An environmental gold mine . At the heart of Costa Rica’s newly expanded reserve is “Isla de Coco”—also known as Treasure Island (and thought to have inspired the 1883 book).

In 2002, a couple vacationing in Costa Rica, stunned by deforestation there, bought land and regrew a transitional cloud forest — a grassroots model worth emulating: Part two of a three-part ...

Journey Latin America offers an 11-day holiday to Costa Rica visiting San Jose, Arenal, Monteverde, San Lucas Island and the Nicoya Peninsula, from $5797 a person. The price includes transfers ...