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THE YEAR OF THE PATH OF THE TIGER
In Chinese medicine, this is the year of the Tiger… I have witnessed tiger parts being sold in Chinese medicine pharmacies in Hong Kong and think with horror of this dying breed and their extinction unless conservation and awareness are fostered among these perpetrators. I live in Costa Rica now and I have had the […]
REGENERATING THE GREEN CHILD By Rosemary MacGregor
One of the strongest motivations for eco-tourism should be the influences it can have on our children. Here at the Mango Tree SPA we were visited by a top CEO from ECO Securities, the top carbon reducing company in the world. I asked this CEO what was the best way to change people’s behavior and […]
SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH MIMICRY AND CAMOUFLAGE THE COPYCATS in THE WILD
As John Locke said, “We are like chameleons, we take our hue and the colour of our moral character, from those around us:” The next time you brush away that “stick” it may be an insect dazzled in its borrowed designer jungle outfit for its very survival. In nature, different members of a species have […]
DO MANGROVE TREES WALK?
The ecosystem (rainforest) of the Osa Peninsula is among the most complex on the planet and the wetlands made up of the drainage from the Sierpe and Terraba Rivers, forms one of the largest mangrove areas on the entire Pacific Coast of the American continent. In this zone where fresh water meets salt water between […]
WHAT TO BRING TO YOUR COSTA RICA RENTAL
To make your trip and experience the best ever there are few items to bring with you that you might not have thought about: a hat, an umbrella, a flashlight, video-camera if you have one, a beach towel, band aides, an underwater camera for snorkeling, a thin long-sleeved cotton shirt, hiking boots, one pair long […]