Here’s an explanation from our resident naturalist expert, Yahaira, on what makes for the amazing degree of Costa Rica Biodiversity. Speciation A combination of factors has made this small Central American country – 51,100 Sq Km in its terrestrial part – own about 5% of the biodiversity on the planet. In a word, we could define […]
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Costa Rica has so many hidden gems. Places that calm the spirit and rejuvenate the soul. In the shadows of the Poas Volcano, along the banks of the Rio Toro, is such a place. Back when I used to do some transports myself, for many of my customers it was their first experience of the […]
I can remember it just like it was yesterday. I was living in a little cottage on the island of Holden Beach, North Carolina. One day dad pulls up in the jeep with a monstrosity of a surfboard. It must have been 12 feet long and weighed about three times what I did. I was seven […]
Read Chris Guillebeau’s manifesto for the first time this morning. I don’t know why it has taking me so long to do that. I am a big fan of this young guy. I have read $100 Start-Up and follow his blog. Chris is much younger than I am. I only wish I could have had […]
Guanacaste Costa Rica is one of the country’s seven provinces. Located in the Northwest side of the country and famous for its white sandy beaches, this region has much more to offer than white sand and waves. Costa Rica would not be the same without it, for it is here where we find elements of […]
Just returned from my second 2-day long ordeal to reach the top of Costa Rica, Cerro Chirripo. First a few facts about this sacred mountain (sacred to me because of the blood, sweat and tears, yes tears, I have shed upon its rocky flanks)…. highest mountain in Costa Rica, with an elevation of 3,820 meters (12,533 ft) 38th most prominent peak in the world […]
Costa Rica has been under the throes of a heat wave and San Isidro General (or Perez Zeledon, or PZ) has not been excepted. In fact, of all the great things I can say (and have said) about good ole PZ, from 11:00 to 3:30, it is friggin hot. But with mountains on both sides […]
As a kid we all hated when that bratty brother or sister, cousin or more distant relative or friend, told on us. Made you want to do bodily harm to the you know what, now didn’t it? Right now I have one of those here in Costa Rica. His name is Nik Clayton and he […]
Lily used a word this morning that caused me to step back and ponder…the word was “ilusionado.” Spanish and English do share quite a few words that are strikingly similar, but this is not one of them. The word means hopeful, excited or eager. However, it sounds an awful lot like illusion in the English […]
My last post addressed, or attempted to address, my personal definition of what it means to act sustainable. However, what is the goal, or the ultimate aim of sustainability? I believe only in knowing that can one truly bend the bow, release that arrow of ardent action and hit the true target. This post will […]
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