Watch out! There are three Playa Hermosas in Costa Rica, and they are all beautiful. The only Playa Hermosa that is a black sand beach, however, is Playa Hermosa Puntarenas. A surfer’s paradise ...

Michelle Peters The Nicoya Peninsula's sparkling, approximately 85-mile shoreline boasts beach-centric towns with ... while the other half sits in the Puntarenas province (in the south).

If you're ready to plan an all-inclusive vacation to Costa Rica, get started with this list of the top such resorts compiled ...

Subscribe today. Costa Rica’s wildlife-rich rainforests and soaring volcanoes can sometimes distract from the fact that this country has some of the prettiest beaches on the planet. The ...

Puntarenas, Costa Rica, a small Pacific-coast city about 50 ... Nicoya Peninsula or to take day cruises to nearby islands. The beach can get crowded on holiday weekends, when Ticos from San ...

Puntarenas, Costa Rica, a small Pacific-coast city about 50 mi/80 km west of San Jose, is making a comeback as a port and resort town. The toll highway between San Jose and Puntarenas cuts the jo ...

Only 50 minutes from Costa Rica’s capital of San Jose, Fiesta Resort in Puntarenas is close to the international airport (SJO ...

Grandparents can golf while kids zip line, and the whole family can bond while building sand castles at the beach. While Costa Rica has lots of great resorts, my family has always had the best ...