Another eruption was registered this Tuesday evening at 7:08 p.m. local time by Poás, Volcano in Costa Rica, the activity only lasted 5 minutes but during this time the volcano provided a light show spitting out incandescent rocks as you can see in the following video: The volcano continues to register frequent activity and it is cataloged as “highly unstable” by geologists and volcanologis...

$400 million will be the initial investment that Sun Latin America will make for the construction of Discovery Costa Rica, a theme park that will be developed in Liberia, Guanacaste. The construction is scheduled to begin in 2018 and during this stage it could generate close to 2000 jobs, the park is expected to begin operations in 2020. The President of Costa Rica Luis Guillermo Solís along wi...

What better place to celebrate the holiday season than on the sandy beaches of a Four Seasons resort in Costa Rica? Four Seasons Resort Costa Rica at Peninsula Papagayo has a Book Once, Stay Twice promotion on, which offers guests who booking a stay at any one of the participating Four Seasons Resorts in Costa Rica, Mexico or the Caribbean during the festive holidays a bonus three-night vacatio...

“Discovery Costa Rica”, a $1 billion eco-tourism park will open in late 2020 near Liberia, Guanacaste, the cost of the project will be covered by Sun Latin America, and Discovery Communications Inc. will license its name to it in an effort to capitalize on followers from its Latin American channels which include Discovery Channel and Animal Planet. The park will include Discovery-branded hotels...

The Poás Volcano in Alajuela, Costa Rica continued with high activity this Sunday, small phreatic eruptions are reported every hour, but the biggest eruptions took place at 1:46 p.m. and a larger one at 1:55 p.m. local time. The second eruption was visible from different points of the metropolitan area, extending one thousand meters in altitude. The blast once again expelled rocks of large s...

The beaches at the Osa Península in the province of Puntarenas Costa Rica are not as popular among vacationists as the beaches in Guanacaste, part of this has to do with the distance, the Osa Península is a long drive from San José, and these region is usually promoted more as an ecotourism destination since the Corovado National Park is located here. If you haven’t visited the Osa Penísula you...

Another eruption by Poás Volcano was registered by the National University’s Volcanology and Seismology Research Institute (OVSICORI) at 8:10 this morning, it extended for 10 minutes, information on the altitude reached by the column of gas is still unknown due to the visibility conditions at the site right now. The two blasts the Poás had yesterday, which reached 3 kilometers in altitude, have...

After the recent increase in activity of the Poás Volcano, and the eruption that took place yesterday evening (Wednesday) ,the Ministry of Environment and the National System of Conservation Areas in coordination with the National Emergency Commission (CNE) announced that the National Park will remain closed as a preventive measure and to allow the evaluation of the situation at the volcano by the...

This Wednesday, April 12th at approximately 6:30 p.m. the National University’s Volcanology and Seismology Research Institute (OVSICORI) registered an eruption at the Poás Volcano. Due to the lack of visibility in the area the OVSICORI cannot confirm the altitude reached by the column, but the activity extended for close to 40 minutes. Neighbors of the area of Bajos del Toro to the north east ...

With over 41 million international arrivals in 2015 and an average growth of 5 percent, Latin America’s travel and tourism industry has incredible potential to help generate growth, create jobs and enable regional development, said a recent report by the World Economic Forum. Costa Rica ranked fourth in the forum's 2017 Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report. Researchers said wh...

- The United Nations considers Costa Rica an exemplary sustainable tourism destination. The General Assembly of the United Nations declared 2017 as the “International Year of Sustainable Tourism Development,” and elected the President of Costa Rica, Luis Guillermo Solis, as special ambassador for the activity. Taleb Rifai, secretary general of the World Tourism Organization, said the recogni...

The Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report 2017 carried out by the World Economic Forum revealed the list of best ranked countries in the world. The Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Index measures “the set of factors and policies that enable the sustainable development of the travel and tourism sector, which in turn, contributes to the development and competitiveness of a country”, states...

Holy Week is here and every day more and more people choose to enjoy the holidays at the beach, the Guanacaste beaches always attract a large audience this time of the year, so we have a recommendation of two small secret and secluded beaches in Guanacaste that maybe you haven’t heard off (one ideal for the whole family and another one for the adventurous travelers) which might be a good option to...

The Costa Rican nonprofit group, Asociación Mar a Mar (The Sea to Sea Association), is developing a unique outdoor experience that will allow hikers to traverse the country from the Atlantic to the Pacific Coast in two weeks. The trail is called El Camino de Costa Rica. “Our aim is to have every hiker in the world want to walk El Camino de Costa Rica, or part of it, at least once in their lifet...

All eyes have been set on the activity of the Turrialba Volcano for months; however, this week the National University’s Volcanology and Seismology Research Institute (OVSICORI) alerted of increased activity at the Poás Volcano. According to experts at OVSICORI, the monitoring of the volcano indicates that it has increased its seismic and fumarolic activity; in other words it is emanating more ...

The Costa Rica tourism sector has a new set of tools to gather, process and provide data, statistics and information regarding the behavior of the market. The Costa Rican Tourism Board (ICT) informed that as of this Thursday, April 6, they are making available through their webpage (www.ICT.go.cr), valuable information such as statistical analysis, financial analysis, surveys, figures of the t...

Through a press release, the travel service company Cheapflights, pulled together their picks for 10 destinations to make a difference: top ecotourism impact spots with a line-up of hands-on, inspiring opportunities to play a role in protecting the planet. "In honor of Earth Day, make your next vacation more meaningful by giving the gift of your time to the planet. To inspire travelers to roll ...

The Association Costa Rica por Siempre (Costa Rica forever) , the Ministry of Environment and The National System of Conservation Areas are promoting the visitation to five Costa Rican National Parks through the contest: CRx5 Challenge (Desafío CRx5). The five parks picked for this contest are: Palo Verde, Tortuguero, Tapantí-Cerro de la Muerte, Carara and Arenal Volcano. CRx5 Challenge enco...

Some years ago it was Travel and Leisure magazine that recognized this destination in Costa Rica as one of the most romantic in the world back in 2009, now it is National Geographic that includes Osa in its last ranking of 9 Most Romantic Places to Visit in Spring. The ranking includes the following places in this order: 1) Paris (France) 2) The Moselle (Western Europe) 3) Marrakech (Moroc...

The town of Cabuya is not a very popular touristic place in Costa Rica, but the few that venture to visit this corner of Costa Rica are usually pleasantly surprised. Cabuya is a small fishing community located on the Nicoya Península, very close (7km) to the touristic hot sports of Montezuma and Santa Teresa and is also the entrance point to Cablo Blanco Reserve. What ticos know as “Cabuya” is ...

Costa Rica has become an attractive destination for couples looking for the perfect place to have their wedding. The increase in the air traveling options from the United States to Costa Rica and direct flights now available from different European countries, as well as the multiple hotel options and paradise locations in Costa Rica, all play part in the strengthening of this market. Federico P...

Monday, the Costa Rican Red Cross sent out a rescue team to locate six members of an 11-member hiking group who apparently became lost during a trek in the southern central mountains of Costa Rica. The group, made up of Mexicans, Canadians, French, as well as a German and a Costa Rica traveler, set out Sunday at 5:00 a.m. on a hike in an area called "Las Torres de Savegre" near San Gerardo de D...

Costa Rica’s northwestern county of La Cruz in the province of Guanacaste inaugurated a new road connecting various coastal communities which is the result of a novel cooperation between local businesses and government institutions. The project is expected to open further economic development in the remote, underdeveloped region. The National Roadways Council (Conavi) teamed up with Hotel Dream...

The Four Seasons Costa Rica Resort, located on the Papagayo Peninsula in the province of Guanacaste, was awarded Best Hotel in Central and South America in the 2016 Gallivanter’s Guide. Four Seasons Costa Rica is co-owned by Saudi businessman, Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal, through his company Kingdom Holding Company (47.5 percent); Cascade Investments (47.5 percent) which is controlled by Bill Ga...

The small island of Uvita is located in the Caribbean Sea, just 3 kilometers from Limon, a 10 minute boat ride from the coast. Officially its name is Quiribrí Island, Quiribrí is an indigenous word that means birdsongs. Historically it holds a lot of importance to the country as it was here that Christopher Columbus arrived in 1502, he actually named the small island La Huerta (The Orchard)...

There was a time when many beaches in Costa Rica remained “undiscovered” and “secret” , hidden away from tourists and protected by nature, without access roads, signs, or anything that will give away their location. Nowadays with technology and the availability of information it is very difficult to keep anything a secret, especially when it comes to paradisaical beaches. Yet, there are a few s...

If windsurfing and/or kite-surfing is your thing or if you are just looking for something new to try out, head over to Lake Arenal the best destination in Costa Rica for windsurfing, and even considered by many as one of the top spots for windsurfing in the world. Lake Arenal is the largest lake in Costa Rica with 33 square miles, it’s depth varies from 30-60 meters depending on the time of the...

Holy Week or Semana Santa is a peak week to vacation in Costa Rica, public employees and schools are off all week, while Maundry Thursday and Good Friday are mandatory holidays so a lot of businesses remain closed for business from Thursday through Sunday; this year Holy Week starts on April 9th and therefore Costa Rica adds another mandatory Holiday on April 11th day in which this country celebra...

New infrastructure in Irazú Volcano National Park was inaugurated by the Costa Rican government on Friday. New access control points, parking areas, exhibition room, and the Potrero Cerrado Viewpoint are some of the new facilities available for tourists. The total investment was of $872,809.00 USD and it was executed by the Tourism Program Strengthening Project consolidated under a loan contr...

The Panamanian Tourism Authority (ATP, its initials in Spanish) announced this week they are considering reactivating a medical insurance option offered for free to visitors to the Central American country, said the government entity. The consideration to reopen the program comes in the wake of the killing of a taxi driver Tuesday, March 14 in the early morning hours in which two Canadians were...

Costa Rica is a very small country, and going from one place to the other should be a matter of a few hours, however, the different road infrastructure problems that affect certain communities, the heavy traffic during peak seasons and sometimes just the convenience of saving time, has made domestic flights a great option for nationals and foreigners. During 2015 Nature Air provided domestic tr...

In an interview granted to national newspaper La Nación, Shawn Sullivan, director or public policies of AirBnB for Central America confirmed that the company is more than willing to pay taxes in Costa Rica, in fact they presented the proposal to the Tax Authorities back in August 2016 but they have not yet received a response. ¨The Government is losing money every day that goes by, and does not...

So, you came to Costa Rica on vacation and you want to take something back with you as a reminder of your fun time here, or maybe you live here and you need to take souvenirs back to your family abroad. The thing is, sometimes it is difficult to know where to get nice souvenirs at a good price, and more often than we’d like we end up buying them at the airport on our way out of the country, and le...

More than often it is overlooked, perhaps because of the misconception that insecurity is higher in this province (San José is actually the province with highest crime rate); or maybe because there are no huge, luxury resorts; others don’t like the drive, as the road (Route 32) is considered dangerous; whatever the reasons may be, the fact is that Limón Province and the beaches in the Caribbean Co...

Starbucks Coffee Company announced that it will develop a visitor’s center at its coffee farm, Hacienda Alsacia, on the slopes of Poás volcano, about 30 minutes from the international airport in Alajuela, Costa Rica. The center will begin receiving tourists in 2018. Since the purchase of the 240-hectare farm in March 2013, Starbucks has run it as a typical coffee plantation, and in doing so, ha...

There is no doubt that Costa Rica is a land of contrasts, and few places demonstrate this more than the Central Pacific coast, where several mountain ranges meet the Pacific Ocean, creating some of the most spectacular landscapes one can imagine. Stretching from the southern tip of the city of Puntarenas all the way down to Punta Uvita, the region offers something for everyone; from busy beach ...

Rural tourism is one of the many attractions Costa Rica has to offer, Finca El Porvenir (El Porvenir Estate) in Los Chiles, Alajuela, offers visitors an experience like no other. This 407 acre property has kept 50% of its territory for the preservation of primary and secondary forest, the other 50% of the property has a farm, a small, rustic house, and the rest is used to grow different organic...

The Costa Rica Tourism Board (ICT) is taking part in the ITB Berlin, the world’s leading travel show located at the Messe Convention Center in Berlin, Germany. Ground staff strikes at two Berlin airports on Friday forced airline operations to cancel 659 flights, according to official statements. Some 2,000 employees have been convoked to follow a 25-hour strike from 4:00 am local time (3.00 ...

The Costa Rica Tourism Board (ICT) is taking part of the ITB Berlin, the world’s leading travel show which will extend through March 12 at the Messe Convention Center in Berlin, Germany. The Tourism Minister, Mauricio Ventura, explained that Costa Rica has been strengthening its participation in international fairs, presenting a stronger image and caring for all details involving the representa...

https://youtu.be/_wprBtxNoeo Much more than just a Labyrinth , La Senda is located in Santa Rosa de Santa Cruz, Guanacaste, just 20 minutes away from Tamarindo, and close to an indigenous sanctuary and created over several energy points, it is said to be one of the biggest in the world, extending over 2 ½ acres and with a path almost 2 miles long it took 6 years to complete it, and it has more ...