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    Living Healthy to 100

    September 12, 2009

    I recently found this article about centenarians living on the Nicoya Peninsula, one of the worlds few Blue Zones.  There are three other regions that have been identified as Blue Zones – Okinawa, Sardinia and Loma Linda, California, where people live longer than anywhere in the world.  Check out this great article and video below […]

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    Another Happy Story

    July 4, 2009

    AFP: Costa Rica tops happiness, ‘green living’ poll SAN JOSE (AFP) — Costa Rica is the happiest place on earth, and one of the most environmentally friendly, according to a new survey by a British non-governmental group. The New Economics Foundation looked at 143 countries that are home to 99 percent of the world’s population […]

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    Happiness is…Living Green in Costa Rica

    July 2, 2009

    Happiness is…living green in Costa Rica | Entertainment | Reuters By Barbara Lewis LONDON (Reuters Life!) – Costa Rica is very nearly paradise, not just for holiday-makers lounging on its beaches, but for its citizens who are extremely satisfied with their lot and also have a tiny carbon footprint. The combination has earned the central […]

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    WWF – Turtle Conservation in Junquillal

    June 9, 2009

    Junquillal beach on Costa Rica’s Pacific coastline is one of the country’s most important nesting beaches for leatherback turtles. But because the beach is not a protected area, illegal egg harvesting is a major problem. To reduce the number of poached leatherback nests, WWF is developing alternative income sources for the local community, such as […]

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    New York Times Article on Costa Rica

    May 5, 2009

    Op-Ed Columnist – (No) Drill, Baby, Drill – NYTimes.com By THOMAS L. FRIEDMANPublished: April 11, 2009 (No) Drill, Baby, Drill Sailing down Costa Rica’s Tempisque River on an eco-tour, I watched a crocodile devour a brown bass with one gulp. It took only a few seconds. The croc’s head emerged from the muddy waters near […]

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    Wall Street Ledgend Henry Kaufman to Invest in Costa Rica

    April 15, 2009

    Costa Rica newspaper: A.M. Costa Rica: Your English language daily news source Wall Street legend Kaufman eyes investment market hereSpecial to A.M. Costa Rica The latest entrant to the Costa Rican real estate market is Wall Street’s Henry Kaufman, famous since 1957 when he took over the largest bond specialist unit of the New York […]

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    Climate Change and Peak Oil: Two Global Challenges That Will Assure More Gardening and Local Farming

    December 16, 2008

    By Will Raap Over thirty years ago as part of my graduate work I traveled to England to research the UK “garden city” movement where new cities were developed after WWII creating village centers surrounded by protected green belts. Gardening areas and small farms were planned into these new cities. British planners knew that gardens […]

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    Cuba’s Second Revolution

    December 15, 2008

    S/R 38: Cuba’s Second Revolution (Will Raap) by Will Raap For several years I have been hearing about another revolution in Cuba. This time it involved farming and the food system. For much of the 1990s, small organic farms were providing increasing amounts of Cuba’s food. They were responding to the economic emergency of 1989–90 […]

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    Getting out of Dodge to the Tropics?

    October 27, 2008

    Here is a great article written by my friend Tom Peifer. Tom is an agroecologist and he runs a non-profit called El Centro Verde and he has developed methods and educational programs around managing farms and forests while making the best use of soil, energy, water and other resources. Culture Change – Home Getting out […]

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    • About Us
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      • Mission and Vision
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      • Our Team
      • Why People Are Choosing Us
      • Homeowner Testimonials
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      • Lots At Tierra Pacifica
      • Our Lot Prices
      • Resale Lot Prices
      • Interactive Lot Sales Map
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        • Noswell Construction
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      • Tierra Pacifica Lot Amenities
      • Home vs Land?
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