Culture & Lifestyle
New Spanish School in Nosara offer courses for foreign residents
By Marcia Banes“I don’t speak Spanish” is a phrase that you might expect to hear in Nosara from a visiting Tourist, but it is more often used by many of Nosara’s long term residents who speak little or no...
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Nosareños Will Spend the Winter Without a Retaining Dam
By Oliver PérezEach year the Nosareños are affected by the floods caused by the growth of the Nosara River and, since there won't be a retaining wall, or dam, that will prevent the water from reaching many homes in...
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Intercultura: Language, Culture and Adventure
The SchoolIntercultura Language School offers a series of 18 courses designed by curriculum specialists, using interactive small groups in an environment of total immersion in Latin American culture. Classes are 4 hours per day, Monday to Friday. Our professors...
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New book on Osa highlights region
by TCRN StaffThe spectacular natural wealth of the Osa was expressed in the pages of the new book Bear: Where the rainforest meets the seaby the photographer Roy Toft and biologist Trond Larsen, both Americans.A total of 194 photographs...
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Finca Bellavista: Treehouse Community
Escape the concrete jungle and come live in a real one!Finca Bellavista was created by Crested Beauty, S.A. to provide an opportunity for a sustainable and harmonious lifestyle in a rainforest environment. Finca Bellavista utilizes hydroelectric and solar power,...
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Ayahuasca Boosts General Well-Being of People Who Follow this Amazonian Rite
Ayahuasca, an herbal decoction used ancestrally by Amazonian Indians, improves the health status of people who have followed these...