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Costa Rica Guide, Toucan Maps Inc. is a U.S. based company whose goal is to provide useful information, maps and planning assistance for travelers. We research and publish the best map in print and the most current, informative and helpful integrated map, directory and information website available for Costa Rica. Our cartography division is Toucan Maps.

Pacific Trade Winds S.A. is a Costa Rican company whose main objective is providing exceptional value in full service travel – planning assistance, no nonsense prepaid reservations, and in country client support for worry free private vacations in Costa Rica.

Our Costa Rica Wedding LLC is a Costa Rican/U.S. company with family ties and is all about getting new families started!

In order to provide full service to travelers each company is independently owned and operated – there are some things a U.S. company just can’t do in Costa Rica and vice versa. Each company is certified by the appropriate business and travel quality assurance organizations.

The Costa Rica Travel Team

We’re one team when it comes to ensuring a great trip for you. If you decide to travel with us you’ll have a primary contact to ensure communication continuity, but whether you’re talking to someone in the Costa Rica office or e-mailing to Colorado everyone below knows a LOT about this unique country and we’re available to lend our individual expertise.

Ray & Sue Costa Rica Guide
Ray & Sue Costa Rica Guide

Sue and Ray honeymooned by bicycle in Costa Rica in 1993 and just kept coming back for more. They started an informational website about Costa Rica when they were still biochemists and it’s grown into Costa-Rica-Guide.com (almost 2 million visitors a year) and Toucan Maps Inc. (the whole story)

Sue and Ray live in northern Colorado and spend several months every year on the road (literally) in Costa Rica.

Sherry, Justin & Gretchen Pacific Trade Winds
Sherry, Justin & Gretchen Pacific Trade Winds

Pacific Trade Winds S.A. is a family owned and operated travel service based in Nuevo Arenal, Costa Rica. The owners, Sherry, Gretchen and Justin built their business on exceptional service and great travel plans to fill the need for a reliable, reputable and honest service at an affordable price. They regularly visit and inspect the hotels and tour operators they work with to ensure clients receive the best possible services available.

Meghan & Ryan Our Costa Rica Wedding
Meghan & Ryan Our Costa Rica Wedding

Meghan and Ryan are our resident wedding and honeymoon experts. Anything from a simple ceremony for two on the beach to a blowout with rafting and waterfall rappelling at the bachelor and bachelorette parties and the trip of a lifetime for all the guests.

Our Costa Rica Wedding is not only their website but really their wedding.  It was fantastic!

Meghan and Ryan are based in  Baltimore and the Guanacaste beach region of Costa Rica.

 

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