Ready to ride some waves or just unwind on the golden shoreline? Scroll on for the 10 best beach towns in Costa Rica, according to local experts. “Focused on wellness and eco-tourism, Nosara, on Costa ...

Costa Rica is an endlessly beautiful place with blue skies, epic swells, and biodiverse terrain. Cloud forests, emerald mountains, lush jungles, sandy beaches, and bioluminescent bays make it a ...

Known to the locals as Playa Conchal, this extraordinary beach in Guanacaste (just north of Tamarindo) is one of only a handful of beaches in the world made up entirely of seashells! It's unclear why ...

Ahhhh Uvita. A lesser-known slice of paradise situated along Costa Rica’s southwest coast. This small beach town is brimming ...

Some of the hottest real estate in Costa Rica is in the lesser-known northwestern Guanacaste region that borders the Pacific Ocean. Costa Elena is a master-planned resort community and ocean club ...

The road to Nosara is unpaved, with good intentions. After a two-hour highway journey to Costa Rica's Pacific coast, the route turns rocky, potholed and narrow. You begin to slow down, dodging trucks ...

The new Planet Hollywood Beach Resort Costa Rica has officially opened its doors. The first all-inclusive resort developed as part of a partnership between Planet Hollywood and Sunwing Travel Group, ...

Waldorf Astoria Costa Rica Punta Cacique just opened in Guanacaste—and T+L was the first to check in. The hotel's multi-level cascading pools feature various in-water loungers and nooks to recline as ...

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This story was featured in the January/February 2023 issue of ESSENCE, on stands now. In early 2021, Aishah White, SVP of Media and Strategic Development at Warner Records, took a vacation to Puerto ...