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What is your favorite Costa Rican dishes?
What are host Costa Rica, lunch and dinner meals and desserts?
This is what I choose. Costa Rican Tilapia INGREDIENTS: 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice 3 tablespoons olive oil, 4 tablespoons tablespoons finely chopped fresh coriander divided or parsley, divided 4 tablespoons tsp minced garlic, divided 1-1/2 teaspoon salt kosher, divided 1 / 4 c. teaspoon sugar 6 tilapia fillets, about 5 ounces / 4 cup long-grain 3 rice 1 cup chopped onions 2 oranges, peeled, seeded, coarsely chopped 1 can (28 ounces) diced tomatoes, undrained 1 can (15 ounces) pinto or black beans, drained, rinsed 1 c. tsp dried oregano leaves 1 / 2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 1 / 4 c. teaspoon cayenne pepper Method: Marinade: Mix lime juice, 1 tablespoon of olive oil, 2 tablespoons cilantro, 1 tablespoon tsp garlic 1 / 2 teaspoon of salt and sugar. Add tilapia and marinate 15 minutes, turning once. Bean and rice mixtures: Cook rice and keep warm. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In large or saucepan, heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil a skillet over medium heat. Add garlic and remaining onions and sauté until translucent. Add 2 tablespoons cilantro, oranges, tomatoes, beans, oregano, 1 teaspoon salt, pepper and cayenne pepper. Bake uncovered until hot, stirring occasionally. Transfer hot rice in a dish baking. Add bean mixture and mix. Overlap tilapia fillets on top and add the marinade over the fillets. Cook until the tilapia begins flake. —————— ——————————– —————— ————
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Chemex Pre Folded Circle Coffee Filter (100 Filters) $6.00 Trap all those bitter oils and sediment in a filter before it can have a negative impact on your pot of coffee. When the brewing is over, simply toss the grounds and filter away…. |
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Coffee Pods Estate Costa Rican Blend Single Cup 14/Box $3.55 Have a delicious cup of coffee. The premeasured pods allow for quick and easy single serving brewing. Beverage Type: Coffee Flavor: Estate Costa Rican Packing Type: Pod Capacity (Volume): N/A.Unit of Measure : Box… |
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Black Mountain Gold Gourmet Coffee Pods – Costa Rican – 14 Ct. $6.74 Handpicked coffee from Costa Rica is carefully roasted, packaged into pods, and then whisked away into airtight vacuum sealed bags to ensure the highest quality and freshest tasting pods on the market today. Balanced and smooth with lively notes of citrus, berry, and chocolate…. |
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Uno $17.50 La nueva canción costarricense tiene en los músicos de Malpaís a uno de sus mejores exponentes. El grupo toma su nombre de la playa más alejada de la Península de Nicoya donde termina el camino./The Costa Rican New Song is well represented by Malpais, a group that takes its name from the most isolated beach on the Nicoya Peninsula, where the road ends…. |
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Natural Sounds of Costa Rica $7.92 … |
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A Day in the Osa: Soundscapes From a Costa Rican Rainforest $15.00 Situated along the southern Pacific coast of Costa Rica, the Osa Peninsula is one of the most biodiverse regions in the world. Approximately half of all of Costa Rica’s animal species can be found here, and the amazing number of birds, mammals, amphibians and insects that populate the Osa is breathtaking. This CD opens a window to that incredible diversity by taking the listener through the audio… |
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Supermodels Nude in Costa Rica Vol. 1 [VHS] $19.95 … |
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ADVENTURES IN TRAVEL The Tirol: The Italy Austria Left Behind/ Kayaking The Costa Rican Coast with Manuel Antonio $1.97 … |
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Teak Meditation Stool $149.00 Spice up your collection with this graceful Asian-style teak garden seat that will be a lovely addition to a serene corner of your outdoor setting. Inside, our single seat meditation bench is compact and versatile and makes a perfect, humidity resistant spa seat or steam bath stool for stacking accessories, towels and bath items…. |
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2 Costa Rica Rican Flag Stickers Decal Bumper Window Laptop Phone Auto Boat Wall $0.99 You get 2 Flag stickers approximately 4″ x 2.4″ each. Great for books, windows, laptops, bumpers, walls. Sticks to almost anything. These stickers are self-adhesive, removable, & re-stickable. Water, Steam, & heat resistant. Stretchable. No residue left when removed. Soft & flexible. Not rigid like paper. Much more durable than paper. Ships 1st Class Mail…. |
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Costa Rican Coffee $29.99 Costa Rican Coffee – Art Print |
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Costa Rican Tree Frog $24.99 Dan Gair Costa Rican Tree Frog – Photographic Print |
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A Costa Rican Dressed as a Sun God $24.99 Kent Gilbert A Costa Rican Dressed as a Sun God – Photographic Print |
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Costa Rican Flag Painted on Door, Costa Rica $19.99 John Coletti Costa Rican Flag Painted on Door, Costa Rica – Photographic Print |
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Costa Rican Art, Costa Rica, Central America $19.99 R H Productions Costa Rican Art, Costa Rica, Central America – Photographic Print |
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Costa Rican Flag, San Jose, Costa Rica $19.99 Robert Harding Costa Rican Flag, San Jose, Costa Rica – Photographic Print |
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Costa Rican Summer (DVD) $12.78 A young surfer attempts to save his aunt`s Costa Rican beach hotel with the help of a booze-swilling, fantasy prone ex-surf pro in this sun soaked comedy featuring Pamela Anderson. |
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A Close View of a Costa Rican Praying Mantis $39.99 Tim Laman A Close View of a Costa Rican Praying Mantis – Photographic Print |
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A Rain Forest Scene in the Costa Rican Forest $39.99 Ed George A Rain Forest Scene in the Costa Rican Forest – Photographic Print |
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Costa Rican Flag, San Jose, Costa Rica, Central America $19.99 R H Productions Costa Rican Flag, San Jose, Costa Rica, Central America – Photographic Print |
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Costa Rican Man Paints Colorful Designs on an Oxcart $39.99 Luis Marden Costa Rican Man Paints Colorful Designs on an Oxcart – Photographic Print |
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Costa Rican Wildlife $12.24 Dynamic and complete, this reference highlights more than 140 species of birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, and insects found in Costa Rica. Laminated for durability, this handy guide is a great source of portable information and ideal for field use by novices and experts alike. |
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Costa Rican Summer $6.25 Rated: RSynopsis: In this titillating comedy, a young surfer and his friends head to Costa Rica to save his beautiful aunt’s (Susan Ward, ”Make It or Break It”) beach motel, resurrect an old surf champion (Peter Dante, Grandma’s Boy, 50 First Dates), tame his tripped-out beach fantasy (Pamela Anderson, ”Baywatch”), and find enough waves and women to make for a totally bodacious time. |
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Dancers Performing Punto Cuanacasteco, Sponsored by Costa Rican Tourism Institute $79.99 John Dominis Dancers Performing “Punto Cuanacasteco,” Sponsored by Costa Rican Tourism Institute – Premium Photographic Print |
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A Costa Rican Gold Avian Pendant, Circa A.D. 800, 1200 $34.99 A Costa Rican Gold Avian Pendant, Circa A.D. 800, 1200 – Giclee Print |
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Two Long Canoes on a River Running Through the Costa Rican Rainforest $39.99 Tim Laman Two Long Canoes on a River Running Through the Costa Rican Rainforest – Photographic Print |
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A Golden Eyelash Viper Sits on a Log in the Costa Rican Forest $39.99 Ed George A Golden Eyelash Viper Sits on a Log in the Costa Rican Forest – Photographic Print |
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Costa Rican Woman Holds a Cluster of Pejibaye, a Palm Nut $39.99 Luis Marden Costa Rican Woman Holds a Cluster of Pejibaye, a Palm Nut – Photographic Print |
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Colorful Home in the Nicaraguan Town Along Costa Rican Border $34.99 David Evans Colorful Home in the Nicaraguan Town Along Costa Rican Border – Photographic Print |
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Keel-Billed Toucan (Ramphastos Sulfuratus) Perched in Tree, Costa Rican Rainforest $39.99 Michael and Patricia Fogden/Minden Pictures Keel-Billed Toucan (Ramphastos Sulfuratus) Perched in Tree, Costa Rican Rainforest – Photographic Print |
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Costa Rican Spanish Phrasebook $6.71 No Synopsis Available |
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Costa Rican Natural History $4 No Synopsis Available |
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Costa Rican Cuisine : Empanada $8.74 No Synopsis Available |
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The Costa Rican Dream $17.5 No Synopsis Available |
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Costa Rican Sports Teams $7.86 No Synopsis Available |
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Parenting in the Costa Rican Context $86.78 No Synopsis Available |
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The Costa Rican Women’s Movement: A Reader $24.33 No Synopsis Available |
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10 Teak Plant Markers, Set of 5 $14.95 Made of long-lasting, sustainably harvested Costa Rican teak, these handsome markers have a generous one inch-wide writing area. Mark them for the season with a pencil, or use our permanent Paint Marker for lasting labels. Solid teak plant markers to record variety names and planting dates Mark permanently with our Paint Marker, sold separately Choice of two sizes Sold in sets of five Sustainably Harvested Wood Click here for more Green Products Made of true teak (Tectona grandis), sustainably harvested in Costa Rica Color will gradually weather to a silvery gray Gardener’s Supply Exclusive |
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100-Year Legacy Teak Rocker $675 If you only own one piece of teak furniture, it should be this rocker, certain to be the most comfortable you???ve ever sat in. It has the same body-friendly curves as our other Reforest Teak furniture, and because it???s made of top-quality heartwood teak, the joints won???t become loose and rickety like those of many lesser-quality rockers. We???re particularly pleased with the generous arc of the runners; they provide a long, soothing motion that is easy to relax to. Durable mortise-and-tenon joinery Stainless steel hardware 25-1/2″ W x 34″ D x 37-1/2″ H; seat is 20″ W x 19-1/2″ D x 17″ H Weight is 37 lbs. |
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12 Teak Windowbox Brackets $19.95 These solid teak brackets are designed to support our Teak Windowboxes on a wall or railing. Durable, weather-resistant teak will last a lifetime. Made of sustainably managed, Costa Rican teak Teak will weather to a beautiful silver-gray Mounting hardware not included |
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2 Dark Chocolate Mint Chocopologie Bars $20 Fritz Knipschildt opented the ‘Chocopologie Cafe’ in the fall of 2005. This Cafe and chocolate workshop has inspired Fritz to create a unique set of chocolate bars. These bars capture the essence of the’Chocopologie Cafe’, a perfect place to escape from the everyday to renew the mind, body, and spirit. Each bar is made with a single bean chocolate from a specific region of the globe, which is truly unique being that most chocolates have a blend of cocoas from all over the world. For our Mint infused ‘Chocopologie’ bar, we have chosen a 64% Costa Rican Trinitario single bean dark chocolate with a delicate smoky bouquet and infused it with blended mint for a calming chocolate experience. |
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2007 in International Relations: 2007 Iranian Seizure of Royal Navy Personnel, International Reaction to the Assassination of Benazir Bhutto $19.99 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: 2007 Iranian Seizure of Royal Navy Personnel, International Reaction to the Assassination of Benazir Bhutto, International Reaction to the 2007 Burmese Anti-Government Protests, 33rd G8 Summit, List of Sovereign States in 2007, ¿por Qué No Te Callas?, Apec Australia 2007, Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, 2007 Arab League Summit, 2007 Georgia Missile Incident, List of Foreign Ministers in 2007, 2007 Russia-belarus Energy Dispute, Bosnian Genocide Case, Second East Asia Summit, List of International Organization Leaders in 2007, Annapolis Conference, 2007 Enlargement of the European Union, Year of the Dolphin, 2007 Africa-eu Summit, Third East Asia Summit, Un Moratorium on the Death Penalty, Baghdad Kidnapping of Iranian Diplomat, Foreign Investment and National Security Act of 2007, 2007 United Nations Climate Change Conference, 2007 Georgia Helicopter Attack, Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2007, 2007 Georgia Plane Downing Incident, Tokelauan Self-Determination Referendum, 2007, 2007 in the European Union, 1st Eu-brazil Summit, Costa Rican Dominican Republic – Central America Free Trade Agreement Referendum, 2007. Excerpt: Iranian military personnel seized 15 Royal Navy personnel during 2007 and held them for 12 days. On 23 March 2007, 15 British Royal Navy personnel, from HMS Cornwall, searching a merchant vessel were surrounded by the Navy of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards and subsequently detained off the Iran-Iraq coast. In the course of events, the British forces claimed that the vessel was in Iraqi waters, but the Iranian side insisted that they were in Iran’s territorial waters. The 15 personnel were released on 4 April 2007. A year later, a British investigation report was released which stated that the a… More: |
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2011 the Official List of Birds of Costa Rica: La lista oficial de aves de Costa Rica $6.47 The Costa Rican Ornithological Association Scientific Committee, Janet May (Editor),Paperback, English-language edition,Pub by CreateSpace |
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2012 the official list of birds of Costa Rica: La lista oficial de aves de Costa Rica $6.47 The Costa Rican Ornithological Association Scientific Committee, Janet May (Editor),Paperback, English-language edition,Pub by CreateSpace |
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4-foot Round Dining Table $1289 It???s a joy to dine with friends around our elegant Round Dining Table. Its hand-finished surface is warm and smooth to the touch, and thanks to the heft of teak, it won???t easily blow over like metal bistro sets can. A center hole accommodates 1-1/2″ and 2-1/2″ umbrella poles, or can be capped with the included solid teak plug. Choice of a 4??? model that seats 4, or a 5??? model that seats 6. Sustainably-harvested Costa Rican teak Durable mortise-and-tenon joinery Stainless steel hardware 4′ and 5′ diameters are both 30″ H 4′ table weighs 82 lbs.; 5′ table weighs 119 lbs. 100% satisfaction guaranteed |
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5-foot Round Dining Table $1829 It???s a joy to dine with friends around our elegant Round Dining Table. Its hand-finished surface is warm and smooth to the touch, and thanks to the heft of teak, it won???t easily blow over like metal bistro sets can. A center hole accommodates 1-1/2″ and 2-1/2″ umbrella poles, or can be capped with the included solid teak plug. Choice of a 4??? model that seats 4, or a 5??? model that seats 6. Sustainably-harvested Costa Rican teak Durable mortise-and-tenon joinery Stainless steel hardware 4′ and 5′ diameters are both 30″ H 4′ table weighs 82 lbs.; 5′ table weighs 119 lbs. 100% satisfaction guaranteed |
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6 Teak Plant Markers, Set of 5 $11.95 Made of long-lasting, sustainably harvested Costa Rican teak, these handsome markers have a generous one inch-wide writing area. Mark them for the season with a pencil, or use our permanent Paint Marker for lasting labels. Solid teak plant markers to record variety names and planting dates Mark permanently with our Paint Marker, sold separately Choice of two sizes Sold in sets of five Sustainably Harvested Wood Click here for more Green Products Made of true teak (Tectona grandis), sustainably harvested in Costa Rica Color will gradually weather to a silvery gray Gardener’s Supply Exclusive |
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6 Teak Windowbox Brackets $14.95 These solid teak brackets are designed to support our Teak Windowboxes on a wall or railing. Durable, weather-resistant teak will last a lifetime. Made of sustainably managed, Costa Rican teak Teak will weather to a beautiful silver-gray Mounting hardware not included |
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8 Teak Windowbox Brackets $17.95 These solid teak brackets are designed to support our Teak Windowboxes on a wall or railing. Durable, weather-resistant teak will last a lifetime. Made of sustainably managed, Costa Rican teak Teak will weather to a beautiful silver-gray Mounting hardware not included |
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A Friend Laughs $14.99 Many of us dream of changing our life but few have done something as bizarre and drastic as moving to the Costa Rican jungle. In 2004, Jo and Crispin Freeman sold their London flat and did just that; with their six month old baby in tow. They purchased 165 acres on the southern Pacific coast near Pavones: sleepy surfer town and brainchild of an infamous convicted drug smuggler.Crispin soon forgets his lawyer background and is blissfully happy zipping around the jungle on his quad bike – crashing occasionally – with his faithful machete by his side. He becomes addicted to buying land, befriends the aptly named Crazy Lenny and the drug smuggler’s right-hand man and is incapable of saying ‘No’ when locals ask him for a loan.Sensible Jo doesn’t take to her alien surroundings quite so easily. The wildlife terrifies her (is that a snake under my baby’s play-mat?!), the locals bemuse her (you can’t really think your daughter’s birthmark is due to a lunar eclipse, can you?!) and the fact that it seems their new house will never ever be finished drives her mad (although having the good-looking builder around is quite nice). After horribly losing a horse to tetanus, unknowingly being involved in a wood smuggling operation, and having a disastrous time trying to get the new house ready for imminently arriving friends; Jo eventually realises that maybe the grass is getting greener but she has been too wrapped up in all of the disasters befalling them to notice.‘A Friend Laughs’ is the funny and sobering true story of what happened when a young family followed their dream. |
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A Place in the Rain Forest: Settling the Costa Rican Frontier $26.88 A Place in the Rain Forest: Settling the Costa Rican Frontier |
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A Spiritual Journey Through Poetry With Marion Woods $3.99 Maybe once or twice in our lives, God grants us the high honor of meeting someone special-someone who walks so closely with Christ that -for the moment-we are sure that we are walking and talking with our Savior. That is what happened when many years ago God allowed my path to cross that of Marion Woods. From that first encounter, like so many others, I knew that Marion was someone very special. His love of God, his passion and compassion for God’s children were so clearly evident and contagious.From then on, I have treasured each moment God has given us together. I urge our mission team members to “lean in close” to drink in every word Marion has to share with us. Likewise, I spend every free moment sitting as close as I can-drinking in every bit of wisdom, every ounce of inspiration and every drop of laughter.God grants us these rare gems only so often and I thank God for the gift of Marion Woods.Pull up a chair, sip a cup of Costa Rican coffee and be prepared to feel God’s presence as Marion takes you on a walk with the Savior.Rev. Jimmy TowsonMetter, Ga.- FUMC |
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A Year Of Costa Rican Natural History $49.75 This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR’d book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. |
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A Year of Costa Rican Natural History $26.71 This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR’d book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. |
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Amphibians and Reptiles of LA Selva, Costa Rica, and the Caribbean Slope $37.84 To those who have carried out research at La Selva, as well as for the serious layperson or even a first-time ecotourist, this book will be a delight. Many of these species will be seen along forest trails or in clearings nearly every day. The beauty of this splendid guide is its concise but authoritative coverage. Guyer and Donnelly have been carrying out research at La Selva for more than 25 years and have contributed much new information on the lives of these animals. A great strength is the series of keys based primarily on live coloration for rapid and accurate identification in the field. The added value is that the book covers 90% of the amphibians and reptiles found in the Caribbean lowlands from northeastern Honduras to and including Bocas del Toro Province, Panama. In sum, my words for this book are: ‘Mighty Fine’! –Jay M. Savage, author of The Amphibians and Reptiles of Costa Rica A 40-year intensive look, precisely what we all wished we had had when we first stepped into the Neotropical rainforest. Cleanly written, in a language easily accessible to the citizen naturalist . . . . and coupled with the essential many good color photos, this book is THE herpetological starting point for any naturalist, biodiversity manager, and scientist exploring lowland Central American rainforest. It superbly complements Savage’s country-wide coverage. –Daniel H. Janzen, editor of Costa Rican Natural History This book is an important contribution to our understanding of the herpetofauna of one of the world’s foremost tropical field stations. It represents an essential step toward easy field identification of an important group of tropical vertebrates. It will serve as a stimulusand set the standard, not only for herpetologists, but for students of other groups interested in producing easily used, attractive guides to local faunas and floras. –Don E. Wilson, Senior Scientist, Smithsonian Institution, and Chairman of the Board, Organization for Tropical Studie |
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Amphibians and Reptiles of La Selva, Costa Rica, and the Caribbean Slope: A Comprehensive Guide $20.99 “To those who have carried out research at La Selva, as well as for the serious layperson or even a first-time ecotourist, this book will be a delight. Many of these species will be seen along forest trails or in clearings nearly every day. The beauty of this splendid guide is its concise but authoritative coverage. Guyer and Donnelly have been carrying out research at La Selva for more than 25 years and have contributed much new information on the lives of these animals. A great strength is the series of keys based primarily on live coloration for rapid and accurate identification in the field. The added value is that the book covers 90% of the amphibians and reptiles found in the Caribbean lowlands from northeastern Honduras to and including Bocas del Toro Province, Panama. In sum, my words for this book are: ‘Mighty Fine’! “–Jay M. Savage, author of The Amphibians and Reptiles of Costa Rica”A 40-year intensive look, precisely what we all wished we had had when we first stepped into the Neotropical rainforest. Cleanly written, in a language easily accessible to the citizen naturalist . . . . and coupled with the essential many good color photos, this book is THE herpetological starting point for any naturalist, biodiversity manager, and scientist exploring lowland Central American rainforest. It superbly complements Savage’s country-wide coverage.”–Daniel H. Janzen, editor of Costa Rican Natural History”This book is an important contribution to our understanding of the herpetofauna of one of the world’s foremost tropical field stations. It represents an essential step toward easy field identification of an important group of tropical vertebrates. It will serve as a stimulus and set the standard, not only for herpetologists, but for students of other groups interested in producing easily used, attractive guides to local faunas and floras.”–Don E. Wilson, Senior Scientist, Smithsonian Institution, and Chairman of the Board, |
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Animals Described In 1838 $14.14 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Turquoise-Browed Motmot, Phyllocrania, Eared Quetzal, Varied Bunting, Pandalus Borealis, Royal Spoonbill, Hyloniscus Riparius, Polymixia Nobilis, Blackspotted Catshark, Bluespotted Cornetfish. Excerpt: The Turquoise-browed Motmot (Eumomota superciliosa) also called Torogoz by the inhabitants of El Salvador and Guardabarranco in Nicaragua; is a colourful, medium-sized bird of the motmot family, Momotidae. It inhabits Central America from south-east Mexico (mostly the Yucatán Peninsula), to Costa Rica, where it is common and not considered threatened. It lives in fairly open habitats such as forest edge, gallery forest and scrubland. It is more conspicuous than other motmots, often perching in the open on wires and fences. From these perches it scans for prey, such as insects and small reptiles. White eggs (3-6) are laid in a long tunnel nest in an earth bank or sometimes in a quarry or fresh-water well. Turquoise-browed Motmot in Costa Rican Pacific Dry Forests (photographed by Leonardo C. Fleck)The bird is approximately 34 cm long and weighs about 65 grams. It has a mostly green body with a rufous back and belly. There is a bright blue stripe above the eye and a blue-bordered black patch on the throat. The flight feathers and upperside of the tail are blue. The tips of the tail feathers are shaped like rackets and the bare feather shafts are longer than in other motmots. Although it is often said that motmots pluck the barbs off their tail to create the racketed shape, this is not true; the barbs are weakly attached and fall off due to abrasion with substrates and with routine preening. Unlike most bird species, where only males express elaborate traits, the Turquoise-browed Motmot expresses the extraordinary racketed tail in both sexes. Re… More: |
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Articles On Puma, including: Cougar, Jaguarundi, Costa Rican Cougar, Florida Panther, North American Cougar, Puma (genus), Eastern Cougar, Gulf Coast Jaguarundi, Panthera Pardoides, Panthera Schaubi, Northern South American Cougar $15.75 Hephaestus Books,Paperback, English-language edition,Pub by Hephaestus Books |
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Articles On Wars Involving Costa Rica, including: World War Ii, United States Occupation Of The Dominican Republic (1965-1966), Campaign Of 1856 1857, Costa Rican Civil War, World War I $19.75 Hephaestus Books,Paperback, English-language edition,Pub by Hephaestus Books |
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Assault on Paradise $15.95 Winner of the 1995 Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz Prize, Assault on Paradise vividly depicts how the Conquistadores and the Church invaded Central America, impoverishing one world to enrich another.In a prize-winning novel of fast-paced, bawdy, swash-buckling adventure in Central America of the early 1700s, Costa Rican novelist Tatiana Lobo excoriates the black legacy of Conquistadores and church. With cinematographic flair, she counterpoints the picaresque against a reverent poetic re-creation of Mayan mythology, the mystical values of which the natives seek to use to drive out the invaders from their Popul Vuh world. |
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At the Heart of Precolumbian America $65 Stunning photographs provide full access to a private collection of early American art. This volume of photographs and commentary brings together one of the most outstanding groups of treasures of Pre-Columbian art assembled by a private collector. With comments from notable specialists on these civilizations, it offers access to the material in collector Gerard Geiger’s private collection, for the first time, to the public at large. Highlights of the collection include ceremonial tools of Totonac rituals and games; Olmec, Teotihuacan, and Monte Alban terracotta and sculptures; high-quality sculpted Mayajade and Costa Rican engravings; equatorial Valdivian masterpieces; and magnificent Peruvian relics. |
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Attracting High Technology Investment: Intel’s Costa Rican Plant $22 This paper examines Intel Corporation’s $300 million semiconductor assembly and testing plant in Costa Rica. It discusses various ways in which countries can gradually improve their climate for foreign investment and the design of their investment promotion strategies. |
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Black and White (Brian McKenna Series #5) $0.99 In a secluded New York City park, a double homicide draws two detectives named McKenna. One is a legend; the other is a brilliant young investigator. Together, they are entering a case that will grow more bizarre and more horrifying with each new piece of shocking evidence…One of the victims was tied to a tree and slowly tortured to death. Veteran detective Tommy McKenna realizes that he has seen this killer’s work before-eighteen years earlier…Tommy will get a second crack at his killer. Brian McKenna gets to work with a legend. And both men are setting in motion an investigation that will take them to California, Arizona, a Costa Rican mountaintop, and all the way to the Fare East. The two McKennas are on the trail of two human monsters who have been killing for two decades-and murder isn’t even the worst of their crimes… |
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Bradt Travel Guide Costa Rica $23.95 The strong focus on the rich biodiversity of the country, Costa Rican culture, and forthcoming travel trends make the Bradt guide the essential companion. |
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C.s. Herediano Footballers: Paulo Wanchope, Andy Herron, Josef Miso, Mauricio Sol s, Jos Luis L pez Ram rez, Leonardo Gonz lez, Austin Makacha $22.72 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Paulo Wanchope, Andy Herron, Josef Miso, Mauricio Solís, José Luis López Ramírez, Leonardo González, Austin Makacha, Mauricio Wright, Michael Umaña, Jonathan Bolaños, José Porras, Ricardo González Fonseca, David Diach, Rodrigo Cordero, Jafet Soto, Nildeson, William Sunsing, César Pellegrín, Alexander Castro, Marvin Angulo, Norberto Huezo, Danny Fonseca, Titus Mulama, Enrique Díaz, Álvaro Mesén, Lester Morgan, Mauricio Alpízar, Marvin Obando, Javier Wanchope, Andy Furtado, Austin Berry, Kurt Bernard, Eladio Rosabal Cordero, César Hines, Percival Piggott, Asdrubal Paniagua, Cristian Montero, Reynaldo Parks, Daniel Vallejos, Adrian de Lemos, Roberto Wong, Germán Chavarría, Carlos Toppings, Pablo Rodríguez, Sandro Alfaro, Juan Carlos Arguedas, Hermidio Barrantes, Geovanny Jara, Gerardo Solano, Wálter Elizondo, Róger Gómez, Héctor Marchena, Claudio Jara. Excerpt: Adrián de Lemos Adrián de Lemos (born 13 October 1982 in Goicoechea , Costa Rica ) is a Costa Rican professional football goalkeeper . Websites (URLs online) A hyperlinked version of this chapter is at Alexander Castro Alexander Castro (born February 14, 1979) is a retired Costa Rican professional footballer . Club career Castro played for Club Sport Herediano , C.S. Cartaginés and L.D. Alajuelense in the Primera División de Costa Rica . International career Castro made 23 appearances for the Costa Rica national football team , including two qualifying matches for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. He made his debut in a UNCAF Nations Cup 2001 match against Belize on June 23, 2001. He made two appearances for Costa Rica at the Copa |
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Carmen Lyra: A political existence. $49.99 Carmen Lyra is a children’s book author and a political activist from Costa Rica. In history she has only been remembered for her literary achievements because of her gender, poor records and her affiliation with the communist party of Costa Rica. This work brings together both aspects of her life to show that her literature was political in and that there is more to this icon than what is publicly remembered. "Carmen Lyra: a Political Existence" begins with some background on Carmen Lyra’s life and the political climate of Costa Rica from 1880–1950. The next chapter examines three of her most famous literary works to demonstrate that her work went from obscurely political to overtly political. The final chapter explores Lyra’s public memory in scholastic text books, the mass media, and oral histories from Costa Rican citizens. |
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Carmen Lyra: A political existence. $49.99 Carmen Lyra is a children’s book author and a political activist from Costa Rica. In history she has only been remembered for her literary achievements because of her gender, poor records and her affiliation with the communist party of Costa Rica. This work brings together both aspects of her life to show that her literature was political in and that there is more to this icon than what is publicly remembered. "Carmen Lyra: a Political Existence" begins with some background on Carmen Lyra’s life and the political climate of Costa Rica from 1880–1950. The next chapter examines three of her most famous literary works to demonstrate that her work went from obscurely political to overtly political. The final chapter explores Lyra’s public memory in scholastic text books, the mass media, and oral histories from Costa Rican citizens. |
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Central American cuisine: Belizean cuisine, Costa Rican cuisine, Guatemalan cuisine, Honduran cuisine, Mesoamerican cuisine, Nicaraguan cuisine $19.99 Source: Source: Wikipedia,Paperback, English-language edition,Pub by General Books LLC |
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Central American music: Belizean music, Costa Rican music, Garifuna music, Guatemalan music, Honduran music, Latin music, Mesoamerican music $37.6 Source: Source: Wikipedia,Paperback, English-language edition,Pub by General Books LLC |
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Central American people: Belizean people, Central American people of Black African descent, Central American people stubs, Costa Rican people $29.71 Source: Source: Wikipedia,Paperback, English-language edition,Pub by General Books LLC |
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Chasing Jaguars: The Complete Guide to Costa Rican Whitewater $30.5 Lee Eudy,Paperback, English-language edition,Pub by Earthbound Sports, LLC |
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Christopher Howard’s Guide to Costa Rican Spanish $120.63 Christopher Howard’s Guide to Costa Rican Spanish |
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Civil Wars Involving The States And Peoples Of North America $14.14 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Salvadoran Civil War, Guatemalan Civil War, Cristero War, Costa Rican Civil War, Reform War, Persecution of Christians in Mexico, Terrible Triangle, Esquipulas Peace Agreement, Conspiracy of Silence. Excerpt: Mexico Cristero War · Iniquis Afflictisque Saints · José Sánchez del Río Persecution in Mexico · Miguel Pro Spain 498 Spanish MartyrsRed Terror (Spain) · Dilectissima Nobis Martyrs of the Spanish Civil War Martyrs of Daimiel Bartolome Blanco Marquez Innocencio of Mary Immaculate Germany Mit brennender Sorge · Alfred Delp Alois Grimm · Rupert Mayer Bernhard Lichtenberg · Max Josef Metzger Karl Leisner · Maximilian Kolbe Erich Klausener China Persecution in China · Ad Sinarum Gentem Cupimus Imprimis · Ad Apostolorum Principis Ignatius Kung Pin-Mei · Beda Chang Dominic Tang Poland Stefan Wyszyski 108 Martyrs of World War Two · Policies Poloniae Annalibus · Gloriosam Reginam Invicti Athletae · Jerzy Popieuszko Eastern Europe Jozsef Mindszenty · Eugene Bossilkov Josef Beran · Aloysius Stepinac Meminisse Juvat · Anni Sacri Nicaragua Bismark Carballo · Miguel Obando y Bravo El Salvador Maura Clarke · Ignacio Ellacuría Ita Ford · Rutilio Grande Dorothy Kazel · Ignacio Martín-Baró Segundo Montes · Óscar Romero · Jean Donovan General Persecution of Christians Church persecutions 1939-1958 Vatican and Eastern Europe Vatican USSR policies Eastern Catholic persecutions Terrible Triangle Conspiracy of Silence item end{sloppypar Conspiracy of Silence is a term used by the Catholic Church since Pope Pius XI to describe the lack of reaction to the persecution of Christians by |
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Classic Five-Foot Teak Bench $839 A quintessential piece of garden furniture, a four-foot bench for two invites you to relax with your beloved and soak in the sights and smells of your garden. The five-foot bench for three encourages you to invite friends over. Both sizes have comfortable contours and arms wide enough to hold a beverage. Crafted of teak with heirloom-quality mortise-and-tenon construction. Sustainably-harvested Costa Rican teak 4-foot Bench is 50″ L x 27″ D x 38″ H; weighs 68 lbs. 5-foot Bench is 62″ L x 27″ D x 38″ H; weighs 77 lbs. Seat is 19″ D 100% satisfaction guaranteed |
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Classic Four-Foot Teak Bench $729 A quintessential piece of garden furniture, a four-foot bench for two invites you to relax with your beloved and soak in the sights and smells of your garden. The five-foot bench for three encourages you to invite friends over. Both sizes have comfortable contours and arms wide enough to hold a beverage. Crafted of teak with heirloom-quality mortise-and-tenon construction. Sustainably-harvested Costa Rican teak 4-foot Bench is 50″ L x 27″ D x 38″ H; weighs 68 lbs. 5-foot Bench is 62″ L x 27″ D x 38″ H; weighs 77 lbs. Seat is 19″ D 100% satisfaction guaranteed |
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Classic Teak Armchair $460 Straight-backed dining chairs have a pleasing sculptural quality, but they can force the body into an unnatural position. We???ve found that with careful attention to detail, a chair can be made more comfortable while preserving the classic look. The seat has a gentle curve and the seat back is both rounded and angled slightly back. The arms on the armchair are just a bit wider than usual, and edges are eased for comfort. Sustainably-harvested Costa Rican teak Heirloom quality Teak will weather to a beautiful silver-gray Durable mortise-and-tenon joinery Stainless steel hardware No assembly required 22″ W x 22″ D x 35″ H overall; seat is 19″ W x 17-3/4″ D x 16-3/4″ W Weight is 27 lbs. 100% satisfaction guaranteed |
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Classic Teak Side Chair $405 Straight-backed dining chairs have a pleasing sculptural quality, but they can force the body into an unnatural position. We???ve found that with careful attention to detail, a chair can be made more comfortable while preserving the classic look. The seat has a gentle curve and the seat back is both rounded and angled slightly back, and edges are eased for comfort. Crafted of sustainably harvested Costa Rican teak Teak will weather to a beautiful silver-gray Stainless steel hardware No assembly required 22″ W x 22″ D x 35″ H overall; seat is 19″ W x 17-3/4″ D x 16-3/4″ W Weight is 24 lbs. 100% satisfaction guaranteed |
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Cobble Circles and Standing Stones: Archaeology at the Rivas Site, Costa Rica $28.44 IN this lively tale of archaeological adventure in the tropical forest, Jeffrey Quilter tells the story of his excavation of Rivas, a great ceremonial center at the foot of the Talamanca Mountain range, which flourished between A.D. 900 and 1300, and its fabled gold-filled cemetery, the Panteon de La Reina. Beginning with the 1992 field season and ending with the last excavations in 1998, Quilter discusses Rivas’s builders and users, theories on chiefdom societies, and the daily interactions and surprises of modern archaeological fieldwork. Writing in the first person with a balance between informal language and academic theory, Quilter concludes that Rivas was a ceremonial center for mortuary rituals to bury chiefly elite on the Panteon. Through the use of his narrative technique, he provides the reader with accounts of discoveries as they occurred in fieldwork and the development of interpretations to explain the ancient refuse and cobble architecture his team uncovered. As his story progresses amid the enchantment of the Costa Rican landscape, research plans are adjusted and sometimes completely overturned as new discoveries, often serendipitous ones, are made. Such changing circumstances lead to new insights into the rise and fall of the people who built the cobble circles and raised the standing stones at Rivas a thousand years ago. The only book in English that focuses on a single archaeological site in Costa Rica, which continues to develop as a destination for archaeological tourism, Cobble Circles and Standing Stones will appeal to laypeople and professionals alike. |
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Collection De Melange $22 Collection de Melange – 9 piece truffle collection of dark, milk & white chocolate truffles. Dark Chocolate Truffle: Filled with Dulce de Leche caramel and garnished with roasted Costa Rican cashews. Milk Chocolate Truffle: Filled with coconut, creme Anglaise, and coco liqeur and white chocolate. White Chocolate Truffle: Filled with white chocolate, Cointreau, freshly squeezed orange juice, candied orange zet and garnished with roasted hazelnuts. |
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Consequences of tourism-based growth on rural communities’ quality of life: A comparative study of Liberia and La Fortuna, Costa Rica . $49.99 Tourism has become a source of income generation for many rural communities seeking ways to improve their livelihoods. This is particularly the case of amenity-rich areas which attract tourists because of their natural endowments. Often tourism-based growth is reflected in economic and infrastructural improvements. Nevertheless, such growth, on many occasions, does not reflect development goals including equity and sustainability. This study examines the necessary elements for tourism as a development tool that improves a community’s quality of life. To reach this objective, a case study methodology was applied in two rural Costa Rican communities. The study first identifies the different ways tourism impacts quality of life. It also identifies biophysical, sociocultural, and socioeconomic and sociodemographic conditions that led to divergent outcomes in each community’s quality of life. Finally, the study documents the processes lying behind improvements or deteriorations of quality of life in each community. Improvements in quality of life are associated with local community ownership and development of tourism-related activities. In addition, interactional elements among stakeholders are essential, particularly among community members. Extra-local tourism development was found to be less beneficial to the local community. This was particularly the case when communities lacked the capabilities of controlling and managing change. |
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Conservation in Costa Rica: Biosphere reserves of Costa Rica, Costa Rican protected area stubs, Protected areas of Costa Rica $14.14 Source: Wikipedia,Paperback, English-language edition,Pub by General Books LLC |
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Copper Moon Coffee Costa Rican, Whole Bean, 32 oz $12.99 Copper Moon offers the fullest expression of the worlds finest coffees. We verify the quality of each lot of green coffee we buy. As a full service coffee roaster, Copper Moon is capable of providing a multitude of coffee blends, varietals, flavored, Fair Trade and organics. Slightly smoky in the bouquet with a nice bright wine like profile, this blended coffee is blessed with perfect growing conditions in the rich volcanic soils of Costa Rica. |
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Costa Rica $7.11 Experience the magic of the Costa Rican cloud forest in High Definition. Explore the bio-diverse Osa peninsula, life giving Monte Verde Cloud Forest, vibrant tropical flowers, and busy birds and butterflies in this exciting release from The Living Landscapes Video Collection!Osa Peninsula: This is one of the most bio-diverse locations on Earth. Experience the inhabitants of this diverse lowland rainforest, from the rare Scarlet Macaw to the strange and elusive sloth.Monte Verde Cloud Forest: Descend into the life giving mist of the Costa Rican cloud forest. Feel the swirling moisture nourishing this lush ecosystem as a symphony of life fills the room.Tropical Flowers: Feast your eyes on an amazing diversity of brillant, vibrant colors against a backdrop of infinite green. Your senses become intoxicated with the sweet, heady scent of jungle nectar.Bird and Butterflies: Catch bright strokes of color streaking across tropical skies! Iridescent flashes of hummingbirds fill the air, like flowers with wings. |
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Costa Rica Dark Roast Whole Bean Bag 12 Ounces (340 Grams) $9.95 Classic Gourmet Tradition Caf? Britt Dark Roast embodies the tradition of gourmet Costa Rican coffee. Aged red wine, figs and dried fruits mellow its robust aroma. Its full-bodied flavor of strong coffee and dark chocolate makes for an intense taste sensation. This classic blend takes its leave with distinction and elegance. |
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Costa Rica Introduction: List of universities in Costa Rica, Costa Rican Center of Science and Culture, La Naci n, Escuela San Felipe $14.14 Source: Wikipedia,Paperback, English-language edition,Pub by General Books LLC |
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Costa Rica Rican Flag Metal License Plate Frame $14.99 Give your vehicle a touch of style and individuality with this high quality premium license plate frame made of polished steel. This frame has a durable metal construction and a shiny chrome finish, which gives it a unique and expensive look. The eye-catching sturdy construction of this frame puts feeble plastic frames to shame. It weights about 1 pound and measures about 12.5 x 6.5 inches outside. The distance between two holes is about 7 inches. The frame fits all standard USA and Canada 12×6 license plates and can be used for the front or the back of a car. This frame is brand new and well packaged.The lettering and artwork are done with weather and car wash resistant vinyl that is waterproof and won’t fade and will last for many years. This frame also makes a great gift. Sophisticated and trendy, your frame will be the perfect finishing touch on any vehicle. |
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Costa Rica Rican Flag Metal License Plate Wall Sign Tag $9.99 Give your vehicle a touch of style and individuality with this high quality license plate made of the highest quality embossed aluminum metal. This plate is lightweight and durable that won’t rust, corrode or fade. All these features give this plate a distinct and durable feel. Unlike license plates made of plastic, these won’t get brittle and crack.This plate measures 6 x 12 inches, has pre-drilled holes and will fit most standard US or Canada cars. The plate weights 4 ounces. This plate is brand new and well packaged.This plate also makes a great gift. Sophisticated and trendy, your license plate will be the perfect finishing touch on any vehicle. |
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Costa Rica: A Traveler’s Literary Companion $13.95 Journey into the Costa Rican imagination through twenty-six remarkable stories, selected and organized regionally for the curious traveler. Here, for the first time in English, the best of Costa Rica’s writers conjure the country’s allure and vitality, its coffee fields and palm groves, cicadas and songbirds, shrouded mountains and blazing savannas, while telling stories unique to Costa Rican life. Contributors include Alfredo Aguilar, Fernando Durán Ayanegui, Alfonso Chase, Quince Duncan, Fabián Dobles, Louis Ducoudray, Carlos Luis Fallas, Mario Gonzáles Feo, Joaquín Gutiérrez, Carlos Salazar Herrera, Max Jiménez, Carmen Lyra, Carmen Naranjo, Yolanda Oreamuno, Abel Pacheco, Julieta Pinto, Uriel Quesada, Samuel Rovinski, José León Sánchez, and Rima de Vallbona. |
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Costa Rica: A Traveler’s Literary Companion $0.25 Journey into the Costa Rican imagination through twenty-six remarkable stories, selected and organized regionally for the curious traveler. Here, for the first time in English, the best of Costa Rica’s writers conjure the country’s allure and vitality, its coffee fields and palm groves, cicadas and songbirds, shrouded mountains and blazing savannas, while telling stories unique to Costa Rican life. Contributors include Alfredo Aguilar, Fernando Durán Ayanegui, Alfonso Chase, Quince Duncan, Fabián Dobles, Louis Ducoudray, Carlos Luis Fallas, Mario Gonzáles Feo, Joaquín Gutiérrez, Carlos Salazar Herrera, Max Jiménez, Carmen Lyra, Carmen Naranjo, Yolanda Oreamuno, Abel Pacheco, Julieta Pinto, Uriel Quesada, Samuel Rovinski, José León Sánchez, and Rima de Vallbona. |
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Costa Rica: The Bradt Travel Guide $23.95 The strong focus on the rich biodiversity of the country, Costa Rican culture, and forthcoming travel trends make the Bradt guide the essential companion. |
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Costa Rican Building and Structure Introduction: Daniel Oduber Quir s International Airport, Lim n International Airport $23.46 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport, Limón International Airport, Estadio Ebal Rodríguez, Estadio Lito Pérez, Tobías Bolaños International Airport, Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, Iglesia de San Bartolomé de Barva, Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, Edificio Correos, Melico Salazar Theatre, Pre-Columbian Gold Museum, Museo Nacional de Costa Rica, Palmar Sur Airport, Tamarindo Airport, Drake Bay Airport, Palacio de Los Deportes, Carrillo Airport, Museo Del Jade Marco Fidel Tristán Castro, Metropolitan Cathedral of San José, Coto 47 Airport, Tambor Airport, Puerto Jimenez Airport, Punta Islita Airport, Quepos Managua Airport, Museo de Formas Espacios Y Sonidos, San José Central Market, Hospital Clinica Biblica, Nosara Airport, Hospital Nacional de Niños, Tortuguero Airport, Barra Del Colorado Airport, Golfito Airport, Estadio Municipal Pérez Zeledón, Monteverde Nature Center, Museo de Los Niños, Museo de Sabanero, Hospital Clínica Unibe, Arenal Botanical Gardens, Tilawa Viento Surf Center, Arenal Hanging Bridges, Estadio José Rafael Fello Meza Ivankovich, Iglesia de La Agonía, Hospital Cristiano Jerusalem, Ark Herb Farm, Hospital Cima, Hospital Calderón Guardia, Hospital Max Peralta, Museo de Cultura Popular, Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero, Estadio Otto Ureña, Gran Hotel, Estadio Edgardo Baltodano Briceño, Hospital Clínica Catolica, Estadio Carlos Alvarado, Estadio Carlos Roldan, Estadio Carlos Ugalde Álvarez, Hospital Mexico, Iglesia de San Francisco de Asis, Hospital Nacional Psiquiatrico, Centro Nacional de Rehabilitacion, Hospital Clinica Santa Rita, Hospital de San Carlos, Hospital de |
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Costa Rican Cuisine $44 High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Costa Rican cuisine is known for being tasty, yet fairly mild, with high reliance on fresh fruit and vegetables. The main staple, known as gallo pinto, consists of rice and beans. Gallo pinto is also known in some southern areas of Costa Rica as burra; though still recognized the name is rarely used. Also, Costa Rican gallo pinto is made with black beans, while Nicaraguans use red beans traditionally. Candy is an important dessert, which is served after every meal.For lunch, the traditional national dish is called a casado. It again consists of rice and beans served side by side instead of mixed. There will generally be some type of meat (carne asada, fish, pork chop or chicken) and a salad to round out the dish. There may also be some extras like fried plantain (patacones or maduro), a slice of white cheese, and/or corn tortillas in accompaniment. Salsa Lizano is ubiquitous as a condiment and as an ingredient in cooking various dishes, including gallo pinto. |
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Costa Rican Culture $19.99 Books Llc (Editor), Books Group (Editor),Paperback, English-language edition,Pub by General Books LLC |
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Costa Rican Euro Decaffeinated Coffee, Ground (5 Pound Bag) $76.08 One of the finest coffees out of Costa Rica! This coffee begins with a clean, crisp flavor with snappy acidity and closes with a sweet and tantalizing smooth finish.Costa Rican Euro Decaffeinated Coffee is Kosher certified. Please note that in order to ensure freshness of this product, it is specially ordered from our supplier and then individually processed for you. As a result, please allow 5-7 days processing time before shipment to you. |
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Costa Rican Euro Decaffeinated Coffee, Ground (Case of Four 12 ounce Valve Bags) $51.93 One of the finest coffees out of Costa Rica! This coffee begins with a clean, crisp flavor with snappy acidity and closes with a sweet and tantalizing smooth finish.Costa Rican Decaffeinated Coffee is Kosher certified. Please note that in order to ensure freshness of this product, it is specially ordered from our supplier and then individually processed for you. As a result, please allow 5-7 days processing time before shipment to you. |
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Costa Rican Heat $2.99 Bobbi Brattz,NOOK Book (eBook), English-language edition,Pub by Red Rose Publishing |
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Costa Rican Natural History $43.84 This volume is a synthesis of existing knowledge about the flora and fauna of Costa Rica. The major portion of the book consists of detailed accounts of agricultural species, vegetation, amphibians, reptiles, mammals, birds, and insects. This is an extraordinary, virtually unique work. . . . The tremendous amount of original, previously unpublished, firsthand information is remarkable. –Peter H. Raven, Director, Missouri Botanical Garden An essential resource for anyone interested in tropical biology. . . . It can be used both as an encyclopedia–a source of facts on specific organisms–and as a source of ideas and generalizations about tropical ecology. –Alan P. Smith, Ecology |
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Costa Rican Natural History $57.5 This volume is a synthesis of existing knowledge about the flora and fauna of Costa Rica. The major portion of the book consists of detailed accounts of agricultural species, vegetation, amphibians, reptiles, mammals, birds, and insects.”This is an extraordinary, virtually unique work. . . . The tremendous amount of original, previously unpublished, firsthand information is remarkable.”—Peter H. Raven, Director, Missouri Botanical Garden”An essential resource for anyone interested in tropical biology. . . . It can be used both as an encyclopedia—a source of facts on specific organisms—and as a source of ideas and generalizations about tropical ecology.”—Alan P. Smith, Ecology |
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Costa Rican People by Occupation: Costa Rican Actors, Costa Rican Architects, Costa Rican Artists, Costa Rican Businesspeople $51 Costa Rican People by Occupation: Costa Rican Actors, Costa Rican Architects, Costa Rican Artists, Costa Rican Businesspeople |
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Costa Rican Spanish Phrasebook $4.14 Grab this phrasebook and trade tiquismos with the Ticos, chase the best beach break, track down a toucan and go home knowing you’ve had an all-round pura vida time.Our phrasebooks give you a comprehensive mix of practical and social words and phrases in more than 120 languages. Chat with the locals and discover their culture – a guaranteed way to enrich your travel experience. |
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Costa Rican Sportspeople: A.D. Ramonense Players, C.S. Cartagin?’s Players, C.S. Herediano Footballers, Costa Rica International Footballers $73.67 Costa Rican Sportspeople: A.D. Ramonense Players, C.S. Cartagin?’s Players, C.S. Herediano Footballers, Costa Rica International Footballers |
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Costa Rican Sportspeople: Costa Rican Alpine Skiers, Costa Rican Athletes, Costa Rican Basketball Players, Costa Rican Beach Volleyball Players $58.97 Costa Rican Sportspeople: Costa Rican Alpine Skiers, Costa Rican Athletes, Costa Rican Basketball Players, Costa Rican Beach Volleyball Players |
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Costa Rican Summer $9.99 Jason Matthews, Peter Dante,Brock Kelly,Julianna Guill,Susan Ward,Pamela Anderson,David Chokachi, DVD,FIRST LOOK PICTURES, Running Time: 01:33:00 ***Usually ships within 24 hours*** 20120518110027050 |
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Costa Rican Summer $9.98 Costa Rican Summer |
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Costa Rican Volcan Poas Coffee, Ground (Case of Four 12 ounce Valve Bags) $49.23 One of the finest coffees out of Costa Rica! This coffee begins with a clean, crisp flavor with snappy acidity and closes with a sweet and tantalizing smooth finish.Costa Rican Volcan Poas Coffee is Kosher certified. Please note that in order to ensure freshness of this product, it is specially ordered from our supplier and then individually processed for you. As a result, please allow 5-7 days processing time before shipment to you. |
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Costa Rican Volcan Poas Coffee, Whole Bean (5 Pound Bag) $71.83 One of the finest coffees out of Costa Rica! This coffee begins with a clean, crisp flavor with snappy acidity and closes with a sweet and tantalizing smooth finish.Costa Rican Volcan Poas Coffee is Kosher certified.Please note that in order to ensure freshness of this product, it is specially ordered from our supplier and then individually processed for you. As a result, please allow 5-7 days processing time before shipment to you. |
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Costa Rican Volcan Poas Coffee, Whole Bean (Case of Four 12 ounce Valve Bags) $49.23 One of the finest coffees out of Costa Rica! This coffee begins with a clean, crisp flavor with snappy acidity and closes with a sweet and tantalizing smooth finish.Costa Rican Volcan Poas Coffee is Kosher certified. Please note that in order to ensure freshness of this product, it is specially ordered from our supplier and then individually processed for you. As a result, please allow 5-7 days processing time before shipment to you. |
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Costa Rican Wildlife $1.99 Costa Rican Wildlife is a portable reference guide featuring birds, mammals, reptiles, and insects found in this country. This compact guide is folded for easy access and printed on durable laminate paper. This is a great resource for the traveler or the nature enthusiast. |
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Costa Rican football managers: Costa Rican football biography stubs, Denis Hamlett, J nior D az, Hern n Medford, Michael Uma a, Luis Mar n $14.14 Source: Wikipedia,Paperback, English-language edition,Pub by General Books LLC |
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Costa Rican law: Crime in Costa Rica, LGBT rights in Costa Rica, Prisoners and detainees of Costa Rica, Treaties of Costa Rica $14.14 Source: Wikipedia,Paperback, English-language edition,Pub by General Books LLC |
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Costa Rican people Introduction: Costa Rican politician stubs, Costa Rican sportspeople stubs, Jos Mar a Alfaro Zamora, Rolando Araya Monge $14.14 Source: Wikipedia,Paperback, English-language edition,Pub by General Books LLC |
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Costa Rican politicians: Assassinated Costa Rican politicians, Costa Rican politician stubs, Costa Rican women in politics $19.99 Source: Wikipedia,Paperback, English-language edition,Pub by General Books LLC |
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Costa Rican sportspeople Introduction: Costa Rican football biography stubs, J nior D az, Michael Uma a, Luis Mar n, Leonardo Gonz lez $14.14 Source: Wikipedia,Paperback, English-language edition,Pub by General Books LLC |
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Dark Chocolate Mint Chocopologie Bar $10 Fritz Knipschildt opented the ‘Chocopologie Cafe’ in the fall of 2005. This Cafe and chocolate workshop has inspired Fritz to create a unique set of chocolate bars. These bars capture the essence of the’Chocopologie Cafe’, a perfect place to escape from the everyday to renew the mind, body, and spirit. Each bar is made with a single bean chocolate from a specific region of the globe, which is truly unique being that most chocolates have a blend of cocoas from all over the world. For our Mint infused ‘Chocopologie’ bar, we have chosen a 64% Costa Rican Trinitario single bean dark chocolate with a delicate smoky bouquet and infused it with blended mint for a calming chocolate experience. |
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Deportivo Saprissa $14.14 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Deportivo Saprissa S.A.D. (formerly known as C.D. Saprissa) is a Costa Rican sports club, mostly known for its football team. The club is located in San Juan de Tibás, San José, and plays their home games at the Estadio Ricardo Saprissa The club’s success has led to the Costa Rican newspaper Diario Extra nicknaming the team El Monstruo Morado (“The Purple Monster”), after Saprissa won a Championship in the early 1980s and an article in the newspaper said “the crowd yells and screams like a thousand-headed monster”. Saprissa is one of the most successful clubs in CONCACAF having won the CONCACAF Champions’ Cup three times – in 1993, 1995, and 2005. Saprissa is also the most successful club in Central America having won five Central American crowns in 1972, 1973, 1978, 1998, and 2003. The team is also the most succesfull club in Costa Rica having won 29 Primera División de Costa Rica championships, the most of any team in Costa Rica. For the year from 1 September 2007 to 31 August 2008 the club is listed as being the 106th best team in the world by the International Federation of Football History |
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ESCADA SUNSET HEAT by Escada EDT SPRAY 1.7 OZ for MEN $44.79 Launched by the design house of Escada in 2006, ESCADA SUNSET HEAT by Escada for MEN posesses a blend of: pomelo, kaffir lime, starfruit, lemon, lavender, sea breeze, crushed leaves, Costa Rican driftwood, surfer flower, musk, Pacific amber It is recommended for wear. |
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Economy of Costa Rica: Agriculture in Costa Rica, Companies of Costa Rica, Costa Rican businesspeople, Energy in Costa Rica $14.14 Source: Wikipedia,Paperback, English-language edition,Pub by General Books LLC |
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Escada Sunset Heat Cologne for Men 1.6 oz Eau De Toilette Spray $59.99 Escada Sunset Heat Cologne for Men 1.6 oz Eau De Toilette Spray Sunset Heat for men. Driving women crazy. A woody water fragrance. Sunset at the beach is a magical moment, where two worlds join and unexpected thing happen. A place where nights are meant for living dreams full of passion and drama. Sunset Heat captures this moment with a sexy, woody water fragrance. Notes: Kaffir Lime, Pomelo, Lemon California, Star Fruit, Sea Breeze, Lavender Wave, Surfer Flower, Crushed Leaves, Pacific Amber, Costa Rican Driftwood, Musk. Style: Magical. Sexy. Fresh. |
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Escada Sunset Heat Cologne for Men 3.3 oz Eau De Toilette Spray $79.99 Escada Sunset Heat Cologne for Men 3.3 oz Eau De Toilette Spray Sunset Heat for men. Driving women crazy. A woody water fragrance. Sunset at the beach is a magical moment, where two worlds join and unexpected thing happen. A place where nights are meant for living dreams full of passion and drama. Sunset Heat captures this moment with a sexy, woody water fragrance. Notes: Kaffir Lime, Pomelo, Lemon California, Star Fruit, Sea Breeze, Lavender Wave, Surfer Flower, Crushed Leaves, Pacific Amber, Costa Rican Driftwood, Musk. Style: Magical. Sexy. Fresh. |
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Estate Teak Planter, Square 20 $189 Strength, durability and natural weather resistance have made teak the wood of choice for generations of builders and craftsmen. This handsome Estate Square Planter is made from teak that???s harvested on a sustainable, environmentally sound plantation in Costa Rica. It’s size accomodates larger plantings. Built to last with rust-resistant stainless steel hardware, tongue-and-groove joinery and steel reinforcing bands inside. Color will gradually weather to a silvery gray. Click here for custom sizing from our partners at Reforest Teak Sustainably harvested Costa Rican teak Teak will weather to a beautiful silver-gray Durable tongue and groove joinery Stainless steel hardware No assembly required 20″ square x 20″ H planter weighs 29 lbs. 24″ square x 24″ H planter weighs 45 lbs. 28″ square x 28″ H planter weighs 66 lbs. 20″ planters holds 75 quarts of container mix; 24″ holds 140 quarts; 28″ holds 240 quarts 100% satisfaction guaranteed |
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Estate Teak Planter, Square 24 $270 Strength, durability and natural weather resistance have made teak the wood of choice for generations of builders and craftsmen. This handsome Estate Square Planter is made from teak that???s harvested on a sustainable, environmentally sound plantation in Costa Rica. It’s size accomodates larger plantings. Built to last with rust-resistant stainless steel hardware, tongue-and-groove joinery and steel reinforcing bands inside. Color will gradually weather to a silvery gray. Click here for custom sizing from our partners at Reforest Teak Sustainably harvested Costa Rican teak Teak will weather to a beautiful silver-gray Durable tongue and groove joinery Stainless steel hardware No assembly required 20″ square x 20″ H planter weighs 29 lbs. 24″ square x 24″ H planter weighs 45 lbs. 28″ square x 28″ H planter weighs 66 lbs. 20″ planters holds 75 quarts of container mix; 24″ holds 140 quarts; 28″ holds 240 quarts 100% satisfaction guaranteed |
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Estate Teak Planter, Square 28 $390 Strength, durability and natural weather resistance have made teak the wood of choice for generations of builders and craftsmen. This handsome Estate Square Planter is made from teak that???s harvested on a sustainable, environmentally sound plantation in Costa Rica. It’s size accomodates larger plantings. Built to last with rust-resistant stainless steel hardware, tongue-and-groove joinery and steel reinforcing bands inside. Color will gradually weather to a silvery gray. Click here for custom sizing from our partners at Reforest Teak Sustainably harvested Costa Rican teak Teak will weather to a beautiful silver-gray Durable tongue and groove joinery Stainless steel hardware No assembly required 20″ square x 20″ H planter weighs 29 lbs. 24″ square x 24″ H planter weighs 45 lbs. 28″ square x 28″ H planter weighs 66 lbs. 20″ planters holds 75 quarts of container mix; 24″ holds 140 quarts; 28″ holds 240 quarts 100% satisfaction guaranteed |
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Facebook Applications $14.14 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Pet Society, Causes: Online Advocacy and Fundraising, Farmville, Mafia Wars, Virtonomics, Farm Town, Mousehunt, Green Patch, Mob Wars, Dope Wars, Fish Wrangler, Crazy Planets, Fishville. Excerpt: (lil) Green Patch is a Facebook application developed by David King and Ashish Dixit that simulates a small garden on a Facebook user’s profile. By tending their and their friends’ gardens, the Facebook users are able to raise money for Nature Conservancy to save the rain forest. In September 2008 it was rated as the number one application on Facebook ahead of Texas HoldEm Poker . In April 2009 it had slid to a sixth ranking. Popularity and claims of area of rain forest saved In the first quarter of 2008 (lil) Green Patch users raised over $15,000 in donations which was enough to save more than 13,600,000 square feet (1.26 km ) of rainforest. The application was then among the 15 most popular Facebook applications with 350,000 active users. In June, 2008 it was one of the top ten most installed applications with more than 5,217,180 installations and 521,718 active users a day. By October 2008, the app had raised $91,000 for the Nature Conservancy, though it has been pointed out that this amounts to pennies per active user. In December 2008 the number of users was reported at 6.3 million and the application was ranked as one of the five most popular Facebook applications. The area of Costa Rican rain forest that had been saved at that time was up to 70 million square feet. However, there has been no confirmation of any of these claims. There is no public accounting of money raised, where the foundation is, or how the money has been spent. (lil) Green Patch has been described as the “granddaddy of green Facebook apps” and has inspired many other similar applications. See also |
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Farmers of the Golden Bean: Costa Rican Households and the Global Coffee Economy $38 Many of us depend on a morning cup of coffee, but we don’t often think about where that coffee comes from and about the people who produced it. Farmers of the Golden Bean explores the network of local economies that connects coffee farmers with distant consumers in industrialized societies.In Costa Rica coffee is grown primarily by small household producers who form the country’s large, middle-class peasantry. In Farmers of the Golden Bean, Sick examines how these coffee-producing households in Costa Rica cope with the complexities of a globalizing world economy. The analysis of individual and collective responses to the challenges of coffee production addresses issues of gender, family cycles, formal and informal economic activities, and the world coffee market.Sick has created a multilayered ethnography, linking relatively isolated, distant, and exotic places with major markets and metropolitan centers. Her unique, integrated analysis of household, regional, and global processes challenges previous assumptions about the nature of economic change and the sustainability of household producers in the global economy.Illustrating her anthropological research with poignant narratives, she invites the reader into the lives of Costa Rican farmers and their families. Viewing coffee as part of people’s larger efforts to build better lives, she reveals how farming families, acting together and alone, cope with their realities and their dreams in a rapidly changing, unpredictable, and often hostile world. Her ethnographic portrait of Costa Rican coffee farmers will appeal to anthropologists, economists, sociologists, and those interested in Latin American development. |
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Farmers of the Golden Bean: Costa Rican Households, Global Coffee, and Fair Trade $22 Deborah Sick,Paperback – Updated, Edition: 1, English-language edition,Pub by Northern Illinois University Press |
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Female Prostitution In Costa Rica $39.95 This book analyzes the development of female prostitution in the Pacific port of Puntarenas, Costa Rica during the advanced stage of the coffee exporting economy (1880-1930), at the height of the consolidation of the liberal state. Hayes argues that prostitution in the port differed from that of the coffee producing highlands due to differential economic, social, and political development. In the periphery of Puntarenas, the development of prostitution reflected a less stigmatized view of sexual commerce than that of the highlands, where prostitution, although legal, threatened the tenets of liberal nationalism based on racial homogeneity and family values. Women of the highlands were encouraged to reproduce the nation’s “more European” stock of workers and to ensure the legal transference of property through legal church marriages – both part of a design to stabilize the coffee exporting project. By contrast, prostitutes and other working women of Puntarenas, many immigrants from the “less European” populations of neighboring regions and most in concubinage, were freer to do what the law prescribed – register as prostitutes in legitimate trade. Such regional disparities reveal weaknesses in traditional explanations of Costa Rican exceptionalism, which have rested on the premise of cultural homogeneity and have reflected the realities of only one region of the country. The book advances an alternative explanation for the development of the nation’s more democratic institutions, situating Costa Rican exceptionalism in the nation’s free labor system, of which the labor prostitute in Puntarenas provides an example. |
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Female Prostitution in Costa Rica $138.92 This book analyzes the development of female prostitution in the Pacific port of Puntarenas, Costa Rica during the advanced stage of the coffee exporting economy (1880-1930), at the height of the consolidation of the liberal state. Hayes argues that prostitution in the port differed from that of the coffee producing highlands due to differential economic, social, and political development. In the periphery of Puntarenas, the development of prostitution reflected a less stigmatized view of sexual commerce than that of the highlands, where prostitution, although legal, threatened the tenets of liberal nationalism based on racial homogeneity and family values. Women of the highlands were encouraged to reproduce the nation’s more European stock of workers and to ensure the legal transference of property through legal church marriages – both part of a design to stabilize the coffee exporting project. By contrast, prostitutes and other working women of Puntarenas, many immigrants from the less European populations of neighboring regions and most in concubinage, were freer to do what the law prescribed – register as prostitutes in legitimate trade. Such regional disparities reveal weaknesses in traditional explanations of Costa Rican exceptionalism, which have rested on the premise of cultural homogeneity and have reflected the realities of only one region of the country. The book advances an alternative explanation for the development of the nation’s more democratic institutions, situating Costa Rican exceptionalism in the nation’s free labor system, of which the labor prostitute in Puntarenas provides an example. |
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Folding Dining Armchair $579 Everyone knows you have to give up some comfort for the convenience of a folding chair??? right? Not with this folding chair! It features the same full-sized seat as our other teak chairs, at the same height, so guests won???t feel like they???ve been put in the kiddie seat. The seat and back are sculpted for comfort — practically unheard of in a folding chair. And because each is made of 22 pounds of solid teak, they aren’t prone to tipping or blowing over. If you want to seat guests in style while saving space, these easily-stowed chairs are the perfect answer. Sustainably-harvested Costa Rican teak Stainless steel hardware No assembly required 23-1/2″ W x 27″ D x 39″ H; seat height is 17″ Each chair weighs approx. 22 lbs 100% satisfaction guaranteed |
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Folding Dining Chair $479 Everyone knows you have to give up some comfort for the convenience of a folding chair??? right? Not with this folding chair! It features the same full-sized seat as our other teak chairs, at the same height, so guests won???t feel like they???ve been put in the kiddie seat. The seat and back are sculpted for comfort — practically unheard of in a folding chair. And because each is made of 22 pounds of solid teak, they aren’t prone to tipping or blowing over. If you want to seat guests in style while saving space, these easily-stowed chairs are the perfect answer. Sustainably-harvested Costa Rican teak Stainless steel hardware No assembly required 23-1/2″ W x 27″ D x 39″ H; seat height is 17″ Each chair weighs approx. 22 lbs 100% satisfaction guaranteed |
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Footprint Costa Rica $54.07 Thoroughly revised with color maps and an adventure travel guide, this guide is a must-have for the perfect Costa Rican getaway. Independent-minded travelers will appreciate the up-to-date information as they become experts on this small Central American paradise. 20 color photos. 40 maps. |
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Further Adventures of a Grumpy Old Rock Star $36.95 What do Postman Pat, Tommy Cooper, Norman Wisdom, and George Best have in common with being abandoned in a Costa Rican jungle after a severe bout of flatulence? Indeed how are they connected to trying to buy an Australian brewery just to get a beer, owning twenty-two cars, an American soccer team, and Swiss mail-order pornography? I suppose we have to come clean and volunteer the name of a certain keyboard genius called Mr. Richard Wakeman. That said, you’ll then not be surprised that this second volume of wondrous stories elaborates on violinists falling out of trees, being mauled on live TV by a German shepherd, playing golf with kangaroos, amputations sound-tracked by prog rock classics, a concert played to a solitary canine, and signing autographs on the toilet. The Further Adventures of a Grumpy Old Rock Star takes you, oh privileged reader, on a trip of absurd excess, a cultural car crash of side-splitting hilarity, and an unforgettable glimpse into the life of one of Britain’s most legendary showmen, rock stars, and all-time great raconteurs. |
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Geography Of Costa Rica $19.99 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Monteverde, La Gamba, 2009 Costa Rica Earthquake, Marazul, Tirrases, Talamancan Montane Forests, List of Conservation Areas of Costa Rica, Parismina, List of Islands of Costa Rica, Guayabo National Monument, Dechibeta, Panama Plate, Naranjo de Alajuela, Quesada de San Carlos. Excerpt: The 2009 Costa Rica earthquake (also known as Cinchona Earthquake), occurred at 1:21:34 pm local time (19:21:34 UTC ) on January 8, 2009. The epicenter of the 6.1 Mw earthquake was in northern Costa Rica , 30 kilometres (19 mi) north-northwest of San José . The earthquake was felt all over Costa Rica as well as in southern central Nicaragua . Damage The earthquake took at least 34 lives, including at least three children, left about 64 people missing , and injured at least 91. Hundreds of people were trapped and two villages had been cut off. Most of the victims died when a landslide occurred near the La Paz waterfall by the Poás Volcano , and 452 people including 369 tourists were evacuated from the area in helicopters. 1,244 people were displaced, and 1,078 people are living in shelters. In addition, a hotel, houses, roads, and vehicles were damaged, and several bridges were also destroyed. The town of Cinchona was heavily hit, and all of the buildings there were heavily damaged. Power was temporarily disrupted in San José . Aftermath The Costa Rican Red Cross sent 400 personnel to assist in the recovery. The agency said, “Some 42 communities were affected and sustained serious impacts on civil and electrical infrastructure… are going to need a lot of help.” Four helicopters were also dispatched in order to help aid efforts. The Comisión Nacional de Emergencias (National Emergency Commission) also requested for private helicopters to help |
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Globetrotter Costa Rican Spanish in Your Pocket $19.94 Globetrotter Costa Rican Spanish in Your Pocket |
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Green Hawai’i: A Guide to a Sustainable and Energy Efficient Home $13.99 Green Hawai’i: A Guide to a Sustainable and Energy Efficient Home is an easy-to-use reference that explores many of the ways anyone in Hawai’i can make their home a more energy-efficient and sustainable place to live. Packed with facts and figures, personal anecdotes, and suggestions from authorities in the field, this book is a valuable tool whether you want to install a solar hot-water heating system, plant a tree to shade and cool your home, or get a community recycling bin at your local school. Organized into three sections, this book explores the latest in energy-efficient technology and design for the home; water-saving and sustainable practices in the yard; and opportunities to go beyond the lanai and continue pursuing smart community building through recycling and volunteering. With our tropical climate and abundant natural resources – steady trade winds, unlimited sunshine and copious rainfall – Hawai’i has the opportunity to set the bar and lead by example, embracing sustainable practices that show our care and respect for the land and to preserve its beauty for generations to come. Making your home a “greener” home is the first step. About the Author Kevin J. Whitton is the managing editor for FreeSurf Magazine on the North Shore of O’ahu and a contributing writer to regional, national and international publications. An avid naturalist and botanical hobbyist, he is also the author of Rain, Beans and Rice: The Memoirs of Life in a Costa Rican Rain Forest, an adventure travel memoir based on his three-month experience as a trail guide in a private rain forest reserve. |
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Green Phoenix: Restoring the Tropical Forests of Guanacaste, Costa Rica $31.29 Can we prevent the destruction of the world’s tropical forests? In the fire-scarred hills of Costa Rica, award-winning science writer William Allen found a remarkable answer: we can not only prevent their destruction–we can bring them back to their former glory. In Green Phoenix, Allen tells the gripping story of a large group of Costa Rican and American scientists and volunteers who set out to save the tropical forests in the northwestern section of the country. It was an area badly damaged by the fires of ranchers and small farmers; in many places a few strands of forest strung across a charred landscape. Despite the widely held belief that tropical forests, once lost, are lost forever, the team led by the dynamic Daniel Janzen from the University of Pennsylvania moved relentlessly ahead, taking a broad array of political, ecological, and social steps necessary for restoration. They began with 39 square miles and, by 2000, they had stitched together and revived some 463 square miles of land and another 290 of marine area. Today this region is known as the Guanacaste Conservation Area, a fabulously rich landscape of dry forest, cloud forest, and rain forest that gives life to some 235,000 species of plants and animals. It may be the greatest environmental success of our time, a prime example of how extensive devastation can be halted and reversed. This is an inspiring story, and in recounting it, Allen writes with vivid power. He creates lasting images of pristine beaches and dense forest and captures the heroics and skill of the scientific teams, especially the larger-than-life personality of the maverick ecologist Daniel Janzen. It is a book everyone concerned about the environment will want to own. |
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Green Phoenix: Restoring the Tropical Forests of Guanacaste, Costa Rica $38 Can we prevent the destruction of the world’s tropical forests? In the fire-scarred hills of Costa Rica, award-winning science writer William Allen found a remarkable answer: we can not only prevent their destruction—we can bring them back to their former glory. In Green Phoenix, Allen tells the gripping story of a large group of Costa Rican and American scientists and volunteers who set out to save the tropical forests in the northwestern section of the country. It was an area badly damaged by the fires of ranchers and small farmers; in many places a few strands of forest strung across a charred landscape. Despite the widely held belief that tropical forests, once lost, are lost forever, the team led by the dynamic Daniel Janzen from the University of Pennsylvania moved relentlessly ahead, taking a broad array of political, ecological, and social steps necessary for restoration. They began with 39 square miles and, by 2000, they had stitched together and revived some 463 square miles of land and another 290 of marine area. Today this region is known as the Guanacaste Conservation Area, a fabulously rich landscape of dry forest, cloud forest, and rain forest that gives life to some 235,000 species of plants and animals. It may be the greatest environmental success of our time, a prime example of how extensive devastation can be halted and reversed. This is an inspiring story, and in recounting it, Allen writes with vivid power. He creates lasting images of pristine beaches and dense forest and captures the heroics and skill of the scientific teams, especially the larger-than-life personality of the maverick ecologist Daniel Janzen. It is a book everyone concerned about the environment will want to own. |
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Guardian of Lies (Paul Madriani Series #10) $26.99 Sometimes an encounter with an enchanting face can get you in trouble; at other times, it can nearly kill you. At first, Paul Madriani’s chance grocery store meeting with Costa Rican knockout Katia Solaz seems to portend nothing more than pretty smiles and altruistic deeds; before long, this newly met pair are dodging assassins, drug cartels, and terrorist mercenaries. And for the ever-resilient Madriani, of course, it’s all in a good day’s work. |
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