Manuel Antonio is Costa Rica’s top destination, and there are good reasons why KARL KAHLER | OCTOBER 3, 2016 Quepos from the air: Mangroves, town, marina, Punta Quepos and in the distance Manuel Antonio. Kevin Heslin (Courtesy: Marina Pez Vela) MANUEL ANTONIO, Puntarenas — The first tourists to lay eyes on…
Quepos/Manuel Antonio history, from Ponce de León to Marina Pez Vela KARL KAHLER | OCTOBER 17, 2016 “Rescue of Dulcehé,” an unfinished painting by the Spaniard Tomás Povedano, in which the princess is returned to her brother Corrohore by Juan Vázquez de Coronado in 1563. (Via Wikimedia Commons) MANUEL ANTONIO, Puntarenas…
Have you ever heard of Esterillos? Probably you have not. I’d like to extend an open invitation to all to come and visit us in Esterillos, the hidden gem of the Central Pacific. The Central Pacific region of Costa Rica is one of the most visited and popular areas in…
The Cartago Express Brings Weary Pilgrims Back to San José The most important religious site in Central America, the Basilica of Our Lady of the Angels, in Cartago, Costa Rica, is one of the most beautiful cathedrals outside of Europe. The Cartago Express Brings Weary Pilgrims Back to San José…
Neo Fauna in Jacó: Saving the world, one snake at a time Macaws raised at Neo Fauna have to learn how to fly before they can be released into the wild. Michael Krumholtz/The Tico Times JACÓ, Puntarenas — While we were admiring a curled-up Bothrops asper pit viper, the infamous snake that kills…
In Uvita, the whale brings a big wave of tourism People in Uvita refer to the whale as the engine that drives the local economy. (Courtesy Bahía Aventuras) UVITA, Puntarenas – Layers of brilliant emerald climb toward the clouds, walling off a coastal village from all else but the seemingly endless reach of the…
Cafe Namaste in Jacó packs huge flavor into Indian and Middle Eastern fare MICHAEL KRUMHOLTZ | JULY 16, 2015 Husband and wife Niv and Noa Turgeman opened Cafe Namaste eight months ago right next to Jacó beach. Michael Krumholtz/The Tico Times JACÓ, Puntarenas — When the chef comes out from the…
Playa Hermosa, the unknown turtle-watching haven A baby turtle from a 2012 hatching in Playa Hermosa. (Courtesy of Greg Miller) PLAYA HERMOSA, Puntarenas — Every morning the tracks tell a story from the night before. How many there were. How long they had to travel. And, tragically, whether their labor was immediately…
Carara National Park: Birds galore, easy access A long-billed hermit hummingbird, spotted through a telescope at Carara National Park. (Courtesy of Enrique Cambronero) CARARA NATIONAL PARK, San José — We saw a black-mandibled toucan, a blue-crowned motmot, a slaty-tailed trogon, a mealy parrot, a long-billed hermit hummingbird and a pale-billed woodpecker.…
