By Shelagh Duncan It is an undeniable fact that the kitchen is the heart of the home. Many of our homes have an open-plan layout so the kitchen is a visible part of the living area. We can make the kitchen less noticeable so it blends in with the appearance
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By Benn Gilmour We are now in what are traditionally our wettest months here on the Pacific Coast where heavy rains & flooded rivers cause an abundance of trees, branches and other debris to make their way down the rivers and out into the Ocean creating huge areas of weed
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Field Trips are Fun! While many visitors and locals are aware of the wonderful reforestation efforts of many organizations in our area and around the country, other important conservation efforts sometimes go unnoticed. Besides our habitat reforestation program, the Titi Conservation Alliance has also focused its efforts on Environmental Education
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The long awaited, ever useful, always insight DOUBLE MONTH edition of Quepolandia is always a blast for those businesses and companies who are gearing up for a few slow and sleepy months in our rainy season…. NOT SO MUCH FOR MARINA PEZ VELA as packing in all the news, events,
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¡Happy New 70 Verbs! ¡Happy New Flashcards! Parte VIII ¡Hola amigos! How did you do filling the previous seven verbs? Remember to check your answer on this link: http://www.oscostarica.com/printable-spanish-flashcards/ This month there are seven new verbs. Fill the boxes with the conjugations of the verbs in present tense… Remember that
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By Lexi Baca Hello, and welcome to your monthly article from me, your faithful KSTR spokeskid. This month I have some good news and some bad news! A few days ago, I had a chance to interview a 9-year-old girl named Karma, who moved here with her mom specifically for
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Bienvenidos…Welcome to the Rainforest…green season has arrived. So enjoy the peace of it and the greenness it provides. Our mornings are normally beautiful the rain comes later in the day so get moving early and maybe an afternoon nap (guilt free in the rain haha). Our restaurants and tour companies
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The Titi Conservation Alliance was started in 2001 by a group of business owners within the tourist industry based around Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica. Recognizing the need for conservation of their natural environment to maintain prosperity of the local economy, this group of entrepreneurs began the Titi Conservation
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Music lovers and certainly most musicians, whether they are singers or sidemen or drummers, love and value our songwriters. I give them all respect and thank them for educating us and for telling our stories and history. And for giving me something to play along to… They enunciate the dreams
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The ebb and flow of the ocean, moon phases, and our days to nights it seems as if everything around us has a rhythm and a tempo. The world works in patterns as does energy, ying and yang, and the seasons. As humans why are many of us not in
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When bananas become old and mushy, they are perfect for this recipe. You will love how quickly and easily these loaves are prepared. Makes two 8 X 4 inch pans. Ingredients 6 tablespoons of soft butter 1 cup of sugar 2 eggs 2 large ripe bananas 2 teaspoons of vanilla
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How do we share our homes with our four legged friends? By Shelagh Duncan We love our homes: we want them to be stylish and comfortable, inviting and cosy. We love our pets too, and as they are very much a part of our lives we incorporate things into our
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¡Happy New 70 Verbs! ¡Happy New Flashcards! Parte VII ¡Hola amigos! How did you do filling the previous seven verbs? Remember to check your answer on thins link: oscostarica.com/printable-spanish-flashcards/. This month there are seven new verbs. Fill the boxes with the conjugations of the verbs in present tense… Remember that
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By Lexi Baca Hello my dear readers! I am back, yet again, with another article. Last month, I spent a few weeks traveling around Central America, visiting Guatemala (More like Guatebueno!), Belize, and Honduras. While each place was beautiful in its own way, I did feel a longing for a
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