The Cacao or cocoa plant, is native to Central America, where consumption of the drink was prominent among ancient civilizations like the Aztec, the Maya, and the Olmec among others. In fact, chocolate residue from early forms of the drink has been discovered in Nicaraguan pottery dating back to ...
The first 19 days of January have some significance in Costa Rica, due to something called Las Pintas. Las Pintas is a Costa Rican folk belief which says that the weather in the first part of January “paints” the weather for the rest of the year, and serves as a predictive insight for how much rain ...
Las Catalinas and Guanacaste Wildlife Monitoring partnered to place and monitor motion-activated cameras throughout the tropical dry forest nature reserve in town. The primary purpose of this project is to document the Costa Rican wildlife in the area, and in doing so understand the effects of ...
School is back in full swing all across Guanacaste, and ConnectOcean is hard at work on their outreach and education programs for schools in the area.
The Cartagena Flats have finished construction and are now in the last stages of adding furnishings, detail work, other final touches to these one and two bedroom beach flats.
5 Calle La Ronda is now officially available to rent through the Las Catalinas Collection as part of the Baranda Vacation Homes. Designed by Garrison Foundry Architects, this vacation rental is located near the arched entry to Calle La Ronda, and serves as a welcome to the neighborhood and the ...
Costa Rica is constitutionally divided into 7 provinces, which are further divided into 82 cantons, and those into 473 districts.
The Las Catalinas Triathlon, or el TRI, showcases the many ways to make use of the natural world around Las Catalinas, with an open water swim, a mountain bike, and a trail run that comprises one comprehensive race around town and surroundings.
Costa Rica hosted PreCOP25, a preparation meeting before the UN’s Framework Convention on Climate Change. This year, a global meeting of stakeholders seeking to combat climate change will take place in Santiago, Chile, and PreCOP25 served as a gathering to workshop ideas, meet, and prepare before ...
For those who have the chance to live in Costa Rica for a short while, the country has a tendency to feel like home quickly. The people here are welcoming and friendly. It’s easy to connect with the outdoors and improve your mental and physical wellbeing. The country itself is full of natural ...
The New York Post featured Santarena Hotel’s new “To The Stars” package as part of their recommended fall deals on vacation destinations.
One of the primary goals when building the walkable town of Las Catalinas was to create a place where children could experience freedom.
The National Park system in Costa Rica hosts a celebration to honor the efforts of park rangers, visitors, and conservation groups in maintaining the ecosystems of Costa Rica. The event most recently took place at Rincon de la Vieja National Park near Liberia, and coincided with Costa Rica’s Park ...
February 8th, 2020 is the Las Catalinas Triathlon, the eighth edition of an event that covers over 40 km of trails, beaches, waterfront, and walkable streets in and around Las Catalinas. El TRI started in 2013 with 160 competitors, and in the ensuing years the event has grown into Guanacaste’s ...
December is a naturally festive season in many parts of the world, with a number of holidays from many cultures taking place towards the year’s end. This time of year is also traditionally known as a season of giving, and an opportunity to make meaningful contributions to those in the community.
It’s summer in Costa Rica, a season that brings warm breezy days with plenty of sunshine, many-colored sunsets of reds, oranges, blues, pinks, and clear skies at night full of stars. In town any time of year, dry season or rainy season, is good to be in the outdoors, but each invites a mix of ...
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