Costa Rica’s Monteverde Cloud Forest is a treasure trove of botanical wonders. It’s also a major pain to get there. Five miles of new paving on the Monteverde Road was finished in December, adding to ...

U.S. News Insider Tip: If it works in your schedule, take a nighttime tour of the cloud forest. A naturalist guide can point out armadillos and tarantulas that come out after dark, and you'll likely ...

SANTA ELENA, Puntarenas — You’ve hiked to the continental divide in the Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, screamed your lungs out ziplining through the cloud forest canopy, and scouted for eye shine ...

Walking deep into a lush, primeval forest with a symphony of bird songs in the background is something everyone should experience at least once in their life. Costa Rica is at the forefront of ...

Situated in the mountains of Monteverde on nine acres of cloud forest, Hotel Belmar is a luxury eco-hotel with incredible views. Monteverde Cloud Forest Biological Reserve draws visitors from around ...

MONTEVERDE CLOUD FOREST RESERVE, Puntarenas — The guide said there was a poisonous little snake that lived somewhere along this section of the trail, deep in the dark, wet forest. “Oh, there he is,” ...