SINTON, Texas — Two thousand, eight hundred seventy-eight miles — that’s the number Google generates when I map San José, Costa Rica, and click “Get Driving Directions” from Little Rock, Arkansas: ...

Renting a car and driving in Costa Rica is one of the best ways to see the different regions of the country. From the beaches in Guanacaste to the Monteverde cloud forest, Manuel Antonio National Park ...

I've never traveled outside of Canada or America before, so this was an exciting first for me. Our original trip plan was to have a relaxing beach getaway, but I successfully managed to turn it into a ...

LOS CHILES, Alajuela — If you ask random strangers in northern Alajuela province where la trocha is, they know exactly what you’re talking about. They give explicit directions, because there aren’t a ...

Downloading certain apps before visiting Costa Rica can make your trip so much easier, from navigating jungle roads to identifying bird calls in national parks. Over the years, we’ve tested dozens of ...

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica – Five minutes after leaving the rental car center in San Jose, my husband turned to me and said, “Maybe we should have gotten the extra insurance.” Maybe indeed. We would spend ...