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Kiwifruit: Don’t Let the Fuzzy Peel Scare You

It's hard to find a fruit that provides as much vitamin C as kiwifruit does. Beneath its fuzzy brown peel is a sweet green...

Sapodilla is a Chewing Gum Tree with Juicy Fruit

HOME GARDENING: Called chicle zapote in Spanish, the sapodilla makes an elegant tree for the home garden and produces delicious fruits.

A Recipe for Making Costa Rica Inspired Ceviche

Anyone who has visited Latin America knows that people throughout these lands pride themselves on an amazing dish made of marinated raw fish, seafood...

Star Apples: The Other Star Fruit in Costa Rica

At the end of the dry season in April and May, citrus fruits, mangos and avocados are just beginning to form young fruits here...

Costa Rica’s Valentine’s Day: Love it or Leave it

There appear to be two schools of thought when it comes to Valentine’s Day: Love it or Leave it. Those of the older generation...

Chocolate: The Treasure of Costa Rica and the Americas

Before there was coffee, there was cacao. Before there were coffee breaks, there was the chocolate hour. And before Costa Rica had coins, cacao...
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An Age Old Christmas Tradition: Making tamales in Costa Rica

Doña Flor Arguedas has been making tamales since she was 22. That was the year she got married. Her new mother-in-law told her, "Get...

Panama Rebuffs Trump’s Threats to Reclaim Canal Control

The President of Panama, José Raúl Mulino, rejected the threats made by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump about retaking control of the Panama Canal. "The...

Should There be a Crocodile Hunt in Costa Rica?

Recently crocodiles have been in the news in Costa Rica. There has been an increase in crocodile sightings and within the last year or...