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Visiting Isla San Lucas National Park is much more than a boat ride and a visit to an old prison. Isla San Lucas has...

Our recent coverage of community conservation efforts in Ostional, the famed sea turtle nesting destination on Costa Rica's Pacific coast, inspired the reader question:...

Why did we choose to dedicate our August edition, "Symbiosis," to Costa Rica's national parks and other protected areas? In a way, the idea began...

The terrace of our living and dining room is the last frontier between human hands and the forest. There, with the Lajas Ravine at...

It's been only eigth years since this garden stopped being a couple's backyard with fruit trees, to become a botanical sanctuary for the palate,...

How did a specific concern for the health of two rivers grow into a project that affected multiple communities’ schools and economies, the role...

    Orchids inevitably arouse curiosity and admiration. They used to be unusual, but today it is common to see them in homes and even for...

It’s a miracle that rivers exist at all. That’s what don Hernán Ramírez Alfaro has to say, with the song of running water behind his...

Third in our April series on rural community tourism in Costa Rica. Read Part One, “The wisdom that comes with a life on the...

The first time I visited the northern edge of Costa Rica's southern Pacific coast, it left an impression on me the way a lightning...