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Summer vacation in Santa Teresa Costa Rica

Don’t miss the unbelievable savings on vacations to Santa Teresa, Costa Rica

Get unbeatable summer vacation deals in Santa Teresa, Costa Rica with big savings on rates at Hotel Tropico Latino. Now is the time to visit Santa Teresa, Costa Rica. Take advantage of big savings at beachfront Hotel Tropico Latino in Santa Teresa of up to 40% off room rates in July and August, and 30%...
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Playa Carmen, Santa Teresa Beach, Costa Rica

Keeping the beaches of Santa Teresa, Costa Rica clean

Hotel Tropico Latino hopes to inspire Santa Teresa businesses to join them in regular monthly cleanups to keep Santa Teresa beaches trash free. Hotel Tropico Latino wants to ignite a movement to keep the beaches of Santa Teresa, Costa Rica clean. They propose that all Santa Teresa businesses unite together to donate an hour of...
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Veragua Rainforest frog Costa Rica

Costa Rica’s Frogs Play Key Role in Climate Change

Costa Rican biologists at Veragua Rainforest are using climate change studies on frogs to help Costa Rica reduce global warming and prevent catastrophic climate change. Climate change is one of the biggest dangers and challenges facing the world today. While the world’s nations race to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, studies show that tropical forests could...
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Nature vacations in Costa Rica

Nature vacations in Costa Rica this summer

Keep World Environment Day alive. Connect with nature on vacation in Costa Rica and be kind to the planet at eco-friendly Hotel Hacienda Guachipelin. It’s summer. Time to be outside enjoying everything nature has to offer us. Time for a vacation where you can disconnect in nature and slow down from the fast pace of...
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Dolphins in Golfo Dulce Costa Rica

Costa Rica’s marine protected areas help save world oceans

Costa Rica just expanded its ocean conservation to protect 15% of its marine territory. You can experience one of Costa Rica’s most pristine ocean habitats in the gulf of Golfo Dulce. In honor of World Oceans Day 2017, Costa Rica this month has expanded its protected seas and pledged to fight marine pollution in the...
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Hotel Hacienda Guachipelin Enchanting Hotels Costa Rica

The best Costa Rica hotels are Enchanting Hotels Costa Rica

Enchanting Hotels Costa Rica celebrates 10 years of the finest extraordinary hotels in the best Costa Rica vacation destinations, like Hotel Hacienda Guachipelin at Rincon de la Vieja Volcano. Offering unforgettable travel experiences with exceptional charm and service, Enchanting Hotels Costa Rica celebrates 10 years of excellence in hotels in Costa Rica in 2017. The...
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Yoga at Playa Nicuesa Rainforest Lodge in Costa Rica

Make this exotic Costa Rica paradise your next group retreat destination

From yoga retreats to creativity workshops, award-winning eco-lodge Playa Nicuesa Rainforest Lodge in Costa Rica is your ideal group retreat destination in paradise. Playa Nicuesa Rainforest Lodge in southern Costa Rica is a perfect choice for your next group retreat. The stunning tropical escape is located in the gorgeous, wild Osa Peninsula – Golfo Dulce...
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Tiger Frog at Veragua Rainforest in Costa Rica Caribbean

Unique Costa Rica Caribbean nature and climate will surprise you

Totally different weather patterns from the rest of the country have made the Costa Rica Caribbean region unique for plants and animals. Explore this special ecosystem on a tour at Veragua Rainforest Eco-Adventure Park. In nearly all travel guides for Costa Rica you will read that the country has two main seasons: dry season (also...
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Tiki Bar at sunset. Pranamar Oceanfront Villas and Yoga Retreat.

Visit the Tiki Bar at Pranamar Villas for Cocktails on the beach and more

The Tiki Bar at Pranamar Oceanfront Villas and Yoga Retreat offers exotic tropical versions of your favorites: Sangrias, Margaritas and Mojitos mixed with mangoes, passion fruit or pineapple in a relaxed, open atmosphere.  Relaxed Atmosphere The vibe in Santa Teresa beach is very laid back, and guests and non-guests of the Villas are welcome.  No...
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Valeria Giacomelli, one of the yoga instructors at El Establo Mountain Hotel.

El Establo Mountain Hotel in Monteverde now features a Yoga Deck

One of the reasons yoga is here to stay and not a passing fad is its accessibility. It can be done by everyone, any age, any fitness level.  Loyal followers of the practice will tell you not only about the physical benefits of the practice, but helping them find inner peace as well.  Now add...
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Two fingered sloth. photo credit Wikimedia.

Sloths: Lazy cuties you can spot in Monteverde

Their name in Spanish is “Perezoso” which literally translates to lazy.  Why are sloths one of the must-see animals on most visitors’ lists?  Their furry bodies and seemingly smiling faces have made them popular on the web as well as on television. Lucky for you, El Establo Mountain Hotel in Monteverde is a place where...
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North Face Endurance Challenge Costa Rica

The North Face Endurance Challenge Returns to Costa Rica

Ultra-trail running race The North Face Endurance Challenge Costa Rica happens May 27, 2017 at Hotel Hacienda Guachipelin by Rincón de la Vieja Volcano. For its fifth year, the intense ultra-endurance trail running race The North Face Endurance Challenge Costa Rica returns in May to the Rincon de la Vieja Volcano in Guanacaste, Costa Rica....
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H&M Conscious Exclusive Collection, photo courtesy of H&M

Costa Rica Ocean Trash Goes Vogue in New H&M Conscious Collection

Exclusive clothing collection by H&M is created from Bionic Yarn, made in part from plastic ocean trash collected on beaches in Santa Teresa, Costa Rica. Plastic ocean trash washing up on the beaches in Santa Teresa, Costa Rica is hitting high-fashion runways in the form of the new 2017 Conscious Exclusive Collection by famous clothing...
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Earth Day 2017: Costa Rica Guides World in Environmentalism

This month’s Earth Day on April 22 calls on the world to take positive action for a clean environment. Costa Rica and eco-friendly Playa Nicuesa Rainforest Lodge lead by example in environmentalism and sustainable tourism. Earth Day calls on everyone in the world to take action for a clean, healthy, sustainable environment. Held every April...
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Earth Day 2017

Costa Rica’s Veragua Rainforest embraces Earth Day all year

Veragua Rainforest Eco-Adventure Park in Costa Rica shares in the Earth Day 2017 commitment to environmental education every day of the year. Earth Day 2017 focuses on educating the world about environmental protection in its campaign for Environmental and Climate Literacy. “Education is the foundation for progress. We need to build a global citizenry, which...
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Atenas Costa Rica

3 Top Reasons Expats in Costa Rica Love Atenas Living

What is it about the town of Atenas that leads expats in Costa Rica to relocate here? Location, weather and friendly community. “When we look out at sunrise from our terrace over the beautiful Atenas countryside, we know the meaning of gratitude,” said U.S. expats Michael and Karen Elder about living in Atenas, Costa Rica. “Living...
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See Costa Rica Wildlife in the Jungle at Nicuesa Lodge

Surrounded by the Piedras Blancas National Park, Golfito National Wildlife Refuge, Corcovado National Park, and gulf of Golfo Dulce, Playa Nicuesa Rainforest Lodge is one of the best places to see Costa Rica wildlife. There are few places in the world where you can feel like you’ve entered a National Geographic wildlife documentary in person....
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Veragua Rainforest Eco-Adventure in Costa Rica

Ultimate Costa Rica Rainforest Experience at Veragua Eco-Adventure

In Costa Rica’s Caribbean region, experience the best of the Costa Rica rainforest on a unique eco-friendly tour at Veragua Eco-Adventure Park. Visiting Costa Rica’s Caribbean region for a one-day shore excursion during your cruise? Or traveling to Costa Rica’s Caribbean beaches? While there, you don’t want to miss the ultimate Costa Rica rainforest experience...
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Eco tourism in Costa Rica

Tourist Trash & Green Practices in Santa Teresa Costa Rica

Ever thought about what happens to the trash you leave behind on vacation? Eco-hotel Tropico Latino in Santa Teresa, Costa Rica works to help its community offset tourism’s impact with environmental practices. When we go on vacation, we generate trash. It’s not something we generally think about, but it’s true. Wherever we go, we consume...
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Project Backpack Veragua Rainforest Ecoteach

USA & Costa Rican Students Share Gift of Friendship & School Supplies

Students in USA give a cross-border Valentine’s Day 2017 gift of much-needed school supplies to 52 schoolchildren in rural Caribbean Costa Rica by Veragua Rainforest. Valentine’s Day in Costa Rica is known as the “Day of Love and Friendship.” And on this Valentine’s Day 2017, students from two schools in the USA shared friendship and...
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The pool with ocean below at Parador Hotel, Manuel Antonio, Central Pacific. Photo credit hotelparadorresortspa.

Take a break from the chilly North American climate and come to Costa Rica

Snowbirds have long been flocking down to tropical Costa Rica to spend their winters, and it might be just the thing for you.  Not just because you’re tired of shoveling snow off your driveway every morning, but because the political climate has you down.  Turn off the news and book a flight to Costa Rica...
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Dare your comfort zone on adventures at Hacienda Guachipelin Costa Rica

Dare to step out of your comfort zone on one-of-a-kind adventure tours at Hacienda Guachipelin in Guanacaste Costa Rica. Living in Costa Rica for nearly two decades, I’ve done dozens of canopy zip line tours. It’s always the same. My pulse races. The back of my neck gets sweaty. My breathing goes shallow. I check...
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Beachfront Suite at Hotel Tropico Latino in Santa Teresa Costa Rica

Experience paradise at this Santa Teresa Costa Rica beachfront hotel

The thing I love the most about staying at Hotel Tropico Latino on Santa Teresa Beach in Costa Rica is that once you turn off the main town road into the hotel, and enter the property, the world fades away and you are in your own private paradise. It is like walking into an enchanted...
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Santa Elena Cloud Forest, photo Wikimedia.

5 plant species to look out for in Monteverde Cloud Forest

Costa Rica is known for its biodiversity, and Monteverde is a destination to birdwatch, to see other wildlife, to have adventurous tours, or to search for plants and flowers travelers don’t get to see at home.  Whatever your expectations are, or if you have none, admiring and taking in these beautiful living organisms will add...
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