scuba diving, or even learning to surf. However, considering that Costa Rica (despite being such a small country) contains a ...

For snorkelling and scuba-diving, head for the lovely sands of Playa Manzanillo, further south in Puntarenas. The rest of Costa Rica is mostly a thickly tangled rainforest, ...

Water anoles, a semi-aquatic lizard found in the tropical forests of southern Costa Rica. These green-brown water anoles can dive underwater to escape would-be predators — and stay there for ...