Where the Wild Beans Are: Working with ASOMOBI Community Engagement with the women’s coffee group of Biolley, Costa Rica Last week, I traveled with four of my classmates far into the Talamancan mountains in southern Costa Rica to learn from ASOMOBI in the small town of Biolley, Costa Rica. ASOMOBI stands for Asociación de Mujeres Organizadas de Biolley. For those
Experiencing Carnival in Limon, Costa Rica Each October, the Limon Province of Costa Rica hosts a two week long party that leads up to a grand parade. This event, Carnival, is a celebration of the mixing of culture, with origins of the event relating to Christopher Columbus’ landing in Limon in October of 1502. I visited Limon a few weeks
A Look at Jaco Beach, Costa Rica: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly This past weekend found me on the Pacific Coast of Costa Rica, at Playa Jaco with a group of my classmates. The experience was interesting to say the least. Bear with me as I try to explain the good, the bad, and the ugly of Jaco
Sustainable Living in Costa Rica at Finca Tierra Deep into the jungle of Costa Rica outside of the city of Puerto Viejo, on can find the Finca Tierra acroecological farm. Here, Ian Macaulay and Ana Gaspar Aguerri live fully off of the land with their two year-old son and introduce students from around the world to sustainable living and farming.
Exploring Costa Rica’s Wildlife In early October, my class ventured out to the Caribbean Coast of Costa Rica to learn about the Province of Limon and its distinct culture, lush national parks, and fascinating people. Best of all, we were able to come across dozens of animals that I could only dream of seeing. Costa Rica has only about 0.1%