Entrepreneurs 506
Tools for entrepreneurs: Siquirres woman starts an accessible marketing business
Dayana Campos Peña, of Siquirres, Limón, is using her talents to provide tools for entrepreneurs like her. As the pandemic wore on in Costa...
Bamboo salad: flavors of Ciudad Cortes
Ready to try pickled bamboo for the first time? I have been ready since I learned about the rural enterprise Grandpa Panda when I...
My next step: how can I place my Costa Rican art pieces in hotels?
As a part of our “Costa Rica Inside Out 2022” edition, we’re introducing “My Next Step”—stories where members of our entrepreneurs community share the...
They made this place by walking
Just five years shy of retirement, he lost his job when the world shut down. Like so many in the world, in Costa Rica,...
Gifts for moms near and far who love rural Costa Rica
Clock running out on your 2022 Costa Rican Mother’s Day gift? Burned out on flowers, chocolate, and cards? Consider recognizing the day with a...
A lush reserve with a storied past: Reserva El Quetzal
It’s not every nature reserve whose story can be traced back to volcanic eruptions, a president’s granddaughter, cross-cultural relationships, a surprise donation, a beloved...
A day in the life of an artisan in Bijagua
Elsa Solano, 38, is an industrial engineer and business administrator—but these days, she works as a mother, impromptu teacher, artisan and entrepreneur.
Her day starts...
Welcome to ‘Costa Rica Inside Out 2022’
As we approach our second birthday at El Colectivo 506, we’re proud to launch our second annual Inside Out edition—in which we hand our...
Cacao drinks: a source of health for our ancestors
Leonardo Buitrago Morales is an organic cacao producer in the town of Meleruk, within the Talamanca Bribri indigenous territory, Limón. Alongside his family, he...
How to set up your food-related business in Costa Rica
When we decide to start a food-related business, we do it because of the passion we have for cooking. We begin to design the...
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Why not this? Composting in Costa Rica
What would it take for more people to take up composting in Costa Rica? Where else in the world is this practice being implemented...
