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Kiwifruit: Don’t Let the Fuzzy Peel Scare You

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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USA Dominates Costa Rica 3-0 in Miguel Herrera Debut Match

Miguel Herrera's first match in charge of Costa Rica ended in a disappointing 3-0 defeat at the hands of the USA. In team news,...
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Time is running out to spend your old ₡500 coins! The Central Bank of Costa Rica (BCCR) has announced that the current golden ₡500...
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Reporters Without Borders (RSF) reported Wednesday that journalists in Guatemala continue working in a "hostile" environment due to ongoing "criminalization" cases driven by the...
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