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Go Native in Costa Rica with Cherry Tomatoes

FOR many gardeners, tomatoes are the all time favorite garden vegetable. But in the tropics, growing tomatoes can be a real challenge. Hot, humid...

Día de la Máscara: Costa Rica’s Unique Halloween Celebration

While some Ticos don the frightening masks, costumes, and makeup traditionally associated with Halloween in North America, others will put on masks of a...

A Trapiche’s Story: Carrying on the Family, Costa Rican Tradition

AT 2 a.m., 15-year-old Eduardo Sand quietly slips out of his house to begin a long day of work at the trapiche, the traditional...

Inside Havana Cuba: A Journey Through Cuba’s Vibrant Capital

An observant friend who recently visited Havana summed up the city in one word: “brute-iful.” Despite years of neglect and large swaths of dilapidation...

Why Costa Rica’s Southern Caribbean is a Diver’s Dream Destination

WHILE most divers come to Costa Rica to see big animals, the corals living at dive sites on both coasts always add to the...

Why Puntarenas Is Worth More Than a Stopover in Costa Rica

Call Me Crazy, But I Like Puntarenas, My first impression of Puntarenas, the much-maligned port city on the central Pacific coast, was the typical...

Hunting for Affordable Homes in Guanacaste Costa Rica

THE northwestern province of Guanacaste has been highly coveted for its endless pastures, spectacular beaches and orange sunsets. These days, investors of all nationalities...

Protocolo 84 Revisits the Unsolved Mystery of the La Penca Bombing

WHEN Ignacio Sánchez attended the Costa Rican Journalists' Association awards Tuesday night, he was reminded of the value of his work, and not just...

Building the Pan-American Highway in Costa Rica: A Surveyor’s Tale

I’ve always believed that the direction of my life was set by the birth of the Pan-American Highway (a.k.a. Inter-American Highway). Following the bombing...

Torch Ignites National Pride and Celebrations in Costa Rica

Witt a backdrop of flickering flashbulbs, echoing drums and illuminated paper lanterns, President Abel Pacheco accepted the symbolic Torch of Independence Wednesday night in...

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