THE National Institute of Biodiversity(INBio) last month announcedthe third edition of the INBio Awardfor individual merit in biodiversityconservation. The award is open tonational citizens...
THE oldest restaurant in the country,Balcón de Europa, in downtownSan José, is under new management,announced owner Adriana Bonilla,widow of the restaurant’s well-knownformer chef, the...
OKAY, soyou are no longerliving in theUnited States.You moved allyour assets andbelongings to aforeign countryand your intentionsare to neverreturn. Other thanthe fact that U.S.law...
BUILDING Their Own Future: Victims of recent flooding in the Sarapiquí region, innorth-central Costa Rica, Luz Delia, 30, her husband José Enríquez (not shown),40,...
THE National Animal Protection Association’s(ANPA) eighth annual canine festival at Roosevelt Plaza onMarch 6 was just that, as dozens of dogs and their ownersjoined...
Apowerful historical and archeological tribute to one ofthe most amazing networks of roads in history, “QhapacÑan: The Great Inca Trail” is now on display,...
WHEN you seethe sign for GamboaRain Forest Café,you may think:“Funny, there’s norain forest in thewestern suburb ofEscazú.” Right; youwon’t find a rainforest, but you...
THE windy lake country is a kind ofboondocks breather from the tourist circuit:a handful of bed and breakfasts oozeambience and offer vacationers a reprievefrom...
FISHING continuessteady onboth coasts, with theRío Colorado Lodgeon the northernCaribbean reportingtarpon in the riverand just outside theriver mouth, blueskies and very warmweather.Lodge operatorDan Wise...
SHAKEN from its sunny, cloud-forested languor,the mountain town of Santa Elena de Monteverde thisweek mourned the dead and swept up the bullet casingsafter last...