When I think about potted plants, a fond memory comes to mind from the days when I first arrived in Costa Rica. I was staying on a farm in the highlands above Barva de Heredia, north of San José. On a ...

Expect stunning eco-resorts, treetop dining, and incredible flora and fauna.

Welcome to our exploration of a fascinating and versatile plant known as Pico de pájaro, or Cassia occidentalis. This pantropical plant is a common sight in coastal and intermediate regions of Costa ...

"Plants faring worse than monkeys in increasingly patchy forests of Costa Rica." ScienceDaily. www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2018 / 03 / 180312155410.htm (accessed March 25, 2026).

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Costa Rica, a leader in eco-tourism and home to some of the world's rarest species, planted its 5 millionth tree of 2007 on Wednesday as it tries to put a brake ...

WESTFIELD — Four seniors in the horticulture department at Westfield Technical Academy recently went on a once-in-a-lifetime adventure with their teacher Nathan Sperry and three chaperones to Costa ...

Hard to believe it was just a year ago that 36 of us were in Costa Rica. I am glad it was last year, as I don't think we would have made it out this year. I had a great time reliving the trip doing ...

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From seeing sloths, to admiring colonial architecture, tasting local food and listening to music, here are the things to do ...

TORONTO, ON (Canada) - Cattle ranching, agriculture and other human activities are breaking up Costa Rican forests into isolated patchy fragments, but causing more problems for native plant ...