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By Gary Garrett One thing for certain about Costa Rica’s coffee industry is that it is dominated by men. So what would cause three Portuguese women to move to Costa Rica, buy a remote coffee farm, and run it independently from the many cooperatives in the country? “As young girls,

The time has come for me to begin a new chapter in my ‘Book of Life’. In January I will be returning to the US permanently due to family needs. In 2011 PAWS Board members Valerie Phillips, Jan Blackwell, Pat Cheek, Holly Myers and Sandy Franz asked me, ‘Would you

Hello, this is Jill (the sloth nanny), reporting from the sloth nursery at KSTR where The Sloth Institute is working in collaboration with KSTR to raise its baby-orphaned sloths. I’ve been volunteering here for about a month, working night and day to take care of the eleven sloths currently in

By Rebecca Reiber [email protected] Need to make a residency run to Panama or just want a change of scenery?  There’s much more to Panama than the towns that border Costa Rica, David and Bocas.  Why not take a leisurely ride along the inter-american highway to the town of Antón and

By Maria Angelica Sancho The sailing research vessel the R/V Martin Sheen has arrived in Costa Rica, where Sea Shepherd has begun an ocean research and public awareness campaign. On August 8th, they held an ”open house” on the Martin Sheen at Marina Pez Vela. The mission of the vessel

Those we love, don’t go away, they walk beside us, every day. Unseen, unheard, but always here, still loved, still missed, still very dear. Sjoerd, Shirin & Stijn – The Netherlands Karyn O’Bryan was special. Someone told me they had known Karyn only a short time but it seemed like

“Jan loved her little town of Quepos. Jan will be missed and remembered by those who knew her and loved her in their own way. She attended  Kansas State University obtaining a degree in Spanish, go figure. After a few years working Jan received a master degree in business from

(en Español) By Susan Jones Valverde I have vivid memories of what rivers symbolized as a child growing up in San Carlos.  They were more than a flowing body of water, they were an adventurous Saturday or Sunday morning. They represented family outings lasting hours in the water before being

(in English) Por Susan Jones Valverde Tengo recuerdos vividos de lo que simbolizaron los ríos como una niña que creció en San Carlos. Eran más que un cuerpo que fluye del agua, eran una aventura sábado o domingo por la mañana. Representaban salidas familiares, horas en el agua antes de ser

This article was originally published June 7, 2015 on isawsg.com. Photos: ISA/Nelly The final day of competition at the 2015 Nicaragua Unica… Original ISA World Surfing Games presented by Lafise and Claro ended with an international celebration for the sport of surfing. Twenty-seven National Teams flooded the sands of Playa

By Donielle Fish Costa Rica First Class Villas The United Fruit Company was a large American corporation formed in 1899 that traded in tropical fruit (primarily bananas), grown on Central and South American plantations, and exported to the United States and Europe. The company had a great influence on economic

By Evelyn Gallardo Kudos go to the Osa Field Institute (OFI) for its standing room only grand opening in Uvita and for bringing Dr. Jane Goodall in as its keynote speaker. Executive Director, Dr. Julie Reyes, made a brief opening statement under a rancho setting about OFI being established as