When a lot of people cook using beans, they just open a can that is already prepared. But in other parts of the world like Costa Rica, making homemade beans …
The Painted Oxcarts of Sarchi
Long before eco-tourism vans took to the roads of Costa Rica, there was another much simpler mode of transportation: the oxcart. Brightly painted with intricate designs, these original wagons or …
Making Organic Chocolate at La Iguana Chocolate
Among fields of pineapple and palm is a different kind of farm trying to bring back a lost art: the art of making chocolate. La Iguana Chocolate, set in the …
Taste Testing the Beers of Costa Rica
Having moved to Costa Rica from Boston, a city with more than a dozen different breweries, one of our first orders of business was to try every beer that we …
Vino de Coyol: Costa Rica’s Moonshine?
Costa Rica has its share of strange beverages, and we’ve tried a lot of them. There’s Agua de Tamarindo, a brown, sweet drink made from the tamarind fruit. If you …
A Costa Rican Wedding
A couple of months ago, Matt got a call from one of our friends in Costa Rica. Not just any friend, but the one who probably played the biggest role …
Capture the Color (of Costa Rica)
Capture the Color is a photo blogging challenge that was started last year by the people at Travel Supermarket. The whole idea behind Capture the Color is to showcase your …
The Whistle That Drew Us In: Costa Rica’s Caribbean Coast
Originally Featured in Travel Culture Magazine, November 5, 2012 Something seems wrong. It’s dark and the bed is swaying from side to side. I think I may be dreaming, but as …
Costa Rica’s Caribbean Coast: The Perfect Mix of Adventure & Relaxation
One of my favorite parts of our recent trip to Costa Rica was exploring the Caribbean coast. But our first taste of the area, Puerto Limon, wasn’t a great start. …
Caipirinha Recipe
The Caipirinha, Brazil’s national cocktail, is delicious but not for the light of heart. The drink’s signature spirit, Cachaça, is 80 proof so it packs quite a punch. But it’s …