Costa Rica, a country blessed with natural resources, has several non-governmental groups working daily to protect and preserve the country’s biodiversity. Among these groups are those who strive to maintain a species that has been on Earth for millions of years: sea turtles. On these shores, both in the Pacific and the Atlantic, the nesting […]
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I wanted to mention a really cool app that I downloaded to my Iphone the other day. You might know that I am into the whole biodiversity and sustainability thing from my blog, Costa Rica Guy. I am always on the lookout for opportunities to learn about nature and especially to identify species of flora […]
If you have visited our Costa Rica vacations site, you may have seen the link to our Costa Rica Hidden Gems page. This is an e-book that I am putting together. It will be downloadable, completely free, for anyone who subscribes to the mailing list of our site. Signing up not only means you get […]
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 […]
The Costa Rica Green Season has begun. Technically it starts in May and runs through the middle of November. Our customers often ask us about rain during this time of the year. Typically what you will see are afternoon showers that last from 2:00 or 3:00 in the afternoon to around dusk at 5:30 to […]
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 […]
I have not been “riled up” about anything lately, so my writing has slowed a bit. I used to watch Fox News (back when Costa Rica cable TV carried it) and that always provided fodder for my rants against the establishment quo (one of my favorite themes….railing against “the man”). But no more Fox these days. Actually […]
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 […]
I have to admit that sometimes life in Costa Rica gets under my gringo skin. We gringos don’t live very contemplative lives for the most part. We don’t have time to, or at least we don’t take the time to. There is simply too much to do, too much money to make, too much pressure […]
I have written quite a bit in this blog over the years on the topic of sustainability. Most of the posts have concerned environmental sustainability and managing our impacts in order not to do ecological harm. This morning I want to twist that topic around a bit and point it back at ourselves so as […]
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