Straddling the Pacific Ocean and dense jungle, the beach town Tamarindo is tucked in the northwest corner of Costa Rica’s Guanacaste region. Walking along Tamarindo’s dirt roads, you’ll find monkeys swinging across power lines and iguanas puttering along your path. Near-daily rain showers keep Tamarindo lush, weaving natural cut-outs of jungle brush as you stroll from the town center to the dark-sand beach, Playa Tamarindo. You’ll meet travelers from around…
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10 Takeaways from my Trip to Colombia
I recall some logic when I decided to take a trip to Colombia. I knew I wanted to go somewhere in Latin America. I wanted to go to an affordable destination with a round-trip flight for less than $1,000, and I wanted to experience nature without the intensity level of hiking Machu Picchu. That’s how I landed on Colombia, also spurred by recent curiosity after reading Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s surrealist…