David Karr's (smoothdkarr) Blog

Already the closest beach to the capital of San Jose, Jaco Beach continues to grow into one of the biggest tourist destinations in Central America.  Perhaps the only drag factor slowing Jaco’s impressive development in recent years has been the zig-zag country highway that connects it to the air...

World's Best Surfers Coming Soon We are just a couple weeks away from the Billabong ISA World Surfing Championships. Costa Rica is getting ready for the biggest surfing championship in history held in Central American coasts. One of the most important and traditional global surfing events, the B...

According to an independent research group in Britain, a recent study found Costa Rica is the happiest place in the world. The study uses a  "Happy Planet Index," which seeks countries with the most content people. "Costa Ricans report the highest life satisfaction in the world and have the secon...