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Costa Rica is Pura Verde Pura Verde means “Pure Green.” Welcome to Costa Rica, a world leader in progressive thinking about the environment and social issues. One of few countries without an army, our last president was also a Nobel Peace Prize winner, and put the country on track to become the world first “carbon neutral” country. Costa Rica is one of the few countries that is gaining more forest than losing. Costa Rica is proving that being green pays – creating jobs and improving life. Democracy here means more than just voting at the ballot box. Every time you spend money, you vote for the type of world you want to live in. So vote with your dollars by supporting companies and individuals that engage in sustainable and ethical business practices. Pura-verde.com is dedicated to helping you make good choices by providing a list of everyone in Costa Rica who is working towards our goals of peace and sustainability.
Costa Rica is Pura Verde Pura Verde means “Pure Green.” Welcome to Costa Rica, a world leader in progressive thinking about the environment and social issues. One of few countries without an army, our last president was also a Nobel Peace Prize winner, and put the country on track to become the world first “carbon neutral” country. Costa Rica is one of the few countries that is gaining more forest than losing. Costa Rica is proving that being green pays – creating jobs and improving life. Democracy here means more than just voting at the ballot box. Every time you spend money, you vote for the type of world you want to live in. So vote with your dollars by supporting companies and individuals that engage in sustainable and ethical business practices. Pura-verde.com is dedicated to helping you make good choices by providing a list of everyone in Costa Rica who is working towards our goals of peace and sustainability.
Costa Rica is Pura Verde Pura Verde means “Pure Green.” Welcome to Costa Rica, a world leader in progressive thinking about the environment and social issues. One of few countries without an army, our last president was also a Nobel Peace Prize winner, and put the country on track to become the world first “carbon neutral” country. Costa Rica is one of the few countries that is gaining more forest than losing. Costa Rica is proving that being green pays – creating jobs and improving life. Democracy here means more than just voting at the ballot box. Every time you spend money, you vote for the type of world you want to live in. So vote with your dollars by supporting companies and individuals that engage in sustainable and ethical business practices. Pura-verde.com is dedicated to helping you make good choices by providing a list of everyone in Costa Rica who is working towards our goals of peace and sustainability.

Costa Rica Green Building

Tropical Greenbuilding – Secondary Considerations
Tropical Green Building
Pura Vida Sunsets Eco Villa

Anamaya Eco Resort

Geoff McCabe
Aug 9 |18:11

Anamaya - luxury yoga retreat center, detox center, and boutique hotel in Montezuma, Costa Rica

Anamaya Resort is an exotic boutique hotel situated on a cliff edge overlooking the most incredible ocean views. The resort is steps away from epic waterfalls, surrounded by rainforests, and located in one of the world’s most beautiful tropical beach towns. Anamaya is Sanskrit for “good health” and that is our focus. Our unique hotel offers gourmet organic food, Anusara-Inspired yoga classes and retreats, a variety of luxurious health and spa services, and an array of uniquely designed retreat packages, workshops and classes all in respect to the Body, Mind & Sprit.

Anamaya also offers our guests exclusive fire dancing and circus entertainment experiences, exciting local excursions, and intimate and tranquil accommodations to enhance the exotic and unique experience of visiting Costa Rica. We strive to provide our guests with a once in a lifetime adventure.

 

Sandy Astudillo

admin
Aug 14 |20:13
Sandy Astudillo

Sandy Astudillo
Associate Editor

Sandy was born in Venezuela, and is an owner of Paraiso Publicidad in Costa Rica.

 

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RSS Costa Rica Green Building (From crgbc.org)

  • One hundred percent electric cars released in Costa Rica March 16, 2009
    Electric Cars of Costa Rica recently launched the first 100 percent electric car for distribution within the country, thus creating a medium to eliminate both emissions and trips to the gas station. Titled the e-Zone EV, the new electric automobile is entirely pollution-free while being able to run up to 50 miles from a single charge. The e-Zone EV can charg […]
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  • Costa Rica’s ecological efforts shine as El Tigre is awarded while Nature Air initiates biofuel sale March 12, 2009
    The environmental efforts in Costa Rica continue strongly as the country seeks its goal to be the first carbon-free nation. Recently in this area, the country has been awarded one of the highest ecological awards while Nature Air has also begun commercialized biofuel sales. Programa Bandera Azul Ecologica, Costa Rica’s Blue Flag Ecological Program, awarded R […]
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Pura Verde Writers

  • Hodges Apellido
  • Geoff McCabe
  • Christina Sherman
  • Maria Castro
  • Sandy Astudillo
Hodges Apellido

Hodges Apellido
Associate Editor/Writer

Hodges lives in Montezuma, Costa Rica and runs and owns a graphic design company, Paraiso Publicidad. He’s also  a professor of music for the Sinem program of Costa Rica and a professional musician back in the United States.

Geoff with "Antie" the anteater at Rainsong Wildlife Sanctuary in Cabuya, Costa Rica

Geoffrey McCabe
Founder

Originally from Seattle, Geoff writes for a variety of online websites, blogs, and his own websites. He is currently CEO of Anamaya Yoga Retreat and Tropisphere Real Estate. He has a lovely four-year old daughter named Serafina, and lives in Montezuma, Costa Rica. He is passionate about green building and architecture, and has to eco-village projects (Pura Vida Sunsets and Solar Vistas.) He has a master’s degree in Physics from UCF in Orlando, Florida. He practices yoga whenever he can, and loves to cook healthy organic food. For eleven years, Geoff was involved in the fashion business. His greatest passion is fire dancing and he frequently performs throughout Costa Rica and with Cirko Vivo.

Christina Sherman

Christina Sherman
Associate Editor

Christina Sherman is president of Tropisphere Real Estate, and lives in Montezuma, Costa Rica.

Maria Castro

Mario Castro
Editor-in-Chief

Maria Castro was born in Costa Rica and now lives in Savannah Georgia, where she is a green consultant. Her personal website is GreenLifeSpace.com. Her mission is simple – make every home as healthy and as eco-friendly as possible. She strives to make your home healthy by eliminating toxic household chemicals, removing clutter, and replacing harmful agents with healthier, organic, more sustainable goods; her vision is to create a healthy, efficiently functioning home. In addition she focuses on giving guidance on reducing your household energy consumption, thereby helping reduce the greenhouse gas emissions caused by its manufacture.

Sandy Astudillo

Sandy Astudillo
Associate Editor

Sandy was born in Venezuela, and is an owner of Paraiso Publicidad in Costa Rica.

RSS TicoTimes

  • Continuing rains in Costa Rica force more evacuations September 2, 2010
    Heavy rains on Wednesday night and early Thursday morning forced 175 people into temporary shelters in the Central Valley, in the northwestern province of Guanacaste and on the Osa Peninsula in the countrys Southern Zone. […]
  • First Costa Rican Squash Open announced September 2, 2010
    The Costa Rica Tennis Club in San Jos will play host to the first Costa Rica Squash Open tournament Sept. 8 to 11. […]
  • On lousy roads the state and towns collide September 2, 2010
    In an interview with The Tico Times in July, Vice President Luis Liberman said transportation in Costa Rica is often in the hands of God. […]