Costa Rica is a 51.100 square kilometer (19,730 square mile) natural playground: close your eyes, point in any direction, and you will find something of exceptional beauty and great interest. Two weekends ago, my finger directed me north and west as I headed out to La Fortuna, home to the famous and very active Volcán […]

Moving to Costa Rica, I knew that natural riches were in store; after all, what else would you expect of a country whose name translates to “Rich Coast” and which boasts over 5% of the world’s biodiversity in only 0.01% of the Earth’s land mass?
But San José, the capital of Costa Rica and my […]