Tortuguero is a remote destination with an abundance of wildlife and natural beauty. It is commonly referred to as the Amazon of Costa Rica, so travelers will have access to exciting rainforest ...

A child helps collecting olive ridley turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) eggs, during the legal harvest by the Ostional community in the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. Live turtles are worth much more to ...

Tortuguero National Park sits tucked away ... via plane or boat (though boat is the most common). Tied to Costa Rica's mainland by weaving rivers and canals, this isolated park is the second ...

Families can expect Costa Rica beaches include plenty of recreation ... Beachfront hotel located steps from Tortuguero National Park. Tortuguero means ‘turtle hunter’ but this beach is now a national ...

Inland Guanacaste province, where Harry and Meghan stayed with their two children last December, is one of the best places ...

Picture yourself on a white-sand beach, surrounded by palm trees. In the distance, surfers ride the breaking waves. Behind you rises a dense rainforest, where white-faced capuchin monkeys jump ...

Costa Rica’s Caribbean coast ... And in the Tortuguero National Park, a handful of sea turtle species make their annual shuffle up the beach to lay eggs (March-May for leatherback nesting ...

Day 2: Travel to Tortuguero ... in Costa Rica. For a slightly longer itinerary of 15-days: Enjoy the addition of a relaxation day for the parents. Day 10: Travel to Guanacaste. Enjoy beach ...

To help you pick the right sandy shore for your next vacation, U.S. News considered factors like beach quality, atmosphere and scenery to determine the best beaches in Costa Rica. Weigh in below ...