Hell Hotel: San Lucas Prison
[vc_row full_width="full_width"][vc_column][vc_column_text]For the most incorrigible misbehavior, like killing another prisoner, inmates at the San Lucas prison island were lowered into “the hole” — literally a hole in the middle of a big concrete disc on top of what...
Reforesting Costa Rica
Fonafifo, the National Forest Financing Fund of Costa Rica, has a significant impact on the country through its role in financing the forestry sector, especially supporting small and medium producers of forestry goods and services. It leads the implementation of the...
Wellness: Superfoods – Guanabana
Costa Rica has a way of weaving guanábana into almost every part of daily life. You sip it as a cold fresco after a long surf session, lick it off a dripping ice cream cone at a beach fiesta, and see it piled high in market stalls beside plantains and papayas while...
From Flab to Fab: The Non-Surgical ContourSlim Treatment Everyone’s Talking About
From Flab to Fab: The Non-Surgical ContourSlim Treatment Everyone’s Talking About ContourSlim LipoZeroPro: Your Body and Face, Refined Without Surgery When you hear “body contouring”, you might picture surgery, weeks of recovery and a lot of nerves. ContourSlim...
From Brows to Body: Why Isa Skincare Is Costa Rica’s Go-To Clinic for Total Rejuvenation
Isa Skincare Costa Rica: A Personal, High-Tech Path to Timeless Skin Walking into Isa Skincare feels less like stepping into a clinic and more like being welcomed into a beauty atelier where every treatment is designed just for you. Soft lighting, calm voices and the...
Costa Rican Glow-Up: A Complete Isa Skincare Journey from Jungle Ingredients to Luminous Skin
There’s a reason Isa Skincare feels different from the first pump of product. It’s not just the elegant packaging or that golden Costa Rican glow in the photos – it’s a full ritual built on rainforest botanicals, smart science and a simple three-step routine that...
Same Month, Different Planet: The Real Reason Costa Rica Skips “Winter”
Short answer: Northern countries label seasons by daylight and temperature, while Costa Rica names them by rainfall—hence December–April is “summer” here. What do “winter” and “summer” actually mean? Short answer: The meaning changes with the metric you use, light and...
Celebrating the Dining Culture of Costa Rica
Expat Traditional Holiday Meals Go Tico? Expats can beautifully combine traditional Thanksgiving and Christmas foods with Costa Rican influences by blending familiar holiday dishes with local ingredients and flavors. For Thanksgiving, incorporating Costa Rican staples...
The Original and Still the Best: La Fortuna to Monteverde, Around Lake Arenal
Costa Rica’s classic loop around Lake Arenal to Monteverde is the sort of road trip that stitches together the country’s greatest hits: adventure in all weather, rainforest wildlife at arm’s length, culture and small-town hospitality, family-friendly entertainment,...
Recipe of The Month – Ceviche
Costa Rican Ceviche: the cool, zesty bite of pura vidaCosta Rica has a way of turning simple moments into mini-adventures—morning surf followed by strong coffee, live marimba drifting from the plaza, scarlet macaws flashing through the canopy, and business chats that...