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Most tourists excitedly Google ‘weather’ when looking to book a holiday. Even more so when it comes to Costa Rica. The country’s weather has always been a mystery to first time holidaymakers. Boasting a tropical clime that is sometimes...

The recent windstorms have burnished the air, and the canyon, hillsides, and rocks stand out in sharp relief, accented by clumps of white clouds that fill half the sky. The beauty is so overwhelming that it’s hard to string...

My wife and I visited Costa Rica for one month this past FebruaryWe stayed for almost a week in each location...Arenal, Quepos(2 days), Osa, Uvita, and Tamarindo.We went for the warmth and sunshine. CR did not disappoint us with...

The latest craze to hit the social networking scene is a craze with a cause. ‘Kony 2012’ is the global movement to get Ugandan rebel Joseph Kony noticed by the whole world. In this modern world, being ‘famous’ means...

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) -- For all the astonishing feats in his young career, Lionel Messi had never scored five goals in a professional game. And no one had ever scored five times in a Champions League match.Well, check both of those...

The road up through the mountains from Panama to the Costa Rican border was a tricky drive; first came the rain which turned the road into a river, then the falling rocks and, finally, crazy “King of the Road”...

Walking along the paths of the sylvan city park after a sitting at creek side, I came upon a young foursome enjoying the gorgeous afternoon. They looked like time travelers from the ‘60’s. On a tie-dyed sheet sat the...

China Executive Aviation provides greater flows of tourists between the Giant Asia and the CaribbeanDirect service to the Bahamas is not an option today, but the flag carrier of China plans more flights to hubs in North America and...

The 50th anniversary of John Glenn’s orbital flight was just commemorated. Shortly afterward, in 1962, John F. Kennedy said America would “commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the Moon...

To the EditorProfessor Richard Dawkins, biologist and atheist believes in evolution, without a God of course, but he “would abandon it overnight if evidence arose that disproved it.” He dismisses the bible, and all its stories, as man made....