With beaches, forests, and mountains Costa Rica is the most biodiverse place on earth -- making this popular destination a ...

Observe different hummingbird species among 850 acres of protected cloud forest at Selvatura Park. Other family-friendly ...

Costa Rica is home to some of the most diverse and abundant wildlife in the world. It's not uncommon to spot monkeys playing in the jungle canopy, toucans soaring across the sky and sloths lazily ...

Sandwiched between two continents and two seas, Costa Rica is a biogeographical bridge bursting with life and natural wonders. For such a small country, it offers some of the finest and most varied ...

Most of us spend precious little time in nature. We’ll dip our toes in when we visit a waterfall or go for a hike, but for the most part we live our lives in the human world thinking very little about ...

The cutest raccoon-teddy bear-monkey that you’ve probably never heard of. What exactly is a kinkajou? At first glance you’d be forgiven for thinking that it’s a monkey. Afterall it can hang by its ...

Here's a bit of news that has been making the rounds in Costa Rica for more than a week but is just now picking up steam stateside: Saying it's time for a more natural experience, Costa Rica's ...

At the Monkey Park wildlife-rehab center near Tamarindo, Costa Rica, volunteers clean animal cages, wash dirty dishes, and even prepare the animals' meals. "It's a labor of love," said Cinde Jeheber, ...

Officials in Costa Rica have plans to close both of the country's public zoos next year so that animals can be freed from their cages. But the foundation that runs the animal parks said Saturday it is ...