By Jack Ewing All of you cat lovers out there aren’t going to be very happy with my use of the word “torture” to describe what your beloved pets do to little animals like mice, frogs, birds, and geckos. It’s hard to think badly about your beautiful, soft, cuddly friend
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Years ago, I learned that Italian polenta is a finer version of those exact little “grits” so beloved in the US south. Here to satisfy those soul food cravings, this is comfort food at its best. The topping is extremely versatile so you can use your favorite proteins, sauces, or
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SUMMERTIME is here.. at least for our friends up north and what was once a sleepy time of year here in Costa Rica has become an important season for our marina, tourism sector and community. Costa Rica is an incredibly popular destination for the summer season with families, groups and
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Bienvenidos… Welcome to our piece of paradise, it is sure to please. We have almost everything Costa Rica has to offer. Zip Lining, White water rafting, ATVs, horseback riding, skydiving, sport fishing, parasailing, ocean cruises, mangrove and waterfall tours. Just to mention a few. There are amazing restaurants for every
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By Lexi Baka Hello, once again! It’s me. I’m writing to you from Florida currently, although when you see this I will most likely be back in Costa Rica. My family took a very small vacation. But that isn’t what’s important…what’s important is that I’m here, and ready to deliver
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By Shelagh Duncan Ben Franklin has been credited with saying something like “fish and visitors start to smell after three days…” That may have been true back in the day, but we all love to have friends and family come visit and want them to enjoy their stay. We are
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By Danni Coyote Turmeric is arguably the most potent and powerful medicinal herb found in your pantry. If it isn’t in your pantry, it really should be. Turmeric is a plant native to Southern Asia, and is harvested for the medicinal properties of its rhizomes, or roots. It is in
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Row, row, row your boat, Gently down the stream. Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily, Life is but a dream. That is such a cool, Zen-like approach to life, and it comes to us in the form of an English children’s nursery rhyme. The song is actually a round—a musical composition in
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Back in October we wrote about the great Costa Rican conservation project known as the Blue Flag program. This highly successful program is jointly run by the Costa Rica Water Institute and the Costa Rica Tourist Institute (ICT). Every year dozens of local citizen committees (110 in 2015 to be
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¡Happy New 70 Verbs! ¡Happy New Flashcards! Parte V ¡Hola amigos! How did you do filling the previous seven verbs?: LAVAR, LLEVAR, OLER, DORMIR, PERDER, MATAR, MIRAR. Good luck with the next seven!: ENTAR, ESPERAR, DEBER, CONSEGUIR, HABER, ESTAR, ESTUDIAR. Remember that I chose those 70 verbs based on the
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AHHH… There is nothing quite like those first rains and the changes in the seasons here in paradise. Mangos in full bloom, Watermelons and Cantaloupes sweeter than sugar, the crowds and peak tourism season washing away with the first refreshing downpours of our transition into green season. It has been
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Recently, I had a dream where everything I had ever done in front of a mirror was broadcast for the world to see. In my dream, I was not embarrassed—I was actually promoting the broadcast to friends, saying things like, “Yes I really was flexible enough to do that to
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Tree Mining, Cardboard Boxes, and Poison Sawdust By Jack Ewing Carpenters, builders and sawmill operators love it; chicken and pig farmers hate it; and environmentalists have mixed feelings about it. I have heard people say that the gmelina tree (Gmelina arborea) is a plague that should be eradicated from the
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Manuel Antonio is not for everyone. It is a beach town that caters to the parts of us that are lazy and aloof. I see families, lovers, and friends arrive here salivating for change. We live with an alternative lifestyle to not enough hours in a day, the “realities” of
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After we thank our Jamaican friends for Bob Marley, we should also thank them for this Jerk seasoning recipe which is the absolute king of marinades. For 10 assorted bone-in chicken pieces. Marinade Ingredients 1 entire bunch of scallions(cebollino in Costa Rican) chopped to facilitate processing. 3 garlic cloves 1
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