La Ruta de los Conquistadores – Costa Rica Bike Race Shut Down

When I was in Jaco last week, the town was gearing up for an intense coast-to-coast bike across Costa Rica’s rugged terrain known to all as La Ruta de los Conquistadores. To date, more than one decade later, “La Ruta” is considered to be the most difficult Mountain Bike multi-day race on the planet.
However, this [...]

Costa Rica’s Crocodile Man, Tarzan Tico – Town of Sarapiqui

IF you thought the legend of the horse whisperer was impressive, here’s an animal tale with even more bite. Chito wrestles in the water with best mate Pocho, a five-metre long crocodile, Chito and Poncho play in the water together
Rather than trying to tame wild stallions, fearless Costa Rican fisherman Chito prefers a playful wrestle [...]

Cocos Islands – Diving Locations – Best In The World

Surrounded by deep waters with counter-currents, Cocos Island is admired by scuba divers for its populations of Hammerhead sharks, rays, dolphins and other large marine species. The extremely wet climate and oceanic character give Cocos an ecological character. It is also an uninhabited island and in the Puntarenas Canton of the province of Puntarenas. It [...]

Freshwater Fishing in Costa Rica – Machaca, Roncador (Pacific Grunt), Mojarra, Guavina, and Tepe-Machin

One of Costa Rica biggest recreations is it saltwater fishing where anglers flock to Costa Rica big game fishing all year round. However, it is also become known for it fresh water fishing, particular the inland rivers; a anglers paradise where one can fish saltwater in the morning and fresh water in the afternoon. Not [...]

Underwater MP-3 – A Must For Costa Rica Recreation

When I find a cool new product especially one that is designed for sports and recreation (ziplinging, surfing, hiking, sportfishing, river rafting etc etc) this is going to be almost a must when traveling to Costa Rica.
Unlike ipods (which get damaged easy, expensive, and the waterproof case that one pays extra and  leaks all the [...]