Sunny, clear morning skies, rainy afternoons and ripening fruit on the trees are all part of June days in Costa Rica. June is also a time for tending the garden, planting, and mowing the lawn, and ...

Here’s a special rare fruit tree that tropical gardeners can grow in Costa Rica: jaboticaba, a native Brazilian tree with grape-like fruits. Known as mamón brasileño in Spanish, jaboticaba (Eugenia ...

And while there are dry as well as rainy seasons, the effects of weather can be seen year-round in the trees, plants, birds, and wildlife of this fascinating country. Costa Rica truly is rich in ...

In Costa Rica, the rainforests are being conserved through ... allowed to regenerate with commercial crops planted amongst the trees. The farm is thriving, with organic bananas and cocoa sold ...