MSNPA:
Did a Tauck tour in Costa Rica in February 2004. As always, it was up to Tauck standards, and great fun.
I'm more into cruising now, but I heartily recommend that our younger, more agile, peers visit this amazing country. It may still be considered a Third World country, but it maintains a stable government with a deep interest in continuing a viable ecological economy and infrastructure.
The country remains on my frequently up-dated "Bucket List" of places to visit!
SWR