Archive for the 'Beaches, nature & places in Costa Rica' Category
Survive Costa Rican Jungle - III
Monday, July 16th, 2007
Survive Costa Rican Jungle - II
Monday, July 9th, 2007
Survive Costa Rican Jungle - I
Monday, July 2nd, 2007Part I of a series who to survive in the jungle of Costa Rica
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Butterflies as income - a Costa Rican story
Saturday, June 30th, 2007Days ago we wrote about a butterfly farm close to San José, this time the Seattle Times reports about butterflies as source of income for many Costa Ricans.
From the article: “The idea to export butterflies from Costa Rica began one day in 1983, when Joris Brinckerhoff, a New Hampshire native and Peace Corps volunteer hitchhiking in the Central American nation, was picked up by a butterfly enthusiast who had heard that people in southeast Asia had begun exporting the insects for exhibit. Brinckerhoff decided to give it a try in Costa Rica.”
In the meantime, the business is doing so well that he hired employees and sells the insects to museums. A pupa is sold for 1-2 US$. More than 100 butterfly farmers are connected to this export company.
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The Butterfly Farm in La Guacima de Alajuela
Friday, June 1st, 2007If you come to Costa Rica, there is one place you should not miss, even if you come for surfing only: the butterfly farm not far away from San José.
You can get a lot of butterflies to see, in all states of development. You don’t have to be a fan of butterlies to come to this place. This is a part of Costa Rica and tells you a lot about the country. You will see it when you come close to the area and understand.
Link: www.butterflyfarm.co.cr
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White-faced monkeys
Thursday, April 26th, 2007Ever heared about such animals? Well, in Costa Rica, there are some. Read more about them here…Â
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The great turtle race
Wednesday, April 25th, 2007A nice article about the yearly great turtle race - the migration of 11 leatherback turtles - can be found at Jaded Thea.
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News from Costa Rica - travelers report
Saturday, April 21st, 2007I collected some stories for you from different sites and travel reports about Costa Rica in the last months of this blog. A new one is about a High School class from Beloit to pass spring break in the heart of Costa Rica. It was an educational programm, but fun was not excluded.
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Costa Rica - a life-changing experience?
Tuesday, April 10th, 2007Costa Rica is great, not only for surfers. And we receive mails from our guests how incredible the trip to Costa Rica was. And we read stories, telling the same. As we believe that every travel will give you something back, someones think it’s Costa Rica who changed their lives. Here some stories:
We’re open to hear your story about travel, surf and Costa Rica. What do you think?
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