In late November, our security guards responded to a “cry” that was heard near one of the villas. When they arrived, they discovered an orphaned baby sloth! It was tiny and still had the umbilical cord attached. Sloths usually eat, sleep, and even give birth, hanging from tree limbs. Infant sloths normally cling [...]
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Warner Rojas Becomes the First Tico to Reach the Top of Mount Everest!
Last night Warner Rojas became the first Costa Rican to reach the summit of Mount Everest! Warner Rojas was part of the Jagged Globe expedition that reached the top of Mount Everest yesterday at 6:52 pm. Rojas is one of the seven climbers that Jagged Globe chose to hike to the world’s largest peak, [...]
Posted by on May 25, 2012
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Why do you come to Costa Rica? 30% come for Bird Watching!
Beyond just visiting the pristine beaches, hiking through rainforests, and engaging in adventure activities, more and more tourists are coming to Costa Rica with a passion to observe the diverse wild life, more exclusively: the birds. Bird watching has become one of the top activities listed among those who visit Costa Rica. In fact, [...]
Posted by on May 23, 2012
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Two Young Ticos Win Second Place in World Science Competition
Last night in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, two 17 year old Ticos were awarded second prize in different categories at the world’s largest high school science research competition. The Intel International Science and Engineering Fair hosted it’s annual competition with 1,500 high school students from 68 countries around the world, 11 of whom were Costa Rican. [...]
Posted by on May 18, 2012
http://blog.4tulemar.com/?p=504
Quiksilver Surf Competition in Dominical
The Quiksilver Cup will travel next weekend to the South Pacific beaches of Playa Dominical in Costa Rica. Next Sunday they will bring together the best surfers in the country in the fight for 1500 points towards a National title. Noe Mar McGonagle who was the recent leader at the World Junior Surf Competition [...]
Posted by on May 14, 2012
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Festival of the Stone Spheres
This past weekend, April 13-15, the Osa, Palmar, and Bahia Uvita regions celebrated the 8th annual Festival of the Stone Spheres. The free, three day festival aimed to promote cultural literacy about our mysterious stone spheres. At the highest point on Isla del Caño, there is a pre-Columbian cemetery of the Boruca people. Two [...]
Posted by on April 16, 2012
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Costa Rica Named Among Top 5 Greenest Countries in the World
Costa Rica ranks as the fifth greenest country in the world, according to the study “Environmental Performance Index (EPI) 2012,” conducted by the universities of Yale and Columbia and published last week. Costa Rica is the only country outside Europe in the top 10 list that includes: Switzerland, Latvia, Norway, Luxembourg, Costa Rica, France, Austria, [...]
Posted by on March 4, 2012
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Hatched to Fly Free: Bringing back the Great Green Macaw to the Costa Rica Rainforest
With so much abundant and diverse wildlife in Costa Rica, one of the world’s most popular ecotourism destinations, it’s hard to imagine that there could be something missing. Until recently, however, there was: The Great Green Macaw. This spectacular Central American Parrot, identified as a species “most in need of protection,” is internationally endangered primarily [...]
Posted by on February 15, 2012
http://blog.4tulemar.com/?p=443
Green Flights Going to Costa Rica
La Nacion reports that the first aircraft to fly with biofuel began operating yesterday on a weekly basis. Last night at 10 pm the first biofuel-powered flight arrived in the country from Mexico City. The program aims to encourage sustainable initiatives and actions that reduce the rate of carbon dioxide emissions, CO2 and pollutant materials to [...]
Posted by on September 28, 2011
http://blog.4tulemar.com/?p=338
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