From the weeping Llorona to a deal-making devil, explore Costa Rica's rich folklore with tales filled with vengeful spirits, ...

As the Saharan sun rose on my waylaid team, one morning in September 2022, it seemed to burn with particular intensity. For nearly three weeks we’d been holed up in a mud-walled compound in the oasis ...

Costa Rica's national parks grapple with budget cuts, mass tourism, and climate change, threatening conservation, according ...

Explore breathtaking landscapes and calming natural scenery from above. Immerse yourself in the beauty of Costa Rica.

How dupe destinations, off-season timing and ground travel save money in the popular and increasingly expensive Central ...

Extreme skier Jim Morrison, after several years of preparation, climbed Mount Everest's north face. His goal was to ski down ...

A menacing 50-degree slope and 9,000 feet straight down: that’s the terrain American mountaineer Jim Morrison tackled when he ...

The Red Sea was thought to host ecosystems resilient to warming waters, but a 2023 heatwave proves otherwise. A juvenile Red Sea anemonefish, also called a clownfish, looks out from between the ...

From the oracles of ancient Rome to Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung, humans have long turned to the dream world to decode the mysteries of the mind. Lu Chin's mid-16th century painting entitled "Zhuangzi ...

History presents the Whydah Gally's crew as swashbuckling sailors who looted a fortune before perishing in a storm. But before its days of piracy, the ship played a role in the transatlantic slave ...

TravelWell in Costa Rica with our extensive guide to this tropical paradise! Join us in episode one as we embark on a 15-day Costa Rican adventure starting in San José, exploring vibrant local markets ...

Many unexpected human artifacts have been preserved, for centuries, in vulture nests. This sandal woven from grasses and twigs, called an agobía, is somewhere between 727 and 771 years old, ...