Costa Rica
From tinsel-free towns to white Christmas: Top places to go in December
The experience of a winter Christmas entices many overseas at this time of year, but you’ll find plenty of other reasons to travel in December.
- by Brian Johnston
This is one of the Americas’ most deliciously contentious dishes
This rice and beans dish can have some heat. Gallo pinto is the national dish of Costa Rica, but it’s also the national dish of Nicaragua.
- by Ben Groundwater
For this creature, a normal bodily function is pure bliss
Hummingbirds, monkeys, sloths and snakes are here, but the real star attraction of Costa Rica’s Veragua Rainforest Eco Adventure Park is the forest itself.
- by Keith Austin
Cooking and culture gloriously collide in this tropical garden of Eden
In the Costa Rican jungle, 28 close-knit families – led by a band of strong-willed matriarchs – have created a sustainable rural tourism project beyond compare.
- by Kerry van der Jagt
This ‘anti-resort resort’ is like being in Thailand, without the Aussies
You won’t find any high-rises, walled-off resorts, McDonald’s, Starbucks or late-night beach bars in Costa Rica’s uber-hip Nosara province.
- by Craig Tansley
Costa Rica cruise: This tiny country packs a punch
For a country that's smaller than Tasmania, Costa Rica packs a mighty wildlife punch.
- by Rob McFarland
San Lucas Island, Costa Rica: The notorious prison island that has been given back to nature
San Lucas Island - once a prison, it has been reopened as Costa Rica's 30th, newest, and perhaps most singular national park.
- by Jamie Lafferty
Hacienda AltaGracia Costa Rica hotel review: A sprawling luxury mountain retreat
It is easy to fall under Costa Rica's spell in this part of the country.
- by Sue Wallace
Sloth Sanctuary of Costa Rica photos: Meet the world's cutest animals
They're lazy, dirty and only go to the toilet once a week. But you'll fall in love with them.
- by Larissa Ham
Dream merchants: What the future of hotels looks like
In the 21st century, 'hospitality' is taking on new colours, writes Lance Richardson.
- by Lance Richardson