TURRIALBA, Cartago — After a morning of whitewater rafting with his family, President Luis Guillermo Solís signed a decree Saturday banning dams from the Pacuare and Savegre rivers for 25 years, then thrust the document into the air and said, “For Costa Rica!” “Signing is the easy part,” Solís said to volunteers…
A billboard ad displaying a Costa Rican sloth surprised workers this week at 3333 Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles, California. The ad also caught the attention of passing pedestrians and motorists, who soon started taking and sharing pictures, the Costa Rican Tourism Board (ICT) reported. The billboard displaying the popular tree-dwelling mammals is part of an official campaign, dubbed “Save…
The National System of Conservation Areas (Sinac, derived from its name in Spanish) is working to make Costa Rica’s national parks more accessible for everyone who would like to enjoy the beautiful nature of the country. The project’s mission is to build more infrastructures designed to accommodate the needs of visitors with physical or mental…
Rincon de la Vieja trails are some of the most diverse and beautiful trails in Costa Rica. They have huge trees, gorgeous waterfalls, volcanic activity, rainforest and dry forest altogether in a couple hours hike. One of the things though, that discourage many people from recommending the trails is the fact that they are not…
Manuel Antonio National Park, on the Central Pacific coast of Costa Rica, has become the stage of a new Hollywood love story: “After Words.” Filming began in 2012, and the film will premiere in New York City tonight. The movie stars Academy Award-winning actress Marcia Gay Harden, known for her roles in “Into the Wild” (2007) and…
Sometimes, working in the travel industry in Costa Rica is hard… The weather is, every now and then, unpredictable and there are some conditions that affect roads and places. It is, of course, not usual (Or else we wouldn’t have an industry at all!), however, it happens… and it’s extra work for the operations back…
With your vacation coming you’re probably wondering how you can get in on a good deal. After all, airfare is without a doubt one of the most expensive components of any travel plan, and prices can change so much at times – from affordable to prohibitive. The good news is, there are still a few secrets left when it…
By Natalie Paris The rainforests and colourful wildlife of Costa Rica will be easier to reach next May thanks to new flights launched today by British Airways. From May 4, the national carrier will begin a direct, twice-weekly service from London Gatwick to the country’s capital San Jose. These flights will increase to three times…
The new Happy Planet Index (HPI) looked at 151 countries across the globe and analyze and scored them on a variety of metrics to measure life length, happiness and how sustainable lives are for the people that live in them. All in all, it boils down to each country’s efficiency at producing long and happy…
WNET THIRTEEN Media Release – Growing up in the wild is hard enough on young animals when they have parents to rely on for protection and guidance, but what happens when they lose their parents? How do they survive? Over the past few years, great strides have been made in understanding how to rescue and…