Costa Rica
My wife and I first visited Costa Rica in 2006. We spent the first week at Casa Corcovado Jungle Lodge near Corcovado National Park. The second week we traveled around without any plans or reservations, except for the last two nights. We read that driving in Costa Rica is risky - but we had fun. Of course, we got lost once too and ended up spending the night someplace we hadn't intended.
We returned in 2011 and went to the Caribbean side and stayed in Cahuita for almost the entire trip. It was quite different from our first visit.
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Pterois miles - common lionfish
Included in Parque Nacional Cahuita are the coral reefs. Snorkling is therefore controlled but it is easy enough to arrange for a boat to take you out.
Lion Fish are actually an invasive species and Costa Rica would be better off if they could be removed. But they are also an impressive fish and one that wasn't too difficult to photograph with my primitive underwater camera setup.
