For those who come to experience the wildlife, Costa Rica's rivers provide the most immediate transition from urban bustle to rustic paradise.

At the edge of the Pacific, where the Tarcoles River meets the ocean and route 34 breaks from the mountains, there is an infamous highway bridge.

James Hooper and Rob Gauntlett became the first people ever to travel from the North Magnetic Pole to the South Magnetic Pole and on to Australia entirely under their own steam.