Parents and students listen to a visiting story teller for NatureKids first ever parents meeting on March 5.
NatureKids, a Costa Rican NGO dedicated to working and bettering the futures of low-income families, has reached a milestone this month with a record number of students now enrolled at the Drake Bay school in the Osa Peninsula.
March 12, 2012
In October 2011, a research boat owned by the Wider Caribbean Sea Turtle Conservation Network (WIDECAST) set sail from their newest location in Playa Blanca on the Osa Peninsula – a site that also includes a newly constructed sea turtle hospital. The team of researchers was off to capture the perfect Pacific Green Sea Turtle [...]
March 8, 2012
The Pacific and gulf waters around the Osa Peninsula as far north as Uvita and Dominical represent the only marine zone in the world where humpback whales from both Northern and Southern Hemispheres co-exist, creating a mecca for whale watching enthusiasts. The Northern humpback whales arrive to Costa Rican waters in late October and stay [...]
March 7, 2012
In a country known for sustainable tourism, the sport fishing industry has also established norms to contribute to the well-being and sustainability of the marine habitat and local communities. According to a 2009 study conducted by the University of Costa Rica, 22 percent of high season tourists come to Costa Rica for sport fishing. The [...]
March 6, 2012
A Nov. 2011 survey from American Express reveals an increased consumer willingness to spend money on vacations and activities that offer “memorable experiences.” In times of crises we become more nomadic. It is what has spurred so many migrations – the precursor to adventure travel. When the pastures are drying we seek greener options.
March 1, 2012
Even the most experienced travelers often stumble over the travel logistics of getting from point A to B in Costa Rica – a country relative to the size of West Virginia. When steep cloud-encrusted mountain highways, frequent river-crossings and narrow one lane roads mix with hard rains and harder sunshine, they create less than favorable [...]
February 16, 2012
Costa Rica, a veteran tourist destination that was put on the map by roaming surfers in the 1960s, is as popular as ever. Thanks to its sustainability initiatives and focus on quality service and tourism products, Costa Rica continues to top “Top Places to Visit” charts. To start of the year, the country has already [...]
February 15, 2012
If you are trying to pack a tropical escape into just one week, like many travelers trying to stretch precious few vacation days, the Nature Air Pass is the perfect solution to make your trip work. Unlimited flights on Nature Air will make connecting several dramatically different vacation spots into one action-packed itinerary a piece [...]
February 14, 2012
With our photographer on a big paint horse synonymous with the mounts of the American Comanche and myself on a small mixed Costa Rican mountain horse, we made the several hour journey through rivers and up mountains to visit the reserve of the only indigenous people on the Osa Peninsula – the Guaymi de Osa.
February 3, 2010
Water is the source of life and its nurturer. It has the power to ferociously destroy life and then gently recreate it. This liquid elixir gathers in the high country, often collecting in lakes, and sometimes flowing to the sea through an intricate series of streams and rivers. There is no more important resource on [...]
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March 14, 2012
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