Central America

On the Southern-most tip of Costa Rica, the Osa Peninsula juts out into the Pacific Ocean. The epic journey to get to this isolated paradise is characterized by tiny airports,…

A fascinating and honest account of an ESL teacher  in Costa Rica, the narrator relates her experiences teaching English in three different schools around Costa Rica. When given the option…

Today, we bring you a step closer to the beautiful Costa Rican culture with our discussion of the diverse cultural activities you can partake in and the varied forms of…

Life in Costa Rica can be a bit frustrating at times. Unlike the United States, where stress is the overbearing and unbeatable issue in most people’s lives, in Costa Rica…

Papagayo it is the lesser populated part of Guanacaste, Costa Rica yet the most stunning! Located in the Northern part of Guanacaste on the Pacific coast, it has a wild…

Settling down in Costa Rica is like moving to a tropical paradise. The Costa Rican people have a name for this: “Pura Vida”-The Pure Life. The Pura Vida is a…

Costa Rica is a small country and many first-time visitors think they can visit many different locations in a short amount of time because of Costa Rica’s size. However, the…

A near-epic adventure told with humor and flare, this is the story of a couple that dropped everything and moved to Costa Rica out of the blue. Their plan was…

[/caption]Nothing like a trip abroad to make you feel like Odysseus. The process of taking an animal abroad is like pulling teeth without anesthesia : painful, messy and lacking a…

Most travelers and tourists assume that all Latin American cuisine is spicy, with many peppers, chilis, and corn-based foods. This is not true of traditional Costa Rican food, which is…