Costa Rica Kayaking: The Most Important Guide

When asked what makes Costa Rica so special, the rivers are always the obvious answer for many paddlers…but if you look beyond the whitewater, it is the people of Costa Rica that make an experience so memorable. And no one epitomizes the pura vida of the “ticos”...

Missing: Confusion Rapid in Costa Rica

MISSING Name: CONFUSION RAPID, SARAPIQUI RIVER, COSTA RICA Was last seen in a more subdued capacity than years past on November 23, 2011. Two weeks later, it has disappeared. Suspicious activity included jumping to the far river right channel – leaving but a...

Costa Rica Kayaking: 21 Years of Awesome!

Twenty one years ago we loaded up our kayaks on Miguel’s van and headed to the river here in Costa Rica.  This past week of Class IV paddling- great rivers and great boaters is why the fun never stops!     Check out all the photos from this past...

The Pacuare River of Costa Rica: Kayaking’s Crown Jewel

Why is the Pacuare River of Costa Rica the crown jewel of whitewater? On the way in, the way out and the way downstream there is no shortage of scenery. Toucans squawking in the trees, hawks, sloths, iguanas hanging out in the branches, lush green flora…the list...

Bringing out the Poet in a Costa Rica Trip

Costa Rica stamps ball sunsets disappearing into burning skies rivers with bubble necklaces hanging them onto your eyelashes a full green, overlaying green valleys with shoulders too steep to fall into sun eating away the leaf edges, leaving cracks of sunshine smooth...