Escape to Costa Rica

In this episode Gaia goes to meet the president of Costa Rica, Luis Guillermo Solis, who explains why Costa Rica puts environmental protection at the top of the national agenda.

Gaia treks into the exclusion zone of an active volcano and takes a dip in a hot spring, to understand how Costa Ricans have harnessed one of nature’s most destructive forces.

In this final episode Gaia goes horse riding with a 99 year old cowboy, takes a canoe trip to meet the indigenous Bri Bri and witnesses an incredible natural phenomena - 'Arribada'