Bike Tours are increasing in popularity and Costa Rica is responding
The Costa Rican Ministry of Transportation is seeking to modify the country’s road culture by adding 5 designated bike paths in popular locations.  A bike path has already been added along the road to Puntarenas on the central Pacific coast. Guanacaste is supposed to inaugurate its bike path this month.
Puntarenas and Jaco is Costa Rica’s most rapidly developing region due to its booming tourism industry as well as real estate development. Bulding bike paths is a natural progression of offering …

The government of Costa Rica now has a new source of income which will be derived from the worldwide effort in reduction of carbon footprints. Tourists arriving in Costa Rica will be offered the opportunity to offset their carbon footprint from their air travel. The passenger is given a standardized format for calculating the carbon expended from their flight and then they can purchase credits that will offset this. Hence, the idea of buying carbon credits is taken to a whole new level.
The program called Clean Development Mechanism claims its fame to …

The Home Derives All Energy from Wind, Sun and Organic Waste.
This model of sustainability is not only eco-friendly, it’s economical as well! Costa Rica’s first fully self-sufficient home, which was opened to the public on Jan. 13, 2009 at the INBiopark in Santo Domingo de Heredia, has already received over 4,000 visitors. The home is 100% self sufficient and not only employs natural energy production technology, but also is designed to minimize water usage and maximize natural sunlight.
The home is the latest Project in this environmental theme park, and was …