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Environment and Wildlife

Baby Humpback Whale Learns to Dive in Costa Rica

Tico Times - March 31, 2006

You might not think that a whale needs to learn how to dive, but it does, just like children need to learn to walk....

Arts and Culture

What Does the Documentary “Costa Rica, S.A.” Claim?

Tico Times - March 17, 2006

The documentary “Costa Rica, S.A.” – the Spanish equivalent of “Costa Rica, Inc.” – is an hour and 40 minutes long and has aired...

Travel and Tourism

Protecting Costa Rica’s Marine Life: Why More Dive Sites Need Safeguards

Tico Times - March 17, 2006

Divers in Costa Rica tend to drop in protected park, reserve or refuge waters, and word of where the fish, corals and other marine...

Expat Living

Remodeling a Colonial Home in Granada Nicaragua

Tico Times - February 24, 2006

Looking back on it all, seated in my rocking chair with my cat in my lap and watching the hummingbirds sniff around the flowers...

Environment and Wildlife

Costa Rica’s Bellavista Gold Mine Starts Commercial Mining

Tico Times - January 6, 2006

The Bellavista open-pit gold mine, in the town of Miramar, near the Pacific port city of Puntarenas, officially started commercial operations last month, according...

Arts and Culture

Costa Rica’s Boruca Masks Gain Importance, Recognition

Tico Times - December 23, 2005

YOU might see them in museums and souvenir shops around the country: brightly colored, meticulously carved wooden masks with fierce and sometimes even frightening...

Travel and Tourism