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Costa Rica's Danta
The Danta, also known as the Tapir, is the largest of mammals that inhabit the country. Its large footprints in the muddy ground reveal their presence. Their body is robust with strong legs and large hoofs. Their hair is sparse brown, spread evenly on the back and sides with light brown on the belly.The pups have white...
The Squirrel Monkey
The Squirrel Monkey is the smallest of the monkeys that inhabit our forests. His favorite foods are insects and berries. Its body measures approximately 75 cm, 40 cm of those 75 cms correspond to the queue. It is a reddish-yellow color with black around the face, a prehensile tail (lets them grab onto different surfaces)...
Franklin Ramón Chang Diaz, Sc.D. is a Costa Rican-American mechanical engineer, physicist and former NASA astronaut. Dr. Chang Diaz became an American citizen in 1977. He is a veteran of seven Space Shuttle missions, making him the record holder as of 2014 for the most spaceflights (a record he shares with Jerry L. Ross). He was the third Latin...
The Hidden Garden Art Gallery and the Tres Amigos Realty office in Playas del Coco have teamed up to promote local Costa Rican artists. With permission from the artists, the Tres Amigos Pacifico Retail Village office has become one of only a few display sites where you can view the artwork away from the gallery. All of the art pieces are for sale...
Palo Verde National Park
Normally tourists visiting Guanacaste go to "Palo Verde" by boat. Actually the Palo Verde Tours almost never go into Palo Verde National Park. They enter from the Western side of the Tempique River and travel by boat into private reserve land but never go into Palo Verde National Park.
To get to the Park go South...
Costa Rica is the most democratic country in Latin America, which includes Mexico, Central and South America according to the Konrad Adenauer Foundation.
In 1821 Costa Rica gained independence from Spain and joined the rest of Central America to form a monarchial regime called the Mexican Empire. In 1823 the five states of Central America...
ÑAMPI, also known as taro
Ñampi is a root vegetable that must be cooked well and shouldn't be eaten raw. In its raw form, it contains calcium oxalate which, when ingested, can cause kidney stones. When boiled, it's best to put in a pinch of baking soda to help leach out the calcium oxalate from the vegetable.
Taro can be boiled or fried in...
As December arrives, the weather changes from the rainy "green" season into the dry season and the festive time of year begins. Costa Rica, like many other countries around the world, has it's own unique and special way to celebrate Christmas.
You notice that the houses begin to be adorned with Christmas lights and decorations. You will also...
A few days ago one of the great men that ever walked the face of the earth died - Nelson Mandela. The vast majority of us have heard at some point in our lives his name and that is not a secret. But who was Nelson Mandela? For many of us we have heard of his enigma but his full story remained somewhat of a secret. It was not until a few days ago...
From the Desk of Chris:
Guanacaste is many things. It is a tree, a province, a town and perhaps more. Read here to understand what Guanacaste is.
The Guanacaste Tree
It is commonly known as Guanacaste Tree, Caro Caro, Elephant Ear Tree in North America, but is also referred to as Devil's Ear and Earpod Tree, Parota, Orejón or...