http://www.montezumagardens.com Just another WordPress weblog Sun, 27 Nov 2011 15:09:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In en effort to reduce the amount of plastic water bottles used in the area we are now offering one free 18oz Kleen Kanteen stainless steel BPA free water bottle with your room stay. Also, free Agua Cristal water to fill your new  bottle  during your stay! In 2004 Klean Kanteen® ... http://www.montezumagardens.com/kleen-kanteen/ We now offer free filtered water with your stay at the Mariposario! In an effort to reduce the amount of non re-usable plastic water bottles, we are now offering complimentary 18oz Kleen Kanteen water bottles with your room rental. During your stay at the butterfly garden you will be able ... http://www.montezumagardens.com/agua-cristal/ I have to constantly pinch myself while living here in Costa Rica. Am I really here? Is this really happening? It is, and I love it. Everything is surreal and you are constantly in perpetual motion. As soon as one project finishes the next appears.  It keeps you on your ... http://www.montezumagardens.com/jungle-living/ Well, its Sunday and it is the first day it isn't raining in well, the last week or so. Still it is very overcast and threatening to dump buckets at any second. So I thought it would be nice to talk about the times when it isn't raining. We have ... http://www.montezumagardens.com/sunsets/ This beautiful butterfly is most commonly encountered near human habitations, where it is a familiar sight to see individuals perched head down on buildings. Its association with human habitation is most likely due to the fact the host plant is a common secondary-succession tree species with a very wide distribution in ... http://www.montezumagardens.com/diaethria-marchalii/ At the butterfly garden in Montezuma we have to remove all predators to keep our Mariposas safe. The 5 most commanly found lizards in the garden are the Black Iguana, Green Iguana, Anole, Skink and the Whiptail Lizard. The whiptail lizard, or Ameiva festiva, can be found from Southern Mexico to ... http://www.montezumagardens.com/whiptail-lizard/ Since moving to Montezuma, Costa Rica in 2005 I have been exposed to a number of new healthy alternatives to cows milk, sugar and processed foods in general. With an abundance of fresh fruit and veggies year round it is very easy to live and eat healthy. One of the many ... http://www.montezumagardens.com/coconut-milk/ Summer and I went to watch the soccer games on Saturday and I noticed Pedro was selling Lobsters. We couldn't resist and bought ourselves 4 giant lobsters. This particular Lobster that you see here on the Nicoya Peninsula is called the Spiny Lobster. They have a couple of obvious differences ... http://www.montezumagardens.com/lobster-anyone/ [caption id="attachment_807" align="alignnone" width="600" caption="Our offering of our food to hare..."][/caption] Its been a long time since my last entry and today seemed like a good day to stop and reflect because today was my first Hare Krishna meal!  As many roads cross here at the Mariposario it always seems ... http://www.montezumagardens.com/815/ It is my second day here at the Mariposario in Montezuma, Costa Rica, and so far I have had quite the introduction to the place by the wildlife. In Chicago, it is easy to forget all about nature, as we live in sanitized, insulated boxes with piped in air and ... http://www.montezumagardens.com/renees-first-blog/