You don't at Cahuita National Park. Cahuita is located near Puerto Viejo on Costa Rica's quieter Caribbean coast. Long stretches of often-empty beaches line the edge of a lush tropical jungle ...

Two-toed sloths dangle languid from ceiba branches, amber-billed toucans fly low over forest-fringed rivers, and newborn sea turtles scurry to the ocean from Costa Rica's Caribbean shore.

Costa Rica’s Caribbean coast is an entirely different experience from its Pacific counterpart, in both atmosphere and wave options. If the Pacific side is characterized by playful beachbreaks ...

SUMMARY Belongs on List? Yes No Inside the Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge on Costa Rica's Caribbean coast, the quiet fishing town of Manzanillo is postcard worthy. Cerulean waters, scenic ...

The people in Costa Rica speak Spanish. There are also regional languages, such as Limonese Creole on the Caribbean coast. Many people, especially those working in the tourism industry ...

Costa Rica is a popular retirement destination ... allowing newer arrivals to meet locals. Situated on the Caribbean Coast, Puerto Viejo is surrounded by beautiful beaches, lush jungles and ...

Costa Rica’s lesser-visited Caribbean coast is ideal for travelers who appreciate off-the-beaten-path destinations, and Hotel Aguas Claras is a hidden jewel among the area’s white sand beaches ...

and Costa Rica's forests burst with green foliage. While planning your trip, keep in mind that the weather varies by region. In the thick forests of the Caribbean Sea coast and Northern Plains ...

On the Caribbean side of ... try the Camino de Costa Rica, a 174-mile trail that cuts across the country: starting in Barra del Pacuare on the Atlantic coast and eventually winding into the ...