In the Daily: La Plaza Debuts on Wednesday Nights There’s always something new to discover in Las Catalinas, like the recently debuted La Plaza, on Wednesday nights from 5:30 to 8:30pm.  From almost the very beginning, the beachfront around Plaza Danta has been a center of town, a place at the intersection of beaches,…

In this Daily: Manta Rays and Where to Find Them in Costa Rica  Oceanic Giant Manta Rays or Rayas Mantas (Manta Birostris) are the world's largest ray, reaching sizes of more than 20ft from wingtip to wingtip. Despite their size are one of the ocean’s most graceful and peaceful creatures, subsisting on a diet…

In this Daily: Contributions to Coastal Urbanism in Las Catalinas Las Catalinas is a new town in Costa Rica that has used the well-studied techniques and designs that have succeeded in some of the world’s favorite towns and cities like Eze, San Sebastián, Seaside, and many more to create a people-centered place that emphasizes…

In this Daily: One Year of Copper & Stone Gourmet Grocery  More than a year has passed since the opening of Copper & Stone Gourmet Grocery, which is town’s first grocery store and also offers a deli, coffee and smoothies, and a wide selection of wine and spirits.  As Copper & Stone moves headlong…

In this Daily: Building a Beautiful Place to Live, and Why That Matters Part of the founding vision of Las Catalinas was to create a place that would be beautiful. Beauty can be hard to quantify or measure, but the effect that a beautiful town or city can have on the people who live…

In this Daily: How Animals Survive Dry Season Almost all ecosystems exhibit some seasonality. In temperate regions, these changes can be seen in the changes from winter, spring, summer and fall, which can be drastic closer to the poles. In more tropical regions, the most prominent change is usually from wet to dry seasons. …

In this Daily: A Look Ahead at Costa Rica in December The arrival of December marks the start of a festive time around the world, with many cultures celebrating end of the year holidays.  In Costa Rica, these end of the year holidays come just as the country fully reaches summer, and also just…

In this Daily: Sailing in Costa Rica with the Costa Rica Sailing Center The steady winds from the northeast that characterize the majority of dry season begin again soon, coinciding with the return of the plentiful sun at this time of year. It’s a time well-suited to outdoor activities of all types around Las…

In this Daily: Thanksgiving in Las Catalinas Today is Thanksgiving, a holiday that isn’t nationally celebrated in Costa Rica, but fits well both with Costa Rica and Las Catalinas. Thanksgiving is a holiday centered around the idea of being grateful for what we have, and it presents a chance to step away from the…

In this Daily: Tropical Fruits for the Summer in Costa Rica The warm days full of sunshine during the summer in Guanacaste are complemented well by the cool, fresh taste of Costa Rican fruits. Any tico can remember the refreshing taste of pipa fría on a warm day, frescos of guanábana and cas, the…