DOMINICAL, Puntarenas — Near-death experience? Pshaw. Jordan was nowhere near losing his life — just his pants. But that didn’t stop two lifeguards from dashing along the beach toward him, and one ...

Beaches that stretch on as far as the eye can see, lush jungle, forested mountains … It's no wonder that Costa Rica is considered by many to be pure paradise. However, an influx of tourism over the ...

Photo courtesy of Thinkstock, all others courtesy of A Cruising Couple unless noted. Most first-time visitors to Costa Rica only make it as far south as Manuel Antonio National Park, with a few of the ...

While staying in the tiny surf village of Dominical for a week of fun waves, a fellow traveler in my hostel told me about a free waterfall nearby. On a map, Dominical is just a tiny little dot on the ...