The Costa Rican Art Museum and National Biology Institute have joined forces in the photography exhibit Arte y Biodiversidad. This exhibition showcases 50 photographs from five local photographers who had the opportunity to creatively explore INBio’s insect collection.
A jury selected the 10 best photos from each artist, along with a catalog that combines art and science. The catalog is on sale at INBioparque and the Costa Rican Art Museum.
The exhibtion’s opening is Thursday, November 26th at 7pm at INBioparque.
Publicado: 25 November 2009
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El Museo de Arte Costarricense y el Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad (INBio) se complacen en presentar la exposición Arte y Biodiversidad, que recoge las 50 mejores fotograféas de cinco fotógrafos nacionales que tuvieron la oportunidad de acceder a la colección de insectos del INBio y captarlos de forma creativa desde sus lentes.
Se eligieron las 10 mejores fotograféas de cada uno para ser exhibidas y con las cuales tambiín se publicó un catálogo de alta calidad que reúne el arte y la ciencia. Esta publicación estará a la venta en el INBioparque y en las oficinas administrativas del MAC.
La inauguración se llevará a cabo el déa jueves 26 de noviembre a las 7:00 p.m. en el INBioparque.
Publicado: 25 November 2009
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Watching giant sea turtles return to the same beaches where they have laid their eggs for millenia is an important economic activity in Costa Rica’s tourism industry. In order to help this activity, The World Wildlife Foundation has launched a website that shows all the best-prepared beaches for each of the five sea turtle species. With this information, visitors can see which turtles arrive at which beaches, and when.
Publicado: 20 November 2009
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En Costa Rica, las personas interesadas en presenciar la anidación de tortugas marinas cuentan ahora con una útil página web que compila la información necesaria.
En ausencia de la extraordinaria cualidad que permite a una tortuga regresar a la playa donde nació para depositar sus huevos, aquellos que deseen presenciar el desove de tortugas marinas en Costa Rica pueden orientarse con la página web Visitación de playas de anidación de tortugas marinas en Costa Rica, que acaba de lanzar al mundo el WWF, la organización global de conservación. Costa Rica es uno de los paéses más privilegiados en la lista de 43 naciones que ofrecen al visitante la posibilidad de ver tortugas marinas. Cinco de las siete especies de tortugas marinas anidan en Costa Rica. En virtud de las diferentes temporadas de anidación en sus dos costas, es posible presenciar tortugas marinas anidando durante todo el año.
El turismo de tortugas marinas genera más de 26,000 visitantes y US$ 7 millones anualmente en Tortuguero, en el Caribe costarricense. Empresarios, pequeños negocios locales y guéas se benefician de unos US$ 2 millones anuales por visitación turéstica al Parque Nacional Las Baulas, en el Pacéfico.
La página de WWF resume en un solo lugar los sitios mejor preparados para atender a visitantes y los calendarios de anidación para cada una de las playas y para cada una de las cinco especies de tortugas marinas que anidan en el paés. Con la información, el visitante puede decidir si visita una playa en el Caribe o en el Pacéfico para hacer coincidir su visita con la ípoca de anidación.
La visitante tambiín tendrá a su disposición instrucciones detalladas de cómo llegar a las playas y con quiín solicitar un tour y tambiín cómo comportarse en cercanéa de una tortuga desovando, contando asé con información que garantizará una informada visita que respete a las tortugas marinas y permita al visitante ser testigo de uno de los milagros de la vida.
Publicado: 20 November 2009
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Hotel Poco a Poco, located in Monteverde, received Four Leaves in the Certificate for Sustainable Tourism (CST). The program, promoted by the Costa Rican Tourism Board, is a rigorous rubric that businesses can implement to gain recognition for their good practices in the economic, social and environmental realms.
Publicado: 17 November 2009
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El Hotel Poco a Poco, ubicado en Monteverde, recibió la calificación de Cuatro Hojas del programa Certificado de Sostenibilidad Turéstica (CST) del Instituto Costarricense de Turismo. El CST es un programa rigoroso para promover buenas prácticas en el ámbito social, económico y ambiental.
Publicado: 17 November 2009
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Here’s the link to our Facebook page with pics from out ongoing trip to Hacienda Pinilla.
Publicado: 14 November 2009
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I’m not a health nut, but I love steak and beer, so I decided to jog from my hotel to Playa Avellanas to watch the sunset. After a full day of inspecting million-dollar homes, soaking in the sun poolside, and enjoying fresh mahi-mahi fillets, a little exercise was in order, both to offset my diet and to allow for a little contemplation.
The howler monkeys lined the road, cheering me on with deep whoops as they rose from their midday slumber. I’m not a biologist, but here at Hacienda Pinilla, the reforestation efforts that include planting 80,000 native-species trees annually are paying off. On either side of the 32 kilometers of road that wind through this 4,500-acre development, workers are creating a 30-meter buffer zone of these species as a type of biological corredor alongside the human corridor. Environmental work at Pinilla epitomizes the dramatic transformation that tourism has had in Guancaste. Whereas government programs forty years ago encouraged leveling the forest in favor of cattle farms, the eco-tourism boom has helped reverse that trend, changing Costa Rica into a country that has actually increases its forest cover annually over the last decade. Thus, alongside the rich baritone of the howlers, parakeets, myriad insects and other creatures that I couldn’t identify sang a chorus of rejuvenation and nature.
Arriving at Playa Avellanas, I passed the new Beach Club that is two weeks away from its grand opening. This building is an elegant of the Spanish-colonial architecture that prevails thoughout Pinilla. I’m not a surfer, but I can understand why they call this point Little Hawaii. The pounding surf forms formidable waves that curl into barrels that attarct surfers from around the globe. The sun was setting, back lighting the breaking waves like a light behind a swimsuit model’s wind-blown hair, painting the ocean with a golden brush and emanating a sepia glow, like living in a scene from Eternal Summer.
I headed back before darkness fell, passing manicured gardens, expansive estates and houses that I had only previously seen in magazines. I’m not a millionaire, but I understand why they are attracted to Pinilla. The low-density construction and reforestation efforts make every property seem like a private hacienda, within a community of private haciendas.
I am hungry, however. It’s dinner time, and I’ve had a look at the menu. I think I’ll have the steak, to go along with my beer.
Publicado: 14 November 2009
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We’re in Hacienda Pinilla for the weekend, to take in the sites and see a little of what you can do around Tamarindo while being far from the bustle of this little beach community. Don’t get me wrong – I enjoy spending time amid the boutiques and debaucherous nightlife that Tamarindo offers, but Pinilla offers a much more laid-back, upscale version of Guanacaste life. Spanish-colonial-style haciendas are set amid a nature reserve, and a nearly desolate beach provides gnarley waves (check out Little Hawaii at the south end) and more placid waters, too.
Because I spend most of my time in San Jose and Heredia, the idea of sitting pool or beachside with nothing to distract me but birdsong and the crashing surf is quite a nice change of pace. Tomorriw I’ll get out and explore the countryside.
Publicado: 13 November 2009
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I’ve witnessed the transformation that San Jose has undergone over the last few years. While guidebooks and naysayers suggest that visitors would best leave the city at the first opportunity, I have long held that the intense energy that urban centers hold is well worth exploring. Today, in a Spanish-language editorial, the Costa Rican daily La Nación agreed.
Among the points discussed in the piece are the resounding successes of the pedestrian boulevards on avenida Central avenida Cuarta. Foot traffic has increased along with shade, commerce and a sense of community. Now, with the newly inagurated Paseo de los Damas along the north side of the Parque Nacional, the urban experience is becoming progressively more pleasant, easier to navigate and worth sticking around the experience. Sculptures are popping up; parks are wonderfully lit at night. And work has started on a Chinatown in the city’s southern part of downtown.
Visitors will still experience a bit of culture shock, of course. Traffic remains brutal, and much of the local architecture can certainly be characterized as Third World Modern. But the pockets of pleasntness and beauty are expanding at a palpable rate, and I for one am happy to head downtown every chance I get.
Publicado: 10 November 2009
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