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Special Report: The Price of Paradise
Costa Rica is a global model for nature-based tourism, thanks to bold policies that reforested a quarter of the country and prioritized conservation. But now, mass tourism and foreign investment have begun to raise questions about whether outsiders are loving Costa Rica too much – and whether too many local people have been left behind.

Part Two: Farmers Forgotten?

As ecotourism booms, Costa Rica struggles to reconcile this modern industry with traditional agriculture.
Gabriel Carvajal contempla los 10 acres de su finca ubicada al lado del Río Sarapiquí. El es la tercera generación de agricultores en su familia.
Kat Tran/WUFT News
Farmers forgotten?
Luena Rodriguez-Feo Vileira
Those remaining in the agricultural sector contend with a waning relevance, not because food production has become any less necessary but because the national economy bows to a new king: ecotourism.
Las dos hectares de palmitos A bird’s-eye view of María Luz Jiménez’s two hectares of heart of palm. The land is roughly the size of 3.74 football fields. (Alex Land/WUFT News)
Roots of resilience
Alex Land
Pineapples and purpose
Kimberly Blum