The Costa Rica Tourism Board (ICT) has awarded the Blue Flag status to a total of 107 beaches for 2018 – three more than last year. The list recognises the cleanest and most sustainable beaches in the country, which are … Read More

National Coffee Day is taking place around the world on 1st October and we are gearing up for the big day.  To celebrate we will be promoting a giveaway before National Coffee Day on our training course Puravidauniversity.co.uk – keep … Read More

ELA 2018 Experience Latin America is over for this year and we can’t wait for 2019.  An insightful 3 days full of meetings with trade specialising in selling Latin America product, it was a great opportunity to meet some of … Read More

Costa Rica unveils its brand new Convention Centre   Sustainability is at the heart of the country’s first purpose-built business centre (16 April 2018) The Costa Rica Convention Centre (CRCC) has just opened its doors – a futuristic and sustainable … Read More

When you think of Costa Rican food what probably comes to mind is rice and beans. Well don’t knock it until you’ve tried it because rice and beans are a great combination and these two simple ingredients can be served … Read More

What is Semana Santa? This week sees the Easter Holy week, a Catholic holiday celebrated all over the world. In Costa Rica this means a weeklong of festivities and traditions. The holy week or Semena Santa is celebrated for an … Read More

  San José, the lively capital city of Costa Rica, has recently been chosen as one of the world’s top 10 “destinations on the rise” by TripAdvisor’s 2018 Travellers’ Choice Awards. The city, sometimes overlooked by visitors who want to … Read More

  The highlight of this month was attending the the annual LATA event hosted in the Terrace Pavilion at House of Commons. The evening was hosted by MP Mark Menzies – Chairman of the APPG for Latin America. In his … Read More

  This month we took part in Destinations, London’s largest consumer show. The Costa Rica stand was part of the LATA pavilion this year. However, due the high demand for Costa Rica last year we had a bigger booth this … Read More

  Reconnect with nature at a wellness retreat  Costa Rica is the place to disconnect from the world. Visitors can swap technology and tweeting for an energising morning yoga session in a rainforest, a midday jungle trek and an afternoon surf … Read More