At 87 years old,Walter Gavitt Ferguson, the famous calypsonian from Cahuita on the southern Caribbean coast, still has his spark. He may talk about...

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The Story of My Parents’ Trip. . . and ‘Tia Consuelo’

Tico Times - May 19, 2006

It always seemed amazing to me that of all the stories I wrote for the Tico Times, the article that received the most feedback...

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Tortuguero: A Tourism Destination that’s Out

Tico Times - May 12, 2006

Only in Costa Rica, perhaps, might a community unreachable by road be one of the country’s top tourist draws. And only in Costa Rica...

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Coffee, Gene Linked to Risk of Heart Attacks

Tico Times - April 21, 2006

Those who rely on coffee to arouse the comatose zombie within might be interested to know that Canadian research has revealed a genetic predisposition...

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Starbucks Helps Coffee Farmers

Tico Times - April 7, 2006

Starbucks Coffee, the coffee giant with stores popping up in rapid succession around the world, offers technical support to Costa Rican coffee farmers from...

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...

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Study: Coffee Packed with Antioxidants

Tico Times - November 11, 2005

RESEARCHERS at the University ofScranton, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania,have concluded that coffee is the numberone source of antioxidants compared tofruits, vegetables, red...

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