Costa Rica is Central America’s jem – an ecological gem of a holiday destination. Costa Rica is virtually covered in rainforest.  Hike, cycle or horseback ride through jungles to experience the wild life.

Costa Rica has a magnificent coastline of sandy beaches and an enviably warm climate. Highlights include Monteverde, a wonderful cloud forest, and the active volcano at Arenal as well as Tortugeuro National Park, which protects over 350 species of birds and mammals.

Costa Rica -”rich coast”- is the name Christopher Columbus gave this country on his fourth and last voyage to the New World in 1502. Covering an area of about 51,000 sq km about the same as Switzerland – it is also known as the Switzerland of Central America), Costa Rica is the third smallest of the seven Central American countries. It is bounded in the north by Nicaragua and in the south by Panama, with the Caribbean to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. Between the two coasts, the country’s numerous mountain ranges have several volcanoes, some of them still active.

Holiday rentals from owners in Costa Rica bookable safely on-line.