Environment
Costa Rica, Ecology as a Seal
How surprising it may seem, Costa Rica is now one of the pioneer countries with regard to environmental protection. Combining measures of preservation and ecotourism, the small country of Central America reinforces its new economy in full growth. The...
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People in San Carlos Promote Kitchen Gardening
Jacqueline and Joseph Vargas are two brothers who live in San Venecia de San Carlos. They are interested in promoting a project to boost healthy lifestyle to the Costa Ricans. To carry out this idea, they decided to create...
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By 2021 Costa Rica Will be the First Country to Eliminate Single-Use Plastics
Why does single-use plastics represent a problem for any country?The overproduction of single-use plastics is a serious problem of garbage generation for most countries around the world. This is because, despite their very short usage period, typical plastic takes...
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Rapid Rise in Demand for Organic in Costa Rica
In 2015 when Upward Spirals first launched the Organic Directory, we were excited to find about 65 locations around Costa Rica to buy organic food.Despite Costa Rica’s deserved reputation as a world leader in sustainability, we found it was...
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Differences Between Ecotourism and Sustainable Tourism in Costa Rica
Ecotourism and Sustainable Tourism are terms that are often used interchangeably. Although ecotourism and sustainable tourism have great similarities, they have subtle differences.EI Sustainable Tourism is that tourism modality that responds to the needs of the tourists and the...
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Homes and Enterprises Store Renewable Energy in Grids
In the last 18 months, Costa Ricans have been benefitted by a pricing model for net metering that enables them to generate and store extra sustainable energy in grids.In 2016, the Environment and Energy Minister (MINAE) created a program...
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5 things you should know about Turrialba’s lava lake
A REDDISH glow usually pops up on the TURRIALBA volcano when it is in activityTURRIALBA IS CONSIDERED AN UNPREDICTABLE VOLCANO BY THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY.The sudden appearance of a little lake in Turrialba volcano caught everybody by surprise, especially the...
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University of Costa Rica Saves So Much Water
165 students wash their clothes with PURIFIED rain waterWater harvesting, that’s the method used by a group of 165 students of the University of Costa Rica as another choice to help the environment restore.This plan consists of collecting, chlorinate,...
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Climate Change is Taking its Toll on Cahuita’s Biodiversity
Cahuita National Park in Costa Rica is a good example of how the global warming is affecting the seashores.Marcos Sánchez, one of the best biologists of Costa Rica, was interviewed after a conference held in a hotel at Cahuita...
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Advantages and Disadvantages of Living in a Country with Lots of Volcanoes
Poas Volcano generated more than $1 million in visits until April this year.Most of the tourist sites and tours are around the slopes of the volcanoes.There are approximately 290 volcanoes in Costa Rica. Some of them are already extinct,...
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Cocos Island Costa Rica: A Natural Global Treasure
Cocos Island, located in the Pacific Ocean about 535 km off the coast of Costa Rica, is a true...