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I got a strange job in Costa Rica in 2017, and it came with 100 keys. My job was to personally visit ALL the vacation properties managed by Special Places of Costa Rica in order to write brief [...]

The name of Playa Brasilito, Costa Rica, means “Little Brazil,” suggesting a place that’s exotic, audacious, multicultural, authentic, welcoming and never boring. And all of that describes [...]

Relaxing Costa Rica’s costliest pandemic-related travel restriction, the government announced Friday that visitors who have been fully vaccinated for COVID-19 will no longer need to buy [...]

When it comes to locations for the best destination wedding, Costa Rica is one of the most popular places in the world. And for good reason. Natural beauty, professional services and affordable [...]

This just in: You used to need $200,000 to qualify for residency in Costa Rica as an investor, but under a newly approved law, all you need is $150,000. So what are you waiting for? And please [...]

Is Costa Rica a safe place to visit amid an ongoing COVID-19 pandemic? The short answer is yes, for the most part, and that’s measurable in part by the vigorous campaign toward nearly universal [...]

If you look at a map of Playa Grande, Costa Rica, you’ll notice that if you had a big enough slingshot, you could fire a rock due west and hit the Philippines, straight across the world’s largest [...]

Playa Hermosa, Costa Rica, is a little-known gem about 15 minutes north of Coco, and it’s great for what it is as much as for what it isn’t. What it is: the biggest little beach town between [...]

If you were on a sailboat from California at night, entering Costa Rican waters from the north, you wouldn’t see a lot of lights on the shore, and you might correctly surmise that much of the [...]

Playa Potrero, Costa Rica, is as unassuming as its name — which means “pasture” — but those who come here will discover one of the country’s least-known greatest places. Potrero is right in the [...]

Playa Flamingo is one of the most beautiful coastal towns in Costa Rica today, with two stunning peninsulas, two golden beaches and a backdrop of frog-green hillsides. And all of this came to be [...]

COSTA RICA IS TEMPORARILY CLOSED WIDE OPEN AGAIN Four months ago, with the evolving Covid pandemic you could go out in Costa Rica and wonder if the Rapture had happened and nobody alerted you.   [...]