The country was honored with the Healthy Places 2025 award in recognition of its initiatives concerning health, nature, and active lifestyles. Costa Rica was honored as the Best International Destination at the Healthy Places 2025 Awards, sponsored by Men’s Health and Women’s Health in Spain. The award acknowledges destinations that foster comprehensive wellness, active lifestyles, engagement...
In Rajasthan's sun-burned plains, where the earth cracks under the unrelenting heat and dry winds sweep across endless stretches of sand, most people see desolation. However, Bhuvnesh Ojha sees potential in every arid area—the promise of life, shade, and rebirth. Ojha, who is referred to as the "Jungle Man of Rajasthan," has devoted his life to turning wastelands into flourishing ecosystems,...
Simón Bolívar Park in San José will become the country's first Urban Natural Park. The project, led by the Friends of Nature Association of the Central and Southern Pacific, is expected to be completed by the end of 2026. The former zoo has been transformed into a landscape rich in woodland, wildlife, aquatic ecosystems, architectural and cultural legacy, and recreational areas. The initiative aims...
Growing plants on the balcony? It is possible! Birgit Schattling, an organic balcony gardener, talked with myHOMEBOOK about the advantages, special features, and top advice for sustainable planting in pots, boxes, and containers. On a balcony, amid vivid tomatoes, flowering marigolds, and buzzing wild bees, a tiny universe of variety, pleasure, and sustainability might appear. Although it may appear...
According to Numbeo's Quality of Life Index 2025, which was released this year, Costa Rica came in second in Latin America. Based on variables including purchasing power, safety, healthcare quality, cost of living, price-to-income ratio for real estate, commute time to work, and environment, the data analysis platform assigns an average to each nation. A better quality of life is indicated by a...
A transcendental event for the future of Costa Rican gastronomy took place at the Costa Rica Convention Center. As part of the tenth anniversary of the National Plan for Sustainable and Healthy Costa Rican Gastronomy (PNGCSS), the strategic plan was updated to reflect the evolving realities of the gastronomic sector and the country's agri-food systems. The PNGSS has been a critical reference for...
Costa Rica has formally put its ground-breaking "Law to Combat Plastic Pollution and Protect the Environment" into effect, marking a significant step in the fight against plastic waste. The law that was first adopted in 2019 has now come to life thanks to the long-awaited regulations, which were published in La Gaceta in April 2023. With its focus on plastic bottles in particular, this historic law...
The companies' shared goal of developing a portfolio of Costa Rican hotels with a local flavor has been solidified with the signing of an agreement between Marriott International and Enjoy Group to open two more properties in the Autograph Collection. Joining two other Costa Rican properties managed by Enjoy Group, Villa Lapas are expected to open in the last quarter of 2025. The 86 bedrooms at Villa...
Due to overfishing and increasing global demand for 'blue foods', such as wild fish and marine creatures, ocean farming is expanding quickly. Fish, kelp, prawns, oysters, and other species are currently extensively cultivated. Currently, farmed seafood consumption surpasses that of wild-caught fish globally. Farms are emerging on coastlines and in offshore areas globally. Australians are likely...
For the last two decades, I've made it my mission to learn everything I can about the diets of those who manage to live to be 100 years old or older. I think I found the healthiest breakfast in the world in a little nook in Nicoya, Costa Rica. At four in the morning, a dozen or so members of the Cooperativa Nicoya gather beneath a red-tiled roof. They heat cauldrons of hot beans over wood fires in...
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