Jump To: The Best Places | Southern Caribbean | Northern Llanuras | Volcanoes | Southern Pacific | Central Pacific Looking for monkeys and sloths in Costa Rica is a bit like searching for a needle in a needle stack. The place is crawling with them. But There Couldn't be a Sloth Here A couple of years ago we were traveling friends on their … [Read more...]
Costa Rica Top Ten Wildlife Viewing Tips & Secrets
Here's looking at you from Costa Rica The monkeys, birds, frogs and other tropical wildlife of Costa Rica are out there waiting for you to arrive and with a bit of luck you'll come home with tons of great memories and even a few excellent photos. The Best Ways to Spot Wildlife in Costa Rica Go where the wildlife is - Seems obvious but … [Read more...]
Top Ten Costa Rica Attractions & Points of Interest
1. Arenal Volcano - When considering a top 10 list of the most popular attractions in Costa Rica, Arenal Volcano certainly tops the list. Arenal is a conical volcano that had previously erupted daily from 1968 until 2010, when the lava suddenly stopped flowing. These days, the sleeping giant looms over the village of La Fortuna, providing an … [Read more...]
Best Costa Rica Map
Top Ten Maps of Costa Rica 1. Toucan Maps Inc. publishes the best (and for 10 years in a row, bestselling) Waterproof Travel Map of Costa Rica. It's updated yearly and includes a detailed large scale roadmap of Costa Rica's highways, secondary paved routes, gravel roads and many of the 4WD tracks plus national parks, reserves and wildlife … [Read more...]