National attention in Costa Rica is overwhelming focused on the fiscal deficit and the recent strike by public workers. Politicians and bureaucrats are making comparisons to the economic and currency crash of 1980. However, the coming crisis has the potential to be much worse than in 1980, and the reasons have yet to be clearly […]
Hundreds of turtles were born in Guanacaste
Playa Ostional in Guanacaste was the backdrop of a wonderful gift from nature: the birth of hundreds of Kemp’s ridley turtles. The images show the small reptiles climbing the warm Guanacaste sands. Ostional is one of the beaches in the world with ideal weather conditions for these turtles to spawn. This is one of the […]
Costa Rican scientists achieve milestone with antidote against black mamba
Last week, the Clodomiro Picado Institute of the University of Costa Rica (ICP-UCR) highlighted the creation of a potential antidote capable of neutralizing the venom of the snake Dendroaspis polylepis, an African species better known as black mamba. This venom causes death in less than 20 minutes. The antidote is in its experimental stage and […]
Garabito was renewed as a sustainable tourism destination
With the support of the Chamber of Tourism and Sustainable Trade of the Central Pacific (CATUCOSO), and the collaboration of the Municipality of the canton, Garabito recently celebrated its launch as a sustainable tourist destination, which is expected to consolidate as an excellent alternative for national and foreign visitors, as well as strengthen this activity, […]
Sarchí is officially a sustainable tourist destination
Sarchí was certified as an international destination for sustainable development by the German Cooperation Foundation, the Costa Rican Tourism Institute (ICT), and Travel TourCert. The first district of the canton of Valverde Vega and Sarapiquí are the only ones with this award throughout Central America and the Caribbean. The community is known for its furniture […]
Turtle arrival began early this year in Ostional
The mass arrival of turtles to Ostional on Saturday offered a wonderful show for those who live or are visiting this area. The Association of Local Guides of Ostional reported on their social networks that this arrival was expected for the first week of October; however, it is welcome due to the splendid natural wonder […]