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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He podido atestiguar la transformación de la capital tica durante los últimos años. Como aficionado a las grandes urbes y toda la energéa que se encuentra dentro de ellas, los avances en la recuperación de los espacios públicos para mi han sido un gran aporte a la calidad de vida en este paés. El diario La Nación publicó un editorial hoy sobre como va marchando San Josí que vale la pena leer para cualquiera que pase por las calles capitalinas con frequencia, y que sueña con una ciudad mejor.
Publicado: 10 November 2009
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McDonald’s has opened its third “green” restaurant in the world in Via Lindora, a booming area of high-end strip malls west of San Jose. The restaurant was, according to the engineer in this video (Spanish only) built to the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED standards, which is the current standard for “green buildings.”
The only information I have to go off is the video that I linked above. As it stands, it’s a nice promotional piece for the restaurant that details all of the ecologically friendly efforts used in building this place, but makes no attempt to actually prove that they work.
Will the next stop for McDonald’s be healthful food opitions and environmental education for all? Doubt it.
Publicado: 18 September 2009
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I took the train into the office today, and it was wonderful. From the station in downtown Heredia to the Estacion al Atlantico in San Jose, the 25 minutes of ride were clean, comfortable, air conditioned and stress-free. This last point is key. I normally drive into the office, and fighting traffic/potholes/stray dogs/weather always makes for a white-knuckle ride. But for just 350 colones you can avoid all the drama of the street. Trains leave from Heredia every half hour, between 6am and 9am. Return trains from San Jose start at 4pm and run through 7pm, again departing every half hour.
This is quite the fortuitous discovery for me. Now, I can lazily read the newspaper and arrive downtown fresh as a spring morning, happy to participate in the tangle of public transportation.
Publicado: 16 September 2009
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If you’re office is near Los Yoses and it’s breakfast time, give a cal to El Balcon. I just had two eggs scrambled with onions, tomatoes and ham, along with gallo pinto, natilla, bread, cheese, coffee and orange juice, all delivered to my office door for 1,400 colones. That’s right, for around $2.37 you can get a delicious breakfast, delivery included. The number is 2280-1183. I recommend the Combo #1. If you don’t speak much Spanish, get someone to make the call for you. It’s worth it.
Publicado: 3 September 2009
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The long-awaited train to Heredia finally began operations today. Anyone who commutes between Heredia and San Jose will rejoice at the prospect of riding the rails instead of chugging along the traffic-choked streets. Costa Rican railroad officials estimate that some 5,000 people will take the tran every day. Unfortunately, the train in currently only running from 5:30am to 8:30am and 4:30pm and 8pm, leaving lazy mid-day travelers and late-night revelers only the traditional modes of transportation. There are five stops, and tickets cost 350 colones, regardless of length of travel.
In other news, the artisan market on the east side of the Plaza de la Democracia will be no more soon. This article details how the long-standing handicrafts market will be transferred to a building to be remodeled on the south side of the Plaza de Guarantias Sociales. Near the current handicrafts market, President Oscar Arias plans to build his Peace Museum.
Publicado: 8 August 2009
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Hay un buen artéculo aqué sobre la Sala Precolombina en el Museo Nacional, que volvió a abrir sus puertas al público despuís de una remodelación que duró un año en terminarse. El museo tambiín cuenta con su propio sitio.
Costa Rica’s Museo Nacional has reopened its Pre-Colombian Room after a year of restoration. If you read Spanish, click here for a more complete article. Some 800 pieces are being exhibited in a freshly remodeled room at this museum on the eastern edge of San Jose. The museum is open Tuesday through Sunday, from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm. Tickets cost 1,000 colones for residents, $6 for foreigners. Wednesdays are free for Costa Rican residents, and children under 12, students with an ID and senior citizens are always free.
Costa Rica’s National Museum is a great place to spend a couple of hours learning about the country’s history and taking in sweeping views of downtown San Jose. Click here for a direct link to the museum’s website.
Publicado: 6 August 2009
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