Costa Rica

Cloud forests above Monteverde and the wildlife of Manuel Antonio open most Costa Rica trips, and the articles in this category extend across a country that has built its tourism around protected land. Arenal volcano area, the Osa Peninsula harder-to-reach rainforest, the Nicoya beaches with their surf and yoga scene, and the Caribbean side around Puerto Viejo each get their own pieces.

Wildlife coverage handles sloths, monkeys, sea turtles, and the long bird list that draws birders specifically. Practical material includes the rental car question on roads that are better than they used to be but still surprise drivers, the rainy season planning that separates a soggy trip from a green one, and the cost reality of a destination that no longer counts as the budget option it was twenty years ago.