SINTON, Texas — Two thousand, eight hundred seventy-eight miles — that’s the number Google generates when I map San José, Costa Rica, and click “Get Driving Directions” from Little Rock, Arkansas: ...

Renting a car and driving in Costa Rica is one of the best ways to see the different regions of the country. From the beaches in Guanacaste to the Monteverde cloud forest, Manuel Antonio National Park ...

Editor’s Note: CNN’s Destination Adventure series takes a look at travel locations for the explorer at heart. This week, we’re visiting Costa Rica with Andy Brooks, who took a 10-day trip there in ...

Downloading certain apps before visiting Costa Rica can make your trip so much easier, from navigating jungle roads to identifying bird calls in national parks. Over the years, we’ve tested dozens of ...

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica – Five minutes after leaving the rental car center in San Jose, my husband turned to me and said, “Maybe we should have gotten the extra insurance.” Maybe indeed. We would spend ...

From the smouldering peaks of its volcanic ranges to the pura vida vibe of its Caribbean coast, every corner of Costa Rica promises breathtaking scenery and glorious, riotous wildlife. Whether ...

They say that an adventure doesn’t begin until everything goes wrong. In Costa Rica, the land of dirt roads and ambiguous directions that run according to landmarks, abrupt changes in plans happen far ...

Editor’s Note: CNN’s Destination Adventure series takes a look at travel locations for the explorer at heart. This week, we’re visiting Costa Rica with Andy Brooks, who took a 10-day trip there in ...