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Sleepless in Manuel Antonio - Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica

Wes Weston searches for privacy at his hostel...in the women's bathroom.

Storm in Puerto Jimenez - Puerto Jimenez, Costa Rica

Matt Baatz had enough mo

Puerto Viejo, Up in Smoke - Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica

Tips and Suggestions for a trip TAN TRANQUILO.

San Jose...is there anything Pura Vida about it? - San Jose, Costa Rica

Wes Weston asks if there is anything nice about Costa Rica's capital city.

Costa Rica: Americanized or Cool Surfing Spot or Both? - Costa Rica

One month prior to her trip to Costa Rica, Dina V. Monteso was a 29-year-old who couldn't swim. Now, she was trying to ride a wave.

Costa Rican/Nicaraguan Border Towns - Los Chiles, Alajuela, Costa Rica

Three experienced travel friends hit the Costa Rican/Nicaraguan borders encountering interesting and dismal places along the way.

Ocho Locos en Costa Rica - Costa Rica

Susan Gottfried and her band of friends take on Costa Rica for less than 2,000 a piece.

Costa Rica, Hostels, and Plastic Surgery - Costa Rica

There comes a time in every traveller's life when she realizes that she absolutely cannot spend even one more night in a dorm, and it's time to spring for a single.

Temblor en Puerto Viejo - Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica

Natural disasters aside, and being scammed to get her wallet back, Lisa Britt discovers there is something very real about being out there away from everything.

Pura Vida! - Costa Rica

Lisa Britt says that you won't see the seedier side of Costa Rica unless you go looking.

Welcome to Costa Rica - Costa Rica

Theresa Yiju Lin finds herself in an unusual position when she's welcomed into a country.

Coming home to Costa Rica - San Jose, Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica

Lisa Britt visits a place she knew she belonged before she even set foot on the ground: Costa Rica.

Costa Rica: Gold, Floods and a Robbery - Costa Rica

A flood, a robbery and a strenuous hike still don't deter Jerome from enjoying the Pura Vida.

Hello from Costa Rica - Alajuela, Costa Rica

Sara Lamnin tromps through the jungles, mountains and the second-largest city in Costa Rica.

The School of Life - Tamarindo, Costa Rica

Solbeam learns that despite

Journey to Tambor - Costa Rica

Bert Brun heads to Costa Rica thinking that he may

Loud Volcanoes and Dense Jungles - Playa Hermosa/Central America/Costa Rica

There is much to see and do in Costa Rica, but Tam

7: Hey Mon... - Diary of a Single Girl - Puerto Viejo Talamanca, Costa Rica

Fun abounds in La Fortuna: lava-boiled hot springs, toxic sulfur fumes, mutant cucharachas. You can also swing around the forest and wham-bang into a tree at high speeds.

8: Did I Tell You I've Never... - Diary of a Single Girl - La Fortuna, Costa Rica

Fun abounds in La Fortuna: lava-boiled hot springs, toxic sulfur fumes, mutant cucharachas. You can also swing around the forest and wham-bang into a tree at high speeds.

6: Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head... - Diary of a Single Girl - Quepos, Costa Rica

Life stays pretty hazy on CR's Caribbean side, but Maria's clear on one thing: just because she likes the chicken doesn't mean she likes the chef.

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