Bahía de Salinas, Playa Pochote, Isla Bolaños National Wildlife Refuge, Golfo Santa Elena, Playa Rajada, Playa Coyotera and Bahía Junquillal Beach and National Wildlife Refuge are the northern Pacific equivalent of Corcovado National Park on the Osa Peninsula.  Not as remote and not nearly as wet but none the less relatively undeveloped frontier. A couple […]

A private Wildlife Refuge with acres of virgin rain forest, regenerating pasture, mangrove swamps and beaches creating one of the best bird watching locations in the world. Established and lovingly built by fellow Coloradoan, Jack Ewing, this ranch turned nature reserve has become one of the most successful conservation projects in Costa Rica. Guided hikes, bird […]

It’s hard to imagine that we first rolled into Reserva Nacional de Vida Silvestre Hacienda Barú on our bicycles over 25 years ago.  Everything around is different, hotels have popped up, million dollar vacation homes line the ridge and the old teeth jarring, bone rattling, dusty 4WD road is now an asphalt highway. The refuge […]

Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre Playa Hermosa-Punta Mala stretches 13 km southeast along the Pacific  from the village of Hermosa  to the village of Esterillos Oeste.  It encompasses wetlands, a small lagoon, mangrove estuary, rock reef, tropical rain forest and of course spectacular beaches with some of the best surf breaks in the world. east […]