Guanacaste Nights 2022 A soft ocean breeze carries with it the sound of live music and laughter, and the scent of delicious gourmet food. Set in a beautiful landscape of palm trees backed by the colors of a sunset over the pacific, creating the perfect mood to bring families and friends together. ...
Costa Rican cuisine draws from a blend of influences, a melting pot of Central American, Hispanic, Afro-Caribbean, and other culinary traditions, as well as a tremendous diversity of ingredients.
Desayuno Típico is the typical Costa Rican breakfast, a simple, healthy meal that can be found in sodas and homes around the country. Much like the casado, there are regional variations, but the staples of the meal are gallo pinto, fruit, fried plantains, eggs any style, and usually a grain like ...
One of the many ways to embrace a place is through its cooking. For example, a meal out at a local restaurant or at a friend’s home provides a glimpse into the recipes, common ingredients, cooking style, and dining traditions of a place. Another way to embrace this local cooking is by taking it a ...
One of the four areas of Copper & Stone Gourmet Grocery is the Cava, a carefully climate controlled wine cave with a curated selection of some favorite wines from throughout the world. The Cava is a bit of a creative venture for Copper & Stone’s team, whose experience with curating wines ...
Part of the vibrancy of living in Las Catalinas is the lively Guanacaste community that surrounds town, which features a number of small towns each with their own identity. From places further inland like Tempate and Cartagena to the towns that dot the coast like Potrero, Flamingo, Brasilito, and ...
Costa Rica has a significant geographic diversity compared to its size, with a number of environments that range from cloud-topped mountains to coastal lowlands, from arid grasslands to the heart of tropical rainforests, and a great deal in between.
More than a year has passed since the opening of Copper & Stone Gourmet Grocery, which is town’s first grocery store and also offers a deli, coffee and smoothies, and a wide selection of wine and spirits.
There’s often something new to discover in Las Catalinas, like the La Plaza, on Wednesday nights from 5:30 to 8:30pm.
The casado is one of the iconic national dishes of Costa Rica, and one of the building blocks of the Costa Rican diet. Translating to “married man”, these lunches first came to prominence back in the 20th century, and traditionally included rice, beans, a protein, a salad, a vegetable picadillo, ...
Costa Rica is known around the world for its premium quality coffee. Part of this is by design, as there are strict rules and regulations regarding quality of the country’s coffee production. However, the main factor in Costa Rica’s world-renowned coffee are the specific topography and climate in ...
Per land area Costa Rica is among the most densely biodiverse regions on earth, which includes a wide variety of native fruits, vegetables, herbs, and plants some of which can be found nowhere else on the planet. Thanks to over 300 microclimates in the country, each part of Costa Rica had trees, ...
Throughout the year in Costa Rica, different fruits and vegetables throughout the country come into season, offering a colorful variety to meals and snacks.
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 ...
Costa Rica is rising to prominence on the world stage as a hub for sustainability, wellness, ecotourism, and better living. The country is also undergoing a growth and evolution of its culinary scene, driven by Costa Rican new and experienced chefs, the exchange of ideas and people from other ...
As the atmospheric conditions change in Guanacaste, the environment changes as well, sending a shift through the entirety of the food web. Fruits, vegetables, herbs, and other plants are usually the first to react to these changes, with animals reacting in response, both of which can lead to ...
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