Hannah Ward

The Costa Rican Caribbean is not dangerous for you and me. OK yes it’s got its fair share of problems but doesn’t that exist everywhere? Let’s talk about what I mean by dangerous. Dictionary.com defines dangerous as being something “full of danger or risk; causing danger; perilous; risky; hazardous; unsafe.” As a resident of Puerto Viejo I do not fear for my safety in the Caribbean nor do I categorize this place as being a risky or a hazardous place…

For reasons I don’t really understand perhaps deep-seated racism or fear of petty theft, the southern Caribbean gets a bad rap. For people who live here and those who have visited, we know these fears are unwarranted.  Costa Rica’s south Caribbean is a magical place that has remained fairly untouched by the commercialism and large chain hotels that you find in the Pacific. For this reason and many others Caribe Sur (South Caribbean) is a picture of true Pura Vida.…