[Updated 1/14/2020] The other day, during a conversation about the places we've traveled to and would never re-visit, we were flabbergasted when a friend suggested that a Costa Rica vacation had Keep Reading
Las Bolas, the Stone Spheres in Costa Rica at Finca 6
[Updated 11/25/2019] By the beginning of 2014, science had found the Higgs boson (a.k.a. "the God particle), put a rover on Mars, and created a robotic hand that allows amputees to actually feel Keep Reading
The Ultimate Tortuguero National Park, Costa Rica Travel Guide
We’re on a boat, speeding down a river in Tortuguero National Park towards our Tortuguero hotel, Mawamba Lodge. This pristine 77,000-acre protected area is at the heart of efforts to conserve the Keep Reading
The 15 Best Places to Stay in Costa Rica (Resorts, Hotels & Eco-Lodges)
My love affair with Costa Rica began more than 20 years ago, in the early days of ecotourism. It was only my second trip outside the US, and the first where I learned about the importance of Keep Reading
Top 15 Things to Do in Antigua, Guatemala
Having thoroughly enjoyed our time exploring Belize, Costa Rica, and Panama, taking a Guatemala vacation was high on our bucket list. So when Juan Rivera of Beast Wildlife Adventures of K'uk Keep Reading
Isla de Ometepe: An Epic Guide to Nicaragua’s Ometepe Island
Located in the southwestern corner of its namesake country, Lake Nicaragua is the largest lake in Central America. It's also home to one of the region’s most remarkable islands. Isla de Keep Reading
Exploring the Ancient Xunantunich Mayan Ruins of Belize
There is a private ritual I have– sacred and, until now, unspoken– that helps me connect with ancient archaeological sites such as the Xunantunich Mayan ruins in Belize on a more personal (rather than Keep Reading
50 Fascinating Facts About Guatemalan Culture
My wife Emma and I have spent the better part of the last decade in and out of Guatemala. It’s a place that we refer to as home even today, much more so than England (where she's from) or the United Keep Reading
My Stupid Mistake While Hiking Corcovado National Park (Costa Rica)
Located on Costa Rica's remote Osa Peninsula, Corcovado National Park has been referred to by National Geographic as “the most biologically intense place on Earth in terms of Keep Reading
Top 20 Things To Do In Costa Rica (for Nature & History Lovers)
I took my first trip to Costa Rica back in 1997. Back then the Central American country was still just emerging as a world-renowned ecotourism hotspot. I was just emerging as a professional Keep Reading
The 16 Best Mayan Ruins to Explore
Having spent several years working on permaculture gardening projects in Latin America, I've had the pleasure of visiting many of the region's best Mayan ruins. It's amazing when you consider the fact Keep Reading
40 Things You Should Know Before Traveling to Guatemala
More than any other place I've been, traveling to Guatemala seems to have a profound impact on those who brave its borders. Despite being flagged as a risky location by various embassies around the Keep Reading
Protecting Whales & Dolphins in Golfo Dulce, Costa Rica
It was morning in Golfo Dulce, a tropical fjord in Costa's Rica's Osa Peninsula. The slight roar of the engine and the gentle waves were strangely soothing. The sun slowly rose above the green hills Keep Reading
Kurá Design Villas: Eco Luxury in Uvita, Costa Rica
The concept of "eco luxury" may seem like a new development, but its roots date back to the glamping safaris wealthy Americans and Europeans took in the early 1900s. These days, ecotourism focuses Keep Reading
Casa Corcovado Jungle Lodge: Eco Luxury in Costa Rica
With no roads, no airport, and the nearest town two hours away by boat, Corcovado National Park is about as "away from it all" as you can get in Costa Rica. Casa Corcovado Jungle Lodge, which is Keep Reading
Scuba Diving the Belize Barrier Reef
The Belize Barrier Reef may not have the worldwide recognition of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef. But the UNESCO World Heritage Site stretches over 190 miles, comprising more than a third of the Keep Reading
