U.S. survey among ecotourists puts us first in the world. Negative points are waste management, sewage, mega-hotels, and large monocultures. In the minds of American eco-tourists, Costa Rica is the only brand positioned as green, thanks to its national parks and the carbon offset program in air travel (voluntary payment of fees for pollution). This emerges from the first...

Costa Rica is the destination of choice, in part, because of its reputation for being one of the most beautiful countries in the world and also because of its staggering diversity. This small Latin America country is only a couple of hours south of Florida, has spectacular tropical mountains, volcanoes, and some of the great beaches anywhere. Travelers come for its great...

Costa Rica is very well known as one of the best adventure travel holiday destinations. There are an abundance of activities to choose from that will keep you entertained for the entire duration of your stay. Let’s take a closer look at some of these activities: If you have ever considered river rafting or just do it as a sport, the Pacuare River situated near Turrialba...

A study by National Geographic said the Cocos Island is a “jewel” from a conservation standpoint. He added that protection of this National Park has not only allowed keeping the marine fauna of the island, but also improving it. Scientists and experts from National Geographic Costa Rica began in September 2009 an expedition to Cocos Island National Park and...

Tourists from around the world come to Guanacaste to live the tournament Presidential Challenge to be held next 5, 6 and 7 March in Samara Beach. According to statistics from the Federación Costarricense de Pesca Tourism (Fecopt) last year fishing attracted 85,636 tourists the country. These figures show a recovery of 12% compared to 2008. Mario Gutierrez, Bacardi brand...

A short distance away from the hustle and bustle of city life in places like San Jose, Costa Rica is an endless array of natural beauty to behold. Travel north just 30 minutes from the heart of the capital city and you will find yourself immersed in a tropical oasis of lush greenery and fascinating wildlife. The Flowering Trees of Costa Rica Depending on the time of year...

In a survey by the company Green CMI, Respondents stated that Costa Rica is the destination that has done better work environment. The respondents, mostly U.S. based their responses on the experience “green” that lived to visit the country and to check on their own environmental practices as described in the publicity that goes around the entire globe. The...

Costa Rica is 19,652 square miles of pure beauty and the perfect place for nature lovers to vacation. With 20 natural parks, eight biological reserves and protected areas, 25% of this country’s land is protected. This is more than any other country in the world. Whether you enjoy water, air or land activities, or a little of each, Costa Rica will definitely not disappoint. Water...

You have several options of traveling in Costa Rica open to you when you decide to visit this Central American country. One way is to rent a car to drive yourself around. The advantage of taking this route is that you can abide by your own schedule and stop when and where you want. Outside of the major city of San Jose, this is a very convenient way of traveling around...

Ensuring the buyer of a house or land to build, immovable property that was built under quality standards , Is seeking voluntary certification of housing projects today released March 2 by the Costa Rican Chamber of Construction (CCC). The creation of these first certification scheme construction processes of housing projects ran the Standards Institute of Costa Rica (Inteco),...