There's more to see on the white sand beaches of Costa Rica's Nicoya Peninsula than the beautiful jungle coastline. As one of the world's original Blue Zones, residents there live longer ...

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Travel + Leisure's 2024 Destination of the Year, Costa Rica has more ... The dark, almost black sand at Playa Hermosa gives way to water so clean that the beach has earned a Blue Flag designation.

Travel + Leisure's 2024 Destination of the Year, Costa Rica has more than 900 miles of coastline, beckoning surfers, swimmers, and sunbathers to its sandy shores. Better yet, every beach is public, so ...