See Costa Rica through the eyes of Costa Ricans!!!

Costa Rica . . . it's mentioned everywhere.
Nature's wonderland, with more bird species than in all of North America, more butterfly species than in all of Africa . . . all within an easy day's round trip from the capital, San José.

Cruises to unpopulated tropic isles . . . ascents to the craters of smoking volcanoes . . . superb accommodations, from all-inclusive beach resorts to youth hostels to inns that recall the days when travel was not for the masses.

The booze is cheap (if not everything else), and the sun is reliable.

And to top it off, Costa Rica is Latin America's longest-running democracy, and the Costa Ricans are the continent's friendliest people.

Gone are the days when people thought of Costa Rica as some little-known Caribbean island or confused it with its war-torn neighbors. A Nobel Peace Prize has brought prominence, and has caused the world to take another look at this tropical oasis.

And the world, liking what it has seen, has kept its attention on Costa Rica.

Of course there are problems in travel to Costa Rica, and the biggest is having so much to choose from!

Do you want to see the whole country in a week or two? It's eminently possible.

Do you want to look into the possibilities of retirement?

Perhaps a spa vacation, or a week of fishing in two oceans, or diving among schools of fish that number in the hundreds or even thousands.

Do you want to save the tropical forests by visiting them and learning about their bewildering treasures? Do you want to plant trees?

Or maybe your jungle adventure involves floating down a lazy river, or paddling furiously through rapids, or enjoying cocktails and an ocean view, while howler monkeys roar and bicker, and macaws flitter silently through the air in unearthly beauty.