THE curiouseatinghabits of monkeys,the differencebetween acrocodile and acaiman, and thecause of sloths’weekly descentsto the ground todefecate areamong themany wondersof rain-forest life explored in therecently...
STUDENTS in 10 schools around theSan José area won’t easily forget theimportance of taking care of Costa Rica’sforests – they’re reminded every time theywalk...
STATUES are apparently good for more than just adding aestheticpleasure to a park, immortalizing a great hero or representinga memorable event. A 20-centimeter black...
IN a laboratory at Earth University, 95 kilometers east of SanJosé, scientists and engineers are cultivating a concoction of 85 differentmicroorganisms, a stew of...
RAFA Fernández needs no introductionin this, his native country. He is toCosta Ricans what Botero is to Colombians:a cultural icon and a source ofnational...
AT the end ofApril, I attendedthe opening ofMangiamo, a newrestaurant in theVía Lindora commercialcenter onthe road betweenSanta Ana and SanAntonio de Belén,west of San...
SAN José’s Hotel 1492 Jade y Oro maybe small, but that doesn’t stop its ownersfrom having big aspirations.General Manager Paulo Vargas recentlyimplemented a quality-control...
MOVE over, Mr. Coffee. Hear thosefootsteps behind you, Chiquita Banana?Young Señorita Piña has edged into thenumber-two spot on the Costa Rican agriculturalexport charts.Though commercial...
FLYING HIGH: The Free Flight Association (ASOVUELI), a club made up ofparaglider and hang-glider pilots, will be hosting the Fiesta Tropical del Aire Aug.6-7...
THE weatherhas been nice andclear on the northernCaribbean coast,with the month’sfirst hard day of rainoccurring Wednesday.The full moonlast weekend causedhigh tides and wavesat the...
