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San José, Costa Rica’s capital, sits in the Central Valley region with the Talamanca Mountains to the south and volcanoes to the north. The city that is known today as San José came into being as a small town around the middle of the 16th century. This area was known as the Aserrí Valley and was comprised of extensive grasslands. Read more about San José, Costa Rica

San José, Costa Rica’s capital, sits in the Central Valley region with the Talamanca Mountains to the south and volcanoes to the north. The city that is known today as San José came into being as a small town around the middle of the 16th century. This area was known as the Aserrí Valley and was comprised of extensive grasslands. Read more about San José, Costa Rica

The Curú Wildlife Refuge is a Wildlife refuge of Costa Rica, part of the Tempisque Conservation Area, tropical dry forests on the southern Nicoya Peninsula, near Tambor. Although it is a wildlife refuge it is also private property forming part of a cattle ranch. Read more about Curu, Costa Rica

The Golfo Dulce is a unique and interesting area in beautiful Costa Rica. From the ship can be seen emerald jungles surrounding a delightful gulf with calm waters. The millions of trees comprise one of the most diverse tropical rain forests in the world. Read more about Golfo Dulce, Panama

Isla de Coiba, the largest island in Central America, is located 20 km off the Pacific coast of the province of Veraguas, Panama. It is part of Coiba National Park (made up of 38 islands) and is home to rich and well preserved natural resources. Until 2004 it served as a notorious political penal colony, and as a result eighty percent of the island has survived virtually untouched. Read more about Isla de Coiba, Panama

Named one of the seven modern wonders of the world by the American Society of Civil Engineers, the Panama Canal is a 77 km ship canal in Panama that joins the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, and is a key conduit for international maritime trade. Built from 1903 to 1914, nearly 850,000 vessels have passed through the canal. Interestingly, the 8-10 hour journey from the Pacific Ocean in the west and the Atlantic Ocean in the east is one from SE to NW. Read more about Panama Canal, Panama

Named one of the seven modern wonders of the world by the American Society of Civil Engineers, the Panama Canal is a 77 km ship canal in Panama that joins the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, and is a key conduit for international maritime trade. Built from 1903 to 1914, nearly 850,000 vessels have passed through the canal. Interestingly, the 8-10 hour journey from the Pacific Ocean in the west and the Atlantic Ocean in the east is one from SE to NW. Read more about Panama Canal, Panama

Bocas del Toro Archipelago is situated in an isolated region on the coast of Panama in the Caribbean Sea, in the Bay of Chirqui. Located on Colón Island, it is the capital city of Bocas del Toro Province. The entire island group is a unique place with its lush tropical vegetation and fauna found only in this part of the world. Read more about Bocas del Toro, Panama