Costa Rica
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Fast cars, forgery and a bogus Banksy deal: Australians caught in collapse lose millions
A suspected international scam has dissolved into acrimony and recriminations - all played out on social media.
- by Charlotte Grieve
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From tinsel-free towns to white Christmas: Top places to go in December
The experience of a winter Christmas entices many overseas at this time of year, but you’ll find plenty of other reasons to travel in December.
- by Brian Johnston
This is one of the Americas’ most deliciously contentious dishes
This rice and beans dish can have some heat. Gallo pinto is the national dish of Costa Rica, but it’s also the national dish of Nicaragua.
- by Ben Groundwater
For this creature, a normal bodily function is pure bliss
Hummingbirds, monkeys, sloths and snakes are here, but the real star attraction of Costa Rica’s Veragua Rainforest Eco Adventure Park is the forest itself.
- by Keith Austin
Cooking and culture gloriously collide in this tropical garden of Eden
In the Costa Rican jungle, 28 close-knit families – led by a band of strong-willed matriarchs – have created a sustainable rural tourism project beyond compare.
- by Kerry van der Jagt
This ‘anti-resort resort’ is like being in Thailand, without the Aussies
You won’t find any high-rises, walled-off resorts, McDonald’s, Starbucks or late-night beach bars in Costa Rica’s uber-hip Nosara province.
- by Craig Tansley
Desert flamingos in sunset lagoons: Chile’s new kind of wonderful
Chile’s breathtaking surprises, Costa Rica’s wildlife – and more: Central & South America’s travel hits from Good Weekend’s 2023 Dream Destinations issue.
- by Katrina Strickland, Rob McFarland, Keith Austin and Craig Tansley
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Review
Is this Schitt’s Creek star the perfect travel guide?
The 75-year-old star of Schitt’s Creek and the American Pie movies hosts a travel show for people who don’t want to travel.
- by Karl Quinn
Costa Rica cruise: This tiny country packs a punch
For a country that's smaller than Tasmania, Costa Rica packs a mighty wildlife punch.
- by Rob McFarland
San Lucas Island, Costa Rica: The notorious prison island that has been given back to nature
San Lucas Island - once a prison, it has been reopened as Costa Rica's 30th, newest, and perhaps most singular national park.
- by Jamie Lafferty