A tropical red sun is setting over Caño Palma as we head out for our evening paddle in Costa Rica’s Tortuguero National Park.

Sloths, monkeys, kinkajous, tapirs, deer, jaguar, and puma make the park their home, along with more than 300 bird species and an abundance of Costa Rica’s national flower, the guaria morada or ...

hedgerows and tracts of intact forest provide a refuge for some tropical bird populations, according to an 18-year study in Costa Rica. For almost two decades, ornithologist James Zook has been ...

An extended family of six adults and six children brought home more than just souvenirs from Costa Rica after touring a ... found in soil contaminated with bird or bat droppings.

Hiking is one of the best ways to get off the beaten path in Costa Rica and, with 29 national parks, there's plenty of opportunities! I’d particularly recommend the Arenal Volcano National Park ...

The official national language of Costa Rica is Spanish, and it has been since the Spanish ... Costa Rica has natural reserves with a great diversity of endemic and migratory birds. (Photo via ...

In a study of farms conducted as part of the Bosque Vivo project, run by Costa Rica’s National Forest Financing Fund, the research team found that Hylopezus perspicillatus, a bird species ...

With numerous aquatic trails (travel within the park is by canoe or skift), visitors can admire more than 400 different bird species ... easiest national park to visit in Costa Rica, past visitors ...

Vacation nightmare: 12 family members diagnosed with fungal disease after exploring Costa Rica cave An extended family of six ...