Greenbuilding Projects
Tropical Greenbuilding is a passion of mine since I arrived in Costa Rica in 2004, and I’ve wanted to start a center to do research into alternative building materials and techniques for many years. Finally I have my chance with Rancho Deliciso. You can see some of my tropical green-building architecture on two past projects […]
Volunteer Project Suggestions
Some long-term volunteers can choose a cool and fun pet project to work on, something useful to the farm and the people of the area. The goal is to not only get the project completed, but also to carefully document, with video, photos, and written articles, the entire process to make a “How to Guide”. […]
Southern Nicoya Peninsula Map
This map shows the location of Rancho Delicioso on the Southern Nicoya Peninsula. Driving Times: Cobano – 7 Min Escuela Futuro Verde – 7 Min Montezuma – 10 Min Santa Teresa – 15 Min Tambor Airport – 45 Min San Jose – 4 Hrs Within walking/bicycle distance, there are two small grocery stores, and one […]
Delicias Map
Rancho Delicioso is located in the middle of the Southern Nicoya Peninsula, near to Montezuma and Santa Tereasa, so it’s very convenient to get to all the best towns, beaches, restaurants, etc. In the immediate neighborhood, we have: Tierra y Fuego Italian Restaurant (1 mile) Delicias Town Center with two mini-supers for groceries, etc (1 […]
Giant Cucumbers
Cucumbers seem to grow very easily here, and to tremendous size. And contrary to popular belief, we’ve found that even the largest cucumbers till taste great. Did you know that cucumbers are covered with prickly little spines before being picked? They are easily knocked off and aren’t too sharp, but they give a bit of […]
Costa Rica TreeHouse – Montezuma
The Sacred Geome-Tree House is now only available if you attend a retreat at Rancho Delicioso, are a guest of Joseph or possibly longer term rental if you get involved in the community (eco-building, retreat running, natural medicine, etc). You can email him Joseph (at) Anamaya.com for more info. The tree house is composed of […]
First Annual Mud Day Festival
Joseph and the volunteers were looking for an excuse to have a party of some kind, since a few volunteers had birthdays around the same time, and they chose a convenient day that worked for everyone. They decided they wanted a theme for it, so they started looking online to see what special events or […]
Caterpillar That Eats Passion Fruit Leaves
This beautiful orange and black butterfly looks sweet, but it lays hundreds of eggs on our passion fruit vine leaves. At first, the eggs are bright yellow, but after a time, they turn a browner shade before hatching. The tiny caterpillar babies favor these passion fruit vines leaves (maracuya) and will quickly grow much larger. […]
Una Cura de Dengue Con Hojas de Papaya?
[Muchas gracias Karla Romero por esta Traducido al Español! El original en Ingles, con mas detalles: Cure Dengue with Papaya Leaf Juice] El dengue se ha extendido agresivamente en muchos lugares de Costa Rica durante la temporada de lluvia, especialmente en los pueblos y ciudades. Sin embargo, puede haber un remedio simple y de bajo […]
