In the new ebook Echoes of Starfire, author Anaya Das takes readers on an exhilarating journey to Mars, blending the intensity of space exploration with the deep bonds of a crew navigating uncharted territory. From the tense moments of a simulated Mars mission to the critical challenges of landing on […]
Monthly Archives: August 2024
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Moving to Costa Rica allowed me to discover and learn about a whole host of new species that I hadn’t been acquainted with before. Birds that I now know well like the long-tailed manakin and Montezuma’s oropendola, were mysteries in need of exploration when I first arrived. On the other […]
A few days ago, the “Baru River Float” Gringo Independence Day Float took place in the Baru River, Dominical. This activity was intended to unite the community while the organizing team: Jeudy Umaña Mendez, in charge of the safety area; Luke Pressley, and Sarah Wofford in the organization, raised funds […]
Guanacaste is a province of Costa Rica, noted for being the second-largest region of the country and also the most unpopulated. That is to say, it has an extensive 10,140 km² of surface, where approximately 326,953 people reside. But that is not all about Guanacaste, in fact, the geographer and […]
A President’s Provocative Question “Who wants to carry bunches of bananas rather than go to work in a microprocessor factory producing the world’s most in-demand technology?” That was the pointed question posed by Costa Rican President Rodrigo Chaves to young Costa Ricans last March. The setting was a region dominated […]
A Nation’s War on Noise Pollution In a bold and innovative move, Costa Rica is taking a stand against one of the most pervasive yet overlooked threats to public health: noise pollution. Congressman Antonio Ortega of the Frente Amplio party has introduced a groundbreaking bill designed not just to curb […]
Costa Rica is a destination sought after by many people for alternative therapies with ibogaine, a natural psychoactive substance that is used in an unauthorized way as a therapy to treat addictions and mental illnesses. While the use of the Iboga plant itself is not strictly prohibited in Costa Rica, […]
A Culinary Event Like No Other in Costa Rica’s Blue Zone Nestled in the heart of Costa Rica’s Nicoya Peninsula—a region famed for its Blue Zone status and exceptional longevity—El Mangroove, Autograph Collection, is set to host the second edition of the Sustainable Gastronomic Congress on September 27 and 28. […]
The Paradox of Paradise Costa Rica is a country often celebrated for its breathtaking landscapes, rich biodiversity, and the extraordinary longevity of its residents in certain areas known as Blue Zones. These Blue Zones are regions where people live significantly longer and healthier lives than the global average, attributed to […]
The foreign ministers of Colombia and Panama visited the jungle border of Darién, a route taken by thousands of migrants, on Sunday, ahead of a meeting with the United States to discuss irregular migration. Colombian Minister Luis Gilberto Murillo and Panamanian Minister Javier Martínez-Acha “toured the border area of Capurganá […]