The Turrialba Volcano is an active stratovolcano (a type of conical volcano of great height composed of multiple layers of hardened lava). This volcano is located in the district of Santa Cruz, in the cantón of Turrialba, in the province of Cartago.
With its summit at a height of 3,340 m, it is the second highest volcano in Costa Rica, second...
In Costa Rica, there are four groups of mountain ranges. They run from northwest to southeast crossing the whole country. Only two of these mountain ranges are volcanic. They are called the Volcanic Mountain Range of Guanacaste and the Central Volcanic Mountain Range.
The Central Volcanic Mountain Range is 80 km long starting from the Tapezco...
Costa Rica's Jaguar
A Jaguar does not fear the smell of humans and can follow a man or his tracks with ease. Their body is robust, short, muscular and armed with strong legs and claws. It also has a short tail and small round ears. It is the largest carnivore that inhabits Costa Rica. Adult males can weigh from 64-100 kilos and females 45-80...
Costa Rica's Danta
The Danta, also known as the Tapir, is the largest of mammals that inhabit the country. Its large footprints in the muddy ground reveal their presence. Their body is robust with strong legs and large hoofs. Their hair is sparse brown, spread evenly on the back and sides with light brown on the belly.The pups have white...
The Squirrel Monkey
The Squirrel Monkey is the smallest of the monkeys that inhabit our forests. His favorite foods are insects and berries. Its body measures approximately 75 cm, 40 cm of those 75 cms correspond to the queue. It is a reddish-yellow color with black around the face, a prehensile tail (lets them grab onto different surfaces)...
Franklin Ramón Chang Diaz, Sc.D. is a Costa Rican-American mechanical engineer, physicist and former NASA astronaut. Dr. Chang Diaz became an American citizen in 1977. He is a veteran of seven Space Shuttle missions, making him the record holder as of 2014 for the most spaceflights (a record he shares with Jerry L. Ross). He was the third Latin...
The Hidden Garden Art Gallery and the Tres Amigos Realty office in Playas del Coco have teamed up to promote local Costa Rican artists. With permission from the artists, the Tres Amigos Pacifico Retail Village office has become one of only a few display sites where you can view the artwork away from the gallery. All of the art pieces are for sale...
Palo Verde National Park
Normally tourists visiting Guanacaste go to "Palo Verde" by boat. Actually the Palo Verde Tours almost never go into Palo Verde National Park. They enter from the Western side of the Tempique River and travel by boat into private reserve land but never go into Palo Verde National Park.
To get to the Park go South...
Costa Rica is the most democratic country in Latin America, which includes Mexico, Central and South America according to the Konrad Adenauer Foundation.
In 1821 Costa Rica gained independence from Spain and joined the rest of Central America to form a monarchial regime called the Mexican Empire. In 1823 the five states of Central America...
ÑAMPI, also known as taro
Ñampi is a root vegetable that must be cooked well and shouldn't be eaten raw. In its raw form, it contains calcium oxalate which, when ingested, can cause kidney stones. When boiled, it's best to put in a pinch of baking soda to help leach out the calcium oxalate from the vegetable.
Taro can be boiled or fried in...