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Thursday, February 12, 2026 |
San José, Costa Rica |
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San José, Costa Rica’s capital, sits in the Central Valley region with the Talamanca Mountains to the south and volcanoes to the north. The city that is known today as San José came into being as a small town around the middle of the 16th century. This area was known as the Aserrí Valley and was comprised of extensive grasslands. Read more about San José, Costa Rica
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Friday, February 13, 2026 |
La Fortuna (Arenal), Costa Rica |
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Saturday, February 14, 2026 |
La Fortuna (Arenal), Costa Rica |
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Sunday, February 15, 2026 |
Santa Elena (Monteverde) |
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Monday, February 16, 2026 |
Puerto Caldera, Costa Rica |
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The tropical city of Puerto Caldera is located in the Esparza Puntarenas Province on Costa Rica's western coast. The province has close proximity to many of Puntarenas’s major tourist attractions and nature reserves, such as Puerto Caldera, which is a great place to parasail. Perfect for the adventure tourist looking for some action, this small port town has some amazing steep cliffs, from which one can take off to see some truly breathtaking views of the country’s Pacific Coast. Read more about Puerto Caldera, Costa Rica
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Monday, February 16, 2026 |
Puerto Caldera, Costa Rica |
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The tropical city of Puerto Caldera is located in the Esparza Puntarenas Province on Costa Rica's western coast. The province has close proximity to many of Puntarenas’s major tourist attractions and nature reserves, such as Puerto Caldera, which is a great place to parasail. Perfect for the adventure tourist looking for some action, this small port town has some amazing steep cliffs, from which one can take off to see some truly breathtaking views of the country’s Pacific Coast. Read more about Puerto Caldera, Costa Rica
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Tuesday, February 17, 2026 |
Quepos, Costa Rica |
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Quepos, located in a tropical inlet surrounded by rainforest, is a city in Puntarenas Province on the Central Pacific coast of Costa Rica. It has moved on from its banana-growing roots to be a premier holiday destination. The locals go out of their way to make visitors welcome, and their ‘love of life’ is reflected by the fact that dancing in the streets is a local pastime, that culminates and explodes in the month long Festival del Mar. Read more about Quepos, Costa Rica
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Wednesday, February 18, 2026 |
Golfo Dulce, Panama |
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The Golfo Dulce is a unique and interesting area in beautiful Costa Rica. From the ship can be seen emerald jungles surrounding a delightful gulf with calm waters. The millions of trees comprise one of the most diverse tropical rain forests in the world. Read more about Golfo Dulce, Panama
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Thursday, February 19, 2026 |
Isla Parida, Panama |
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Friday, February 20, 2026 |
At Sea |
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Saturday, February 21, 2026 |
Fuerte Amador, Panama |
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Fuerte Amador (Fort Amador, located at the Pacific entrance to the Panama Canal, is part of an artificial peninsula jutting out into the Pacific from Balboa, which connects four small islands to the mainland. On the west side of Fuerte Amador is the Pacific entrance to the Canal, and on the east side is Panama Bay facing Panama City. The surrounding ocean is always filled with vessels patiently awaiting their turn to transverse the Canal, while on the skyline a few kilometres to the north are the skyscrapers of Panama City. Read more about Fuerte Amador, Panama
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Sunday, February 22, 2026 |
Gatun Lake, Panama |
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Gatun Lake is a large artificial lake situated in the Republic of Panama that forms a major part of the Panama Canal. The lake was created between 1907 and 1913 by the building of the Gatun Dam across the Chagres River. At the time it was created, Gatun Lake was the largest man-made lake in the world, and the dam was the largest earthen dam. Read more about Gatun Lake, Panama
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Monday, February 23, 2026 |
Cristobal, Panama |
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Cristóbal lies at the northern entrance to the Panama Canal. It is part of the province of Colón, a port city at the entrance to Limon Bay, at the Atlantic (Caribbean) entrance of the canal. (Interestingly, Cristóbal Colón is the Spanish translation for Christopher Columbus.) The port, Old Cristóbal, was first built by the Panama Railroad Company in the 1850s, and dredged material became landfill for the present Cristóbal. Read more about Cristobal, Panama
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