Renee’s first Blog

by | May 24, 2011 | small business, Working at the Bed and Breakfast

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 greenish...

Costa Rica’s Independance Day

by | Oct 2, 2010 | Costa Rica culture, Life in Costa Rica

Every year on the 14th and 15th of September everyone at the butterfly garden takes the pleasure in participating in Costa Ricas independance from Spain. In 1821 Guatemala won the battle against spain and all of Central America gained independance. They needed to...