Travel & Living
Woman, jaguar, Labrador: one biologist’s path to conservation
Who would not like to see a jaguar in its habitat?
We'd all like to, right? Stephanny knows the feeling. She's dedicated more than a...
We played our hearts out, he and I
If only we'd come prepared, I thought when we came across the soccer field on the potato farm, seemingly by accident.
But I was the...
Corcovado: synonymous with biodiversity
Corcovado National Park is one of the places in Costa Rica with the greatest wildlife biodiversity. I've visited it several times in the past,...
There are thousands of women I admire. I admit that many leave a strong impression on me, even if I've never met them. But...
One day we took each other’s hand. We never let go
Have you ever had that feeling of enormous pressure on your heart, but somehow it feels nice? That's what I feel when I see...
Los pasitos, a Costa Rican Christmas tradition.
I was 10 years old when I became part of the family tradition. My great-grandmother learned it from her dad, my grandmother officially introduced...
Arenal, the hill the became a volcano.
It was around 1 am on Monday, July 29th, 1968. Adita Vargas Pérez, then 21 years old, remembers how she was awoken by what...
Baile de los Diablitos, a Boruca tradition.
“Man, it is something that one carries in the blood. You are born, live and grow with that in your blood, your blood boils...
Where have all the trapiches gone?
In the early 1900s, Costa Ricans sweetened their meals with tapa de dulce. There was no interest in granulated white sugar; instead, people would...
Whether you’re here on a short business trip or a long backpacking adventure, or you live here... you may want to bring home something...
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Atenas: from burning trash to environmental awareness
The canton of Atenas is known as the home of “the best climate in the world”—thanks to a 1968 article in National Geographic—and as...
