All our articles about Costa Rica.
A 10 percent line on the bill can be a legal service charge, a polite suggestion or nothing at all, depending on which border you just crossed. Here is how tipping really works from Mexico and Central America to the far end of South America.
Dollars work almost everywhere from Cancún to Roatán, but they are rarely the cheapest way to pay. Here is how currencies, ATMs, cards and prices really work in Mexico's resort towns, Belize, Honduras and Costa Rica.
The Great Blue Hole, nurse sharks at Shark Ray Alley, whale sharks off Utila, howler monkeys and nesting turtles: Central America's wildlife trips are famous, but they are not all what the photos promise. Here is what each one is really like, what it costs and when to go.
