It sneakily snakes her soggy way around the globe, bringing storms, floods, mudslides, misery and also, life-giving rains and reprieve to many areas around the tropical and sub-tropical world. This is the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ).
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Love of Whales in the South Pacific of Costa Rica
How does a male humpback whale (also called a “bull”) ensure the survival of his species, if the females copulate with several other males, and go out and about through great distances in the ocean?
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Langka: A Very Special Dragon
~ by Roel De Plecker We proudly announce a very rare event that took place at the park: our Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis) named Langka, the only one in Central America, laid her first eggs […]
Continue readingA Winning Combination in Sierpe
by Jeane Brennan Success usually takes individuals working together towards a common goal. Students, professors, business owners and Sierpe’s Peace CorpsVolunteer, as well as Jessica Bernacchi, all assisted in bringing award winning accolades to Sierpe […]
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By Scott Bogard During its first three years as a new school, Uvita Christian Academy (UCA) experienced tremendous growth. The school began with only five students, and ended the 2015 school year with over 60 students! […]
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Simple Tools By Susie Atkinson Basic, crude, primitive – these are all words that may come to mind when one thinks of the humble backstrap loom – a description that obscures the fact that some […]
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