In early March, I boarded a canopied motor boat at Puerto Jimenez and sped across the placid gulf for 30 minutes to a secluded 2km-long beach rimmed with palm trees to Costa Rica’s Playa Cativo ...

Their deluxe room where I drowsed beautifully, opens out to a private veranda or balcony, and it’s wonderful watching the views of the property and the rich village life in the morning while ...