An August 30 yacht accident near Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve, at the southern tip of the Nicoya Peninsula, has left beaches covered in oil, gasoline and debris.
The four men arrested — three Nicaraguans and a Costa Rican — did not have criminal records. If convicted, they would face up to 20 years in prison.
Cabo Blanco's sheer isolation on the southernmost tip of Nicoya Peninsula makes it a secluded paradise worth visiting. So why don't more people come here?