Participant, Amy, at a local swimming hole.   Costa Rica is a safe, beautiful, tropical country with amazing beaches and a lot of natural diversity. Tourism is one of Costa Rica's most important industries so there is A LOT of information about Costa Rica that is available on the internet. We are located close to the tourist destination of La Fortuna, near the Arenal Volcano. Websites that may be of interest are: http://www.costarica.com/ http://www.visitcostarica.com/ http://costarica.tourism.co.cr/ http://www.monteverdeinfo.com/ http://usembassy.or.cr/ http://costarica-embassy.org/ http://www.ticotimes.net/ http://www.globalgourmet.com/destinations/costarica/