Published on Friday, July 17, 2009 by Victor C. Krumm by Victor C. Krumm Cocos Island is a Costa Rica national park that Jacques Cousteau, the renowned underwater diver once called the most beautiful island he had ever explored . Though very few Costa Ricans have ever seen it themselves, they have named it one of Costa Rica's Seven Wonders, and it is being considered for one of the Seven Natural Wonders on Earth. T...

Published on Monday, July 13, 2009 by Victor C. Krumm by Victor C. Krumm Where is the "happiest place on earth ?" Disneyworld claims it is and, though it is a great place to enjoy once in a while, the most satisfying place to live in the world is officially tiny Costa Rica, winner of the Happy Planet Index. The Index measures three factors in 143 countries, encompassing 99 percent of the population on the planet: hig...