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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...

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Sapodilla is a Chewing Gum Tree with Juicy Fruit

Ed Bernhardt -

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

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A Recipe for Making Costa Rica Inspired Ceviche

Tico Times -

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

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Star Apples: The Other Star Fruit in Costa Rica

Ed Bernhardt -

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

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

The Tico Times -

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...

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Chocolate: The Treasure of Costa Rica and the Americas

Mitzi Stark -

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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Learning Spanish in Costa Rica: 12 Common Words and their Origin

Learning Spanish in Costa Rica: Language History and Origins

Costa Rica Food: 11 Local and Authentic Things to Eat

In Costa Rica, Filibusters and Sabaneros Spice Up Guanacaste’s History

Kiwifruit: Don’t Let the Fuzzy Peel Scare You

Sapodilla is a Chewing Gum Tree with Juicy Fruit

A Recipe for Making Costa Rica Inspired Ceviche

Star Apples: The Other Star Fruit in Costa Rica

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

Chocolate: The Treasure of Costa Rica and the Americas

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