Costa Rica Inside Out
When visiting Costa Rica, choose your personal care products wisely
When I opened up the floor for the members of Entrepreneurs 506 to tell us what visitors to rural Costa Rica should remember to...
Even when the world stops, life goes on. Not fear, not death—not even a pandemic full of death—can keep hope from poking through, new...
‘We must take advantage of Costa Rica’s young talent’
The Luis Jorge Poveda Álvarez Arboretum, on the Osa Peninsula, is a place to dream. I have been dreaming here since my childhood, and...
A day in the life of Jafet, a proud recycling collector
For two years and six months, Jafet Vilegas has been getting up every weekday at 6 am. He takes his time to say hello...
When your talent is dreaming big
Sometimes, you’re drawn to another person by his talents or skill.
For her, it was the sheer scale of his dreams, and the way he...
AGUINADRA and COVIRENAS: a solution to hunger and illegal hunting
During the pandemic, the Association of Naturalist Guides of Drake Bay (AGUINADRA), where I serve as president, has carried out two fundraising campaigns with...
A treat for all the senses: birding in Coronado
Bird watching can happen anywhere: you just have to be curious and pay close attention. This is well known to all bird lovers, including...
The Bribri cosmovision and our relationship with nature
Nature sustains us. It is our home, our culture, our sense of self, and our food source. That is the relationship that Bribri people...
From multilingual chatter to the songs of birds
Even when he was at home in Bolivia, his passport was always within reach, a journey always being planned: to forests, beaches, deserts, mountains...
Philanthropy: the tourism product we aren’t offering in Costa Rica
A funny thing happens when I mention that my work is focused on Costa Rica. I hear stories about fantastic vacations, honeymoon dreams, or...
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Florex and the B Assessment: proving you’re green in a developing country
When environmental lawyer and Grupo Florex CEO Silvia Chaves heard about Certified B Corporations some seven years ago, she was intrigued.
“The comprehensive nature of...