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PURA VIDA!
When you ask a Tico, “Como le va?”, he/she will invariably answer, “Pura Vida”. We Americans ask, “Hi, how are you” and we invariably get the answer, “Fine thank you”. What’s the difference? According to a recent measure of Happiness, the New Economics Foundation, in measuring how efficiently a country consumes ecological resources to support […]
The Boruca Face Masks of Costa Rica
Boruca Indians are one of four Indian tribes still in Costa Rica. They live in the mountains of Southwestern Costa Rica and survive by selling their very popular Boruca masks and weavings. The men carve these expressive masks of balsa-wood and the women are the weavers. Colors for the painting of these masks and dye […]
Green Coco Water, the New Drink
Alert: Coco water. The Wall Street Journal recently published an article about the rise in consciousness about green coconut water. They mentioned that Pepsi and Coca Cola were looking at green coco water as a the new health food drink and are starting their businesses and marketing campaigns in Brazil. In time the product will […]
Costa Rica’s Environmental Report/Remedies
There are no areas of biodiversity in Costa Rica that have not left an indelible footprint and no habitats have been spared. All ecosystems have suffered change at the hands of humanity, or we should say lack of humanity. High on the list is deforestation and in that certain species of jungle trees have lagged […]
Our focus Here at the Mango Tree Eco-lodge is Nature Based.
How Are we Doing our Part to Be an Ecolodge and Practice Ecotourism? First, the words must be defined. The Ecotourism Society defines Ecotourism as “responsible travel to natural areas which conserves the environment and improves the welfare of the local people”. The definition also includes the concepts of conserving and improving the place you […]