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.…
Jaguar Alert: La Paz Waterfall Gardens Has A Lot More Than Butterflies La Paz Waterfall Gardens is the most visited private park in Costa Rica. Karla Aurora Alvarado/The Tico Times VARA BLANCA, Heredia — When I walked out of my room in my swimsuit and flip-flops, my Tica friend examined me skeptically and then…
Poás Volcano on Mother’s Day: Wish you were here, Mom The crater of Poás Volcano on a clear day. Andrés Madrigal/The Tico Times POÁS VOLCANO NATIONAL PARK, Alajuela — I once stayed at an all-inclusive resort in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, where an attractive young woman in a bikini would come out to…
Manuel Antonio: Zipline and roller coaster, together at last It’s a zipline … it’s a roller coaster … it’s both. (Courtesy of Manuel Antonio Adventure Park) MANUEL ANTONIO, Puntarenas — I’ve always had a fear of roller coasters from the way my stomach lurches when they plunge toward the ground.…
