Costa Rica hosts 2 million visitors each year, yet few guests discover the greatest treasures of this tropical paradise. Secret Costa Rica takes you to both the popular sights and the natural wonders few have experienced. ... more »It's a candid closeup of Costa Rica, captured exclusively in HD. Secret Costa Rica begins by showing the contrast of urban San Jose, the largest city in the country. We hit the street and zip out to the popular beach at Jaco on the Pacific. Then we travel the beautiful drive through the cloud forest to reach Costa Rica's top tourist destination, the Arenal Volcano. Nature is revealed in Arenal with White-nosed Coatis hunting for lizards, dozens of venomous snakes, exotic plants, blue Morphos butterflies, hatching butterflies and adorable Red-eyed Tree Frogs. A snake handler lets a lethal Coral Snake slither across the floor in front of our camera. We visit La Fortuna, Lake Arenal, Monteverde and 5 of the best hot springs in the country. Three are popular and delightful: Tabacon, Baldi, and Termales del Bosque Hot Springs. We visit two that are unmarked and naturally spectacular: Eco Termales easily reached without a hike if you have directions, and another hot spring hidden by a 7 mile hike near the Rincon de la Vieja Volcano. Candid shots of the people of Costa Rica give you a taste of their joy, living in paradise. Next is the remote village of Playa Montezuma at the tip of the Nicoya Pennisula, a 5-hour drive from San Jose, some of it on rough road. Here we get an insider's look at Costa Rica's premier eco-resort, Ylang Ylang. Pristine, barely discovered beaches, waterfalls, Hummingbirds, Capuchin Monkeys, Agoutis, Tico Iguanas, Green Iguanas, Tiger Herons, Halloween Land Crabs, and even the elusive Howler Monkeys in the Montezuma Biological Reserve amaze us. We also see the artisans, cafes and clubs in the village of Playa Montezuma. Isla Tortuga is seen from the air with a small plane landing just beyond the beach at Tambor.« less
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