There are dozens of trails in the region but hiking Arenal National Park on the lake side of the volcano offers the chance to lose oneself in nature. There are newly improved steps leading to viewing ...
Choosing where to stay in La Fortuna, Costa Rica can feel overwhelming. Not because there aren’t good options, but because there are so many. From romantic hot spring resorts and rainforest lodges to ...
LA FORTUNA, Alajuela – Over the last four decades, Arenal Volcano’s dramatic explosions and lava flows transformed the surrounding farmland in north-central Costa Rica into one of the country’s ...
As burnout, digital overload and constant distraction become defining challenges of modern life, a new kind of wellness destination has opened in Costa Rica- one designed not to help people escape the ...
Courtesy of Olger (“Koky”) Aragón V. LA FORTUNA, Alajuela — At an estimated 7,000 years old, Arenal is a volcano in diapers, dating from around the time agriculture developed in ancient Egypt. By ...
A three-hour drive from the Costa Rican capital stands the highly active Arenal Volcano, a lonely giant whose towering peak is usually crowned with wispy clouds. But on those rare occasions when the ...
If there is one experience that captures everything extraordinary about the La Fortuna/Arenal region of Costa Rica, it’s a hot spring experience. Naturally heated water flows from a massive volcanic ...
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