What to See and Do in Costa Rica     page 1.

      Rafting on Costa Rica's wild and scenic rivers is perhaps the single most popular adventure sport in the country. Expert outfitters and river guides, using internationally approved equipment, take thousands of beginners down the thrilling rivers. Swollen by Green Season Rains, rafting rivers are even better from May to November.
     Whitewater kayaking is a favorite sport and Costa Rica has hosted more than one international tournament. Ocean kayaking is also rapidly gaining devotees because just about anyone can handle it after a few lessons. 
     Windsurfing. World champions have called Costa Rica 's Lake Arenal, at 1,350-1800 ft above sea level, one of the globe's top five windsurfing sots. Winds from December to April blow steadily, carrying you along Arenal's 29 miles surface, without changing either masts or sails.
     Diving. The Northwest Pacific Coast offers scuba diving in a magnificent setting throughout the year, with more than 20 local dive sites, many in the Gulf of Papagayo . Huge schools of fish are the norm and Jacks, Moray Eels, White-tipped Sharks, Eagle Rays and Pufferfish are commonly observed. There are rock formations to be explored and visibility in these warm water ranges from 20 to 80 feet. Beginners can take lessons from local, licensed instructors and a full range of first class equipment is available for rent. Cano Island , off the southwest coast is know for huge schools of fish, rocky corals and undersea canyons. Experts will also want to make the long ocean trip to Cocos Island , touted by Jacques Cousteau as one of the finest deep water dive sites in the world.
     Sports Fishing. Costa Rica 's rich marine life also means excellent  sport fishing. Along the Pacific Coast , from the Gulf of Papagayo all the way to Golfito, anglers find some of the best blue water and inshore fishing in the world. Annual catch &release billfish tournaments raise record numbers of sailfish and marlin. Roosterfish, Mahi-mahi, Yellow-fin Tuna, Grouper and Wahoo are among the other common game fish. The Tortuguero Canals, Cano Negro and the area around Barra del Colorado, both on Costa Rica's northeast coast, have long been famous for fishing tarpon and snook. Lake Arenal is the place  to take a boat out on quiet waters and hoop the local "rainbow bass" There's also great trout fishing in Costa Rica 's mountain streams.

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