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Growing Corn in Costa Rica: A Cultural Tradition and Gardening Guide

Corn, maíz in Spanish, is deeply rooted in the culture of Costa Rica and Latin America. Indigenous people were the first to begin cultivating...

Taro: A Tropical Root Crop for the Costa Rica Home Garden

Unless you live in the high mountainous regions of the country, growing potatoes in the home garden is practically impossible. We’ve tried it, and...

Green Gifts from Nature: Plants that Heal and Nourish

Another year has come to an end, and it’s time to celebrate and give thanks. Here are a few suggestions for your Costa Rica...

Eco-Friendly Bug Control Tips for Costa Rican Gardens

HOME GARDENING: Gardening columnist Ed Bernhardt shares two newfound solutions to dry-season bugs: homemade sticky traps and insect spray.

A closer look at a Costa Rica New Year’s Tradition

Costa Ricans are fond of Santa Lucía flowers and have an interesting tradition of bestowing bouquets of these flowers to friends during the New Year to ensure prosperity.

Squash in Costa Rica that tastes like cantaloupe?

We’ve been enjoying a harvest of one of our favorite novelty squashes of the tropics. Known as musk cucumber in English, its common name here is Cohombro (Sicana odorifera). This is one of the most unusual plants in the tropics.
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Costa Rica Cuts Sunscreen Tax to Make Sun Protection Affordable

Sunscreen will be cheaper in Costa Rica after 33 deputies approved a bill in its second debate that lowers the Value Added Tax (VAT)...

Calling US Voters in Costa Rica and Beyond

Time is of the essence. All US citizens outside of the US are eligible to vote in the 2024 Presidential Election. If you haven’t...

Costa Rica Pioneers Coral Reef Restoration in Gulf of Nicoya

In order to protect, restore, and revitalize the marine ecosystems of the Gulf of Nicoya, a total of 1,050 coral fragments have been cultivated...