This silk from this spider (and other related species) is stronger than steel or Kevlar but has the flexibility to stretch up to 40% of its normal length without breaking. Among other things, scientists are conducting experiments using the silk as a bio-scaffolding for tissue generation in laboratories that may one day help millions. These [...]
In Manuel Antonio, the living is EASY at Tulemar Vacation Homes
Iguana Pauline is a recently hatched resident of Tulemar. We first met her when she began to visit our the settee in our garden and take advantage of the afternoon sun. The more she hung around, the more accustomed to us she got. One day we noticed she was having a bit of trouble reaching [...]
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New Hiking Trail at Tulemar
The Tulemar crew has been hard at work opening a new hiking trail for our guests to enjoy. This is the third and newest segment of our North Beach Trail, and it reaches a previously unreachable peak. It offers an excellent mirador or lookout and is frequented by lots of wildlife, including monkeys and sloths. [...]
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Award-winning Costa Rican coffee captures premium price
Last May’s winner of the Cup of Excellence, Costa Rica’s La Estrella farm in Santa María de Dota, this week achieved the remarkable auction price of $2,000 per quintal while the commodities trading price in New York was $243.50. Buyers in Japan, Korea and Taiwan paid the premium price for the 30 lots offered by [...]
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New 360° Panoramas of Discovery Beach House
Courtesy of Discovery Beach House owner Evelyn Gallardo and Joshua Horn, founder of panotoursCR.com, we’re pleased to present a fantastic virtual tour of her ocean-front villa on our website. One of the few Manuel Antonio properties with direct access to the main beach, Discovery Beach House offers visitors a special place to relax and unwind. [...]
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Saprissa training in Manuel Antonio
One of Costa Rica’s two most-popular football teams, Saprissa, is in Manuel Antonio for pre-season training. They guys are being hosted at our neighboring resort, Los Altos and can be seen training on the main public beach. Founded 76 years ago, Saprissa is one of the most successful clubs in Central America, having won the [...]
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Wild cats still have a home in Manuel Antonio
This week our friends at Casa Las Ventanas in the Makanda Resort snapped a fantastic sighting of a ocelot crossing a small footbridge on their property early yesterday morning. First thought to be a margay, we’ve since discovered that this cat is much too large to be a margay. The ocelot is mostly nocturnal and [...]
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Feelin’ chatty?
Did you know you can now chat with us on our website? We can help with questions about availability, rate quotes, reservations, tips and advice. The interface requires Flash be installed on your computer, so it doesn’t work with iPhones and iPads yet. We’re always on the look out for new ways to interact with [...]
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Forgive me if I sleep until I wake up.
The enviable life of the the Tulemar sloths. I wonder if they dream and if they do, what they might dream about. This one woke up for a moment, scratched his belly a bit, had a big yawn (nice shot, Mauricio!), and returned to his dreams.
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Casa Las Nubes Awarded “Best Property Costa Rica”
Congratulations to Casa Las Nubes for winning the prestigious “America’s Residential Property Award” for Best Property in Costa Rica, 2010 from International Property Awards, in cooperation with Bloomberg Television. International Property Awards brings property professionals from all over the world to evaluate both residential and commercial properties for a variety of standards by a panel [...]
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