Turtle Nesting Season on Costa Rica's Pacific Coast

by Shannon Farley  It's time again for one of nature's most astonishing and moving annual sights. This time of year, hundreds of thousands huge sea turtles swim to the shores of Central America to lay eggs on beaches where they were born, and the Ostional National Wildlife Refuge is one of the premier spots to witness this (carefully overseen by local environmentalists) as they slowly haul their heavy bodies out of the surf to dig their nests and... keep reading

Snorkeling in Paradise in the Riviera Maya's Yal Ku Lagoon

by Deb Thompson  We discovered Yal Ku Lagoon, in the Mexican Yucatan's tiny, ecologically protected town of Akumal, quite by accident. As we drove down the the town's bumpy, pot-holed main road, it branched to the left, leading away from the ocean, rambling through thick jungle brush occasionally interspersed with beautiful villas.  Suddenly we could see water once more, glimmering between blossoming shrubs & landscaped yards. Moments later we were standing on the edge of surely one of the most beautiful natural aquariums in the world... keep reading 

images: Claudio Giovenzana |  Deb Thompson