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Travelers Move At The Pace Of Life In Costa Rica
My girlfriend and I just returned from a trip to Costa Rica and, as a transportation professional navigating a foreign land, I couldn’t help but take notice of certain aspects… Read more
Living The Un-plugged Lifesyle In Costa Rica
Costa Rican’s are warm caring people People are what make living in another country a positive experience, or a bad one. Here in Costa Rica, it’s made up of small… Read more
Costa Rica: releasing Sea Turtles, a one in a million opportunity
Undisclosed Pacific Coast Location 6:22am It’s early enough that even the guard isn’t at his post yet. After about 10 minutes of driving through a series of shallow ponds wrongly… Read more
Panama considering using the Euro, how will this impact Costa Rica?
I won’t say I was stunned, but I admit to being surprised when I read the following story in Reuters: Panama leader tells Germany he wants to adopt euro. Anybody… Read more
Sketching Lab Costa Rica 2012: biomimicry and pre-columbian forms for education
Costa Rica is quickly becoming one of Central America’s hubs for all things design. There are a growing number of design education initiatives that have seemed to gain some momentum… Read more
Learning Spanish in Costa Rica, are you ever too old to learn?
One appealing aspect of moving to a place where you don’t speak the language is you no longer have to hear anything stupid. Living in New York City, where strangers… Read more
Costa Rica: stopping shark finning is great, but what about the Dolphins of the Osa Peninsula?
An open letter to the honorable Sir Richard Branson and Jose Maria Figueres Olson, from Shawn Larkin, one of the most sincere animal activists in Costa Rica. I have raised… Read more
Growing coffee at your home in Costa Rica, chose the best plants for your region
The terrain here in Costa Rica varies sometimes from foot step to foot step. You can drastically change your elevation in just a few minutes. The composition of the soil… Read more
The ARA Project needs your help to survive, Costa Rican Macaw depends on it
Tucked away somewhere in Río Segundo in Alajuela, behind veiled chain link fencing and sporting nearly no signs is The Ara Project. Between my unfamiliarity with the area and Tico-style… Read more
A few thoughts on The Tico Times newspaper ending their print publication
The Tico Times is a long standing tradition here in Costa Rica, and the rest of Central America. They have been regarded as a pillar of English language media for… Read more
The Costa Rica Star FREE classifieds listing service
When trying to find cars, real estate, jobs, and other products or services in Costa Rica (and Central America) it often proves to be difficult. Everyone knows about Craigslist, however… Read more
Four things you won’t get when you move to Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica
“We got sunlight on the sand, we got moonlight on the sea / We got mangos and bananas you can pick right off the tree…” We have all of the… Read more
El Salvador makes the grade in universal primary education
I live in the Zaragoza region, one of the poorest areas in central El Salvador. We have limited economic development opportunities for our people, yet one of the highest rates… Read more
6 amazing places to visit in Belize
From exotic animals to mysterious Mayan ruins; don’t miss these six stops on a trip to this underestimated Central American country 1. Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary Crooked Tree is a… Read more
Recent trip to Costa Rica inspires “hidden causal agents” concept
It would obviously be adaptive for some animals to be able to distinguish between natural phenomena, like wind, and phenomena that have similar effects but are caused by hidden agents… Read more
How to watch birds in Costa Rica during an Earthquake
I was going to write a post today about listening for nocturnal migrants in Costa Rica but given the circumstances of 9 AM on September 5th, I opted for an… Read more
Nicaragua – pirates, revolutions and rotarians
English-speaking people have not always had a positive impact in Nicaragua. In fact, until recently it has been all negative. In the 1600’s, Sir Henry Morgan was given a Letter… Read more
Retirees should be aware of Costa Rica’s rich food tradition
One of the best ways retirees can immerse themselves in Costa Rica’s culture and get the most out of the country is to understand its traditions. Costa Rica’s typical food… Read more
Bay of Turtles: Bahía de Jiquilisco, El Salvador
To arrive to a new place in the dark is like tasting a new food with a blindfold on. You can feel the edges, but a full color appreciation isn’t… Read more
Costa Rica: jolting aftershocks not always on the richter scale
Even though over 1,000 aftershocks have been recorded since the ‘big one’, last week, many of us on the peninsula are suffering the shock of the resulting damages, many of… Read more
