We have a new neighbor in front of Central. A hanging nest has carefully been built by one of the beautiful bright yellow and black birds that usually visit Central corridor every morning. On your way to McHenry peak you might see the active little fellow flying in or out of the nest.
When talking or emailing with guests soon to come, we get the question often about what the rainy or green season is like. It's fantastic! The land is lush and green, the temperature is cooler and although weather in the tropics can be unpredictable there is normally a strong daily pattern from ...
With the Ilan Ilan trees and jasmine bushes in bloom, Plaza Carlota is smelling fantastic.
Many trees in the mountains are now covered with purple flowers. I looked for the name of the tree online and couldn't find it anywhere. Not happy. I like knowing tree names. It was quite confusing...The barks of trees with flowers were different colours, sizes, textures and shapes. How come? ...
We received a great visit from the grupo ecológico Futuro Verde, who came for a field trip through the trails and town lead by our Agro-forestry team. One of the organizers were our friends from Abriendo Mentes who play a very important role in the community, especially with programs directed to ...
In Costa Rica we know it's May when we see the first "Abejón de mayo" (May beetle). These harmless beetles appear with the first showers of the year, which are normally in May. They are part of the Melolonthinae subfamily of the scarab beetles, a very diverse group; distributed over most of the ...
Sunday mornings are always busy at Pura Vida Ride. Sun or rain, there is always activity, new and familiar faces, and many opportunities for a friendly chat. Hoping today's morning bike ride was fantastic (and a little muddy for some extra fun).
This papaya tree behind Casa Indigo is full of small green papayas. In some weeks they will turn orange-yellowish and will be ready to eat. On the left there is an orange tree and also a mango tree. Seems it will be fruit salad time soon!
This is on the right side of the bridge along Playa Danta, on the way to Dantita, which was dry a few days ago. It looks like a small river, but of salt water. Sometimes high tide is slightly higher than usual. This might be caused because of weather conditions far away at open sea like strong ...
These days the garden at Plaza Central has been busy. There are large groups of butterflies (yellow, orange, and a mix of these colors with black) around the peacock flower bushes (Caesalpinia pulcherrima) close to the fountain.
Calle Virginia is changing by the day, and Casa 8 Calle Virginia has just been delivered. Town Architect Sara Bega is the Architect for this home. Every level of the house has an outdoor terrace with fantastic views. The topography at Calle Virginia is quite special, from the front of the house it ...
You see them playing hide and seek, riding their bikes, playing football in Calle la Ronda, at swim school, having a half melted shaved ice at Pura Vida Ride. At times there's a stillness that makes you notice they are not around, they might be at the beach, at school, out for the day, taking a ...
This morning I heard at Plaza Central’s corridor “yalla, yalla!”. It’s been many many years since I last heard that phrase. It’s an informal way of saying “hurry up” or “let’s get going” in Arabic. It was a mom talking to her 2 children who were running late for their swimming lesson at the Beach ...
On the beach side trail parallel to Paseo del Mar there are many piñuelas (Bromelia pinguin). This native plant is great for landscaping, in part because it's adapted to the area’s climate so doesn’t need to be watered during dry season. It's prickly long leaves are green almost all year round, but ...
This month I have spoken to several families interested in moving to Las Catalinas, which is always very happy news. While more people make Las Catalinas home, for many of us it is where we spend part of our days, with a commute involved, and what a commute! By far the most interesting one I’ve had ...
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