About
About Pura Vida Compass
A Costa Rica planning tool built around one idea: the tradeoffs matter more than the highlights.
What this site is for
- Most Costa Rica content tells you what exists. We help you decide what belongs in your trip.
- Every destination profile includes a "maybe skip it if" section, because no destination suits everyone.
- Our planning tools warn you when an itinerary is too aggressive, even though a longer itinerary would earn us more.
How we make money
- Affiliate commissions from booking partners, disclosed on every commercial link.
- We do not accept payment for higher editorial scores or destination placement.
Who writes it, and how
- Content is credited to the Pura Vida Compass editorial team, which is reviewed and dated on every destination, wildlife, itinerary and comparison page.
- Our sourcing, review cadence, corrections process and where we use AI are all documented in the editorial policy.
- Booking partners never influence scores, rankings or itineraries.
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What we will never do
- Invent reviews, testimonials, certifications, live prices, availability or weather forecasts.
- Guarantee wildlife sightings.
- Present our editorial scores as official ratings.