By William Westwood, Educational Intern Hi, my name is Will and I’m here to tell you all about Kids Saving the Rainforest and the fantastic educational programs that we are currently running. Kids Saving the Rainforest (KSTR) began in 1999 in Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica when Janine Licare and Aislin
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A Glimpse of Intelligence and Adaptability in Tropical Nature by Jack Ewing The Jungle Chicken The great tinamou, called gallina de monte or jungle chicken in Spanish, looks like a grouse. With great effort it can fly, but not far or high. When you are walking through the jungle and
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By Desiree Brassert This salad is sold as a refreshing snack in the street stalls of Saigon and goes well with beer. Salad One small green papaya—I just ask a neighbor if I can pluck one off their tree! One packet of beef jerky, finely cut with scissors –Jack links
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By Shelagh Duncan One of the things we learn early on in CR is that Tico chairs and sofas leave a lot to be desired in the comfort department. The mattress, chair and sofa are the most important pieces in your home. They are where you will spend most of
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By Gary Garrett You’re saying to yourself “Really? He’s reviewing a dictionary? Alrighty, then.” But seriously folks, a Spanish-English Dictionary can be an invaluable tool for our local English-speaking tourists and those residents that have not honed their Spanish skills as yet. To be sure, there are many available in
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By Sam Trull, TSI Co-Founder/Sloth Director The past few months have been a whirlwind—so many exciting new project ideas and so many projects that have been underway for a long time…finally showing the fruits of our labor! I am very excited to report that Ellen and Kermie’s release is underway!
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How do you make the transition from reading the notated music in front of you on a piece of paper to closing your eyes and just playing the music that somehow occurs to you? I’ve been asked this question a lot, especially from classically trained violinists who for some reason
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By Scott Cutter, Sales Director The high season here at Marina Pez Vela is packed with energy and activities both for the anglers who are flocking to the finest sport fishing waters in the world as well as tourists and locals alike who are seeking unique experiences in the areas
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Bienvenidos/Welcome to Paradise…we turned on the heat for you! There’s always a chance for a little rain in April …no worries it certainly won’t be enough to rain out any plans that you might have and we really need it as we are “cooked” …you may even want to dance
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By Sarah Munro The fishin’ is HOT out there, and so are the anglers. Summer is here, and the first tournaments of the season have happened. Officially opening the tournament season, Leg I of the Signature Triple Crown in Los Sueños, was January 20-23. Local boat, Tranquilo took top spot
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By Delilah Barnfield Hi, my name is Delilah Barnfield and I am 14 years old in the 9th grade. I have been a Girl Scout since I was in 1st grade in troop 6805 from Redondo Beach, CA. I love what I have learned being a Girl Scout. To me
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Like an insistent, chattering monkey, I am always telling folks to get out and listen to live music. Now clearly that is somewhat self-serving, since as a working musician it is always more fun for me to play when there is an audience. I want people to listen, and re-act
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By Todd Pequeen I recently lived out of a camper van for two months. My first time in forty years to actually have my bed, kitchen, and living area in five meters of space. For the bathroom I had to exit, besides that everything I needed was in that van. Upon my
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¡Hola gente! ¿Did you watch the Super Bowl 50? Go Broncos!!!!! Last month we empathized the most important sounds of español: A – E – I – O – U. This month I am going to share some words that begin with those letters, with those vowels. I am gonna
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The Golden Tennis Ball By Jack Ewing Back in the 1980s the economy in this part of Costa Rica was still driven by rice farming and cattle ranching. Tourism was something we all knew would come later, but nobody had a clear picture of how it would work. In 1986
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