Meditation is an ancient practice that has been experiencing great popularity in the West in the last decade, because there are many benefits it provides for mental and emotional well-being and it is very useful in these times. Whether to calm the mind, to find oneself or to reduce anxiety […]
Daily Archives: September 18, 2024
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Ayahuasca, an herbal decoction used ancestrally by Amazonian Indians, improves the health status of people who have followed these rites in Holland and Spain: they show better general well-being, physical activity, healthy eating and less diseases than the population of their respective countries, according to a study. In Spain it […]
Do we all agree that the Caribbean has a unique “mood”? I bet your answer was yes. Limón has a lot of options to explore and to do, but this time we will give you some recommendations of the activities you can do in Punta Uva beach or very close […]
Great news for the communtiy of Santa Teresa and the surrounding areas: after six years of battles, the Municipal Council of Cóbano announced the paving of streets and the improvement and rehabilitation of the drainage and roadway systems between Playa del Carmen and Quebrada del Carmen. With approximately 218 kilometers […]
Last week, in the Cerro del Muerte mountains, there was a tragic accident with a bittersweet ending. The tragedy—a young pre-school teacher traveling home after a full day of teaching—lost her life when the car she was driving went off an embankment and plunged some fifty meters down the mountainside. […]
QCOSTARICA — To avoid blackouts during the coming dry (summer) season, the Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE) – the State monopoly on electricity – says it is already preparing a series of measures to deal with the lack of rain that the country is currently experiencing. At a press conference, […]
QCOSTARICA (OP-ED by Barbara Steenstrup) A friend, who also lives in Costa Rica, asked me the other day, “What is the advantage of U.S. citizens living in Costa Rica?” There are the usual replies. It is a beautiful country with kind people. It is close enough to the United States […]
The Costa Rican chocolate brand Sibö recently earned international recognition, winning a gold medal and two bronze medals at the prestigious International Chocolate Awards, held in New York. Competing among the world’s top chocolatiers, Sibö stood out for the quality and craftsmanship of its products. The gold medal was awarded […]
QCOSTARICA — Vehicle noise in the central area of Heredia has reached worrying levels, according to a recent study by Valeria Leitón and Melissa Solórzano, graduates of the Bachelor of Environmental Management Engineering at the Universidad Nacional (UNA). The report, which covered the period between 2021 and 2022, revealed that […]