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Costa Rica

Monkey eats lizard, Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica

A monkey makes a meal of it

Sometimes coming face to face with nature can be brutal. Watch what happens when a monkey catches a lizard in Costa Rica.

Making chocolate classes in Costa Rica

A tale of two chocolates

Two different experiences. Two different ways of approaching tourism in Costa Rica. Which would you prefer?

Bajos del Toro, El Silencio, local tour, Costa Rica

Off the track in Costa Rica

There are plenty of places in Costa Rica for the tourists… this one is for the locals. What is it like to live in a town of just 200 people?

Santa Juana Rural Heritage Tour in Costa Rica

Turning the community green

When your community survives by cutting down the jungles for agriculture, it can mean some tough choices when your country turns eco-friendly.

El Silencio Ecolodge, Costa Rica

Who’s protecting the jungles of Costa Rica?

Set in the lush jungle of Costa Rica, this ecolodge is more than just accommodation. It represents the green heart that so many don’t have.

Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica

Let them fly free in Costa Rica

Exploring Costa Rica’s Manuel Antonio National Park reveals so many animals… but what happens when some are stolen?

Sloth Sanctuary, Limon, Costa Rica

Sloth is not a sin

It was never planned this way but one family has dedicated itself to rescuing the injured and orphaned sloths of Costa Rica

Yorkin Indigenous Reserve tour, bribri community, Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica

“Now I feel free on my land”

How one indigenous tribe in Costa Rica is trying to reclaim its heritage… and the long journey to get there.

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