Featured Eco Columnist Elizabeth Mann Sustainable living is a lifestyle with the goal to reduce the usage of natural resources through a change in transportation, energy use, and food consumption. At this small farm in Costa Rica, sustainability starts in the home where free wind energy is used to dry clothes. Another plus is the [...]
by SERGIO ARCE A. Two foreign studies are challenging the image of Costa Rica as a destination for environmentally sustainable, and even exotic paradise, due to the impact of real estate development experienced by the Pacific Coast. This was the main conclusion arrived at by both the magazine Traveler , National Geographic, and the Center [...]
Featured Eco Columnist Elizabeth Mann Manuel Antonio National Park is located on the Pacific Coast of Costa Rica, just south of Quepos. The 682 hectare park is the smallest of any Costa Rican national park. Its beautiful white sand beaches and trails through the tropical rainforest forest, make it one of Costa Rica’s most popular [...]
by ESTEBAN KILL The government proposes to eliminate all taxes on machinery and equipment used for power generation, according to a bill to open the electricity market and encourage private sector participation. “Machinery or electrical components which serve to project developers, would be tax exempt”, says Article 97 of the plan, presented on Wednesday before [...]
by LUIS EDO. DIAZ; translation and further editing by TCRN Staff Of the 61 beaches awarded a rating by the Ecological Blue Flag Program (PBAE) only two of them, Playa Blanca in Punta Leona, and Langosta in Santa Cruz, Guanacaste-achieved the top rating of five stars. What this means is that these two beaches are [...]
Featured Eco Columnist Elizabeth Mann For a year one of my dreams had been to see and film the Blue Morpho butterfly in its natural habitat. On January 13, 2010, I finally had my chance to search for one of the rarest Blue Morpho species, Morpho amathonte, in the jungles of Costa Rica. For five [...]
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