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Monthly Archives: February, 2006

Just One Breath: The Basics of Free-Diving in Costa Rica

Dropping down below the water with lungs full of air and swimming around is known as free diving. You’ve probably done it yourself in...

Teaching Peace Reaps Benefits Across the Country

Is it possible to teach peace? Can this really make a difference in societies that seem to be more violent every day? Celina García, director...

Valentine’s Day Celebrations in Costa Rica Offer Something for Everyone

It’s hard to say who feels the pressure of Valentine’s Day more, singles or couples. Here are some Valentine’s Day events to appeal to...

Tomatillos Great for Home Garden

Here’s another curious plant I’m sure you will enjoy growing in the tropical home garden that’s famous in Mexican cuisine. I’m referring to tomatillo,...

Those Capricious Prepositions

Areader recently wrote asking me to explain the difference between para and por as I had explained the difference between ser and estar. Well, I...

Flag Football Gaining Ground in Costa Rica

In the middle of the soccer field in Santa Ana, a slow-paced town southwest of San José, Lisa Andresen is playing football. Not fútbol,...

The Perfect Paseo: An Easy Day Trip to the Rural Village of Abajo La Paz

Where can you go for a one-day trip that’s interesting, challenging, genuinely Tico, doesn’t bust the budget and is close enough to get you...

Harry Gray Tourney Results; Action Hot

The sixth annual Gray International Fly-fishing Tournament Jan. 23-26 out of Quepos, on the central Pacific coast, pretty much speaks for the fishing in...

Why Were the Polls So Wrong?

At 1 a.m. on Monday morning, legislator Epsy Campbell was a fraction of a percentage point away from the vice-presidency, but she had another...

Sunday’s Election Closest in Recent History

Election Officials Won’t Announce New President Until They Finish Counting Votes   Five days after Costa Rican voters went to the polls and proved themselves to...

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