Written by Nikki Solano

Nikki is the CEO of Pura Vida! eh? Inc. (Costa Rica Discounts), and the author of the guidebooks Moon Costa Rica (2019, 2021, 2023, and 2025 editions) and Moon Best of Costa Rica (2022 edition) from Moon Travel Guides. Together with her Costa Rican husband, Ricky, she operates the Costa Rica Travel Blog, created the online community DIY Costa Rica, built the Costa Rica Destination Tool, oversees the brand-new (summer 2023) Costa Rica Travel Shop, and designed the Costa Rica Trip Planning 101 E-Course. Also, Nikki wrote the Costa Rica cover feature for Wanderlust Magazine's sustainability-focused Travel Green List issue, showcased Costa Rica destinations and experiences on Rick Steves' Monday Night Travel show and podcast/radio show, and served as the Costa Rica Destination Editor for Essentialist, a luxury travel brand. Want to show your appreciation for her free article below? Thank Nikki here. ❤️️

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As our reputation as a valuable Costa Rica resource grows, unfortunately so does plagiarism. While it is flattering, it is also illegal. We never copy and paste information from other sources and we hope to receive the same respect from other writers.

Interested in learning more about Costa Rica’s intense and often times ruthless travel and tourism industries that we work very hard to distance ourselves from? Please see our related blog post: Tourism Competition In Costa Rica: The Haters Gonna Hate, Hate, Hate… But We’re Gonna Shake It Off.

Current list of individuals and organizations that have plagiarized our work

To date, the following websites have plagiarized our Costa Rica Travel Blog content:

CostaRicaTravelPage.com (articles “written” by unknown)
CostaRicaTravelPage.com blatantly plagiarizes our work by posting full copies of our blog posts on their website. They steal our text (word for word), photos, and links; the duplicate content appears on CostaRicaTravelPage.com without our consent.

ExploreTamarindo.com (articles “written” by unknown)
ExploreTamarindo.com blatantly plagiarizes our work by posting full copies of our blog posts on their website. They steal our text (word for word), photos, and links; the duplicate content appears on ExploreTamarindo.com without our consent and without any mention of us being the creators and owners of the work.

TicoTips.com (articles “written” by houseofnoni)
TicoTips.com blatantly plagiarizes our work by posting full copies of our blog posts on their website. They steal our text (word for word), photos, and links. Each time we publish a new article on our website, CostaRicaTravelBlog.com, duplicate content appears on TicoTips.com without our consent and without any mention of us being the creators and owners of the work.

The Costa Rica Star (article “written” by Laura Alvarado)
Content from our blog post Best Beaches In Costa Rica: Central Pacific Beaches is plagiarized (both paraphrased and blatantly copied word for word in areas without consent) on The Costa Rica Star’s webpage A Detailed Look At The Best Beaches On The Central Pacific Coast

The Costa Rica Star (article “written” by Marcel Evans)
Content from our blog post Best Beaches In Costa Rica: Northern Pacific / Guanacaste Beaches is plagiarized (both paraphrased and blatantly copied word for word in areas without consent) on The Costa Rica Star’s webpage A Detailed Look At The Best Beaches In Guanacaste

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