Hotel Belmar and Madre Tierra Farm in Monteverde have taken ecotourism to a new level. For a third consecutive year, they have been certified as carbon neutral…

The Tico Times is proud to highlight individuals and organizations that are creating change in Costa Rica. Send us your stories: alejandro@ticotimes.net. Today, we are featuring a…

Agoutis galore, colossal art, a walk through history, saving Bellbirds and a reincarnated eco-lodge: Some new reasons to head back up the green mountain in Monteverde Costa…

Verde que te quiero verde or "green that I want you green," just as Spanish poet Federico García Lorca wrote in his poem "Romance Sonámbulo." That's just how…

“The road is gone. Destroyed. The landslide covers everything.” I stared intently at my neighbor in the passenger seat. I had picked him up after dropping off…

Read more of Marshall Cobb's Dispatches from Monteverde here. Early in the morning this past Thursday, my insomnia and I surfed the net. One story in particular…

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The long-awaited project to build an asphalt road to replace the current gravel road to Monteverde will begin today, President Luis Guillermo Solís confirmed during an inspection…

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