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What are Diatoms and how are they used in Costa Rica?

A key ally in natural pest control is now available in Costa Rica.

7 Homemade Pest-Control Recipes for the Costa Rica Rainy Season

As the tropical rains increase in Costa Rica during the year, so do the bugs - and for the gardener, that can spell trouble.  Most...

A Look Back: Remembering the Costa Rica Fourth of July Picnic in 1965

Fifty-seven years ago in July was simply unforgettable. Sure, I was all of 6 years old, and had only just begun to have my...

How to beat the rainy season in Costa Rica with kids

I come from dry places. I am relatively new at motherhood. I am relatively new to Costa Rica. Therefore, the first downpours to trap me — along with a husband, a 3-year-old and a newborn — inside our small San José apartment filled me with dread.

Learn to grow and cook the low-maintenance pigeon pea in Costa Rica

During the dry season in Costa Rica, when the vegetation turns brown and the soil hardens, it’s difficult to grow any crops. But there...

A Gardener’s Guide to the Costa Rican Rainy Season

The rainy season is the perfect time to start, or rejuvenate, your tropical garden. Ed Bernhardt shows you how.
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Costa Rica Probes Carbon Monoxide Levels in Miller Gardner’s Hotel Death

The Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ) is probing whether carbon monoxide poisoning caused the death of 14-year-old Miller Gardner on March 21 in a hotel...

Costa Rica’s Poás Volcano Eruptions Escalate, Triggering Orange Alert

Eruptions at Poás Volcano in Costa Rica have intensified since early Monday, with the Volcanological and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica (OVSICORI) reporting multiple...

Avianca Launches Daily San José-Miami Flights to Boost Costa Rica Travel

Avianca Airlines has rolled out two new routes to improve air travel options to and from Costa Rica, connecting the Central American nation with...