Thrill-seeking kayakers negotiate a perilous suspension bridge soaring over Costa Rica’s Savegre River, near Manuel Antonio National Park.
Photograph by Lucas J. Gilman/Aurora Photos
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Dive Cocos Island, Costa Rica
Explorer Enric Sala's dream trip is to dive Cocos Island, Costa Rica. Learn more about this trip and others in our Ultimate Adventure Bucket List.
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Costa Rica's Nicoya Peninsula
Learn how people in this region live such long lives with this photo gallery based on the book Blue Zones.
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Path of the Jaguar
If forward-looking conservationists prevail, this wanderer of Central America will live on.
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Costa Rica and the Panama Canal
Lush jungles, rare wildlife, tropical isles: Explore by foot, snorkel, Zodiac, and kayak with a team of naturalists on an eight-day trip aboard the National Geographic Sea Lion.
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