Coast so magical. Puerto Viejo is a small, funky beach town that ...

From left: Carrot "noodles" with garlic shrimp at Salsa Brava; preparing a shrimp dish at Cahuita's Taste Caribbean Soul Food. It was nearly nightfall when I arrived at Puerto Viejo de Talamanca, the ...

Are you looking for the best places in Costa Rica to travel? We just created a list of 35 best things to do in Costa Rica! In ...

I need to report that I recently found a slice of paradise. Seriously. So much so that it has brought me to the area twice in a two-year span. And while Jamaica is obviously the icon of Caribbean ...

You like heavy slabs, you go to the Caribbean side. There are waves of consequence. Decades of spot-specific swell info — combined with forecaster insights — show your best chance to score, found only ...

When potential expats hear about Costa Rica’s Caribbean coast, the first thing that usually comes to mind are the many islands of the Caribbean with their beautiful white-sand beaches. Unfortunately, ...

The local government along Costa Rica’s Southern Caribbean coast is pushing to approve a regulatory plan for the region that many residents say would open it up to a wave of development from high-end ...