An article about Rural Community Tourism in Costa Rica from a recent guest at Casitas Tenorio Paul Belz (Photo credits Kathryn Roark) Howler monkeys woke us. Their voices resounded like maniacal dogs. These loud, gentle primates use their yells to define territory and avoid conflicts. “Good morning to you too,” my partner and travel …
There is a new face at Casitas Tenorio!
We often reminisce how people have come into our lives. Some we don’t see again and we are left only with fond memories, others return time and time again. Anna Maria Gentiluomo is one of those that hasn’t been able to stay away. Here is an interview with our new Manager of Casitas Tenorio! How …
The English Class Graduates at the Presidential House in San Jose!
Pip has spent the last seven months teaching English as a Second Language (ESL) to a group of ‘at risk’ youth in Bijagua. The course was an incredible success with 18 students graduating with a level A2 of English as measured by the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. See here for a previous …
The Circus comes to town!
It was with great excitement that we here at Casitas Tenorio were able to partner up with the incredible talented Cookie and Sarah from Circosis Circus recently. Together we developed a three week project with one of the primary schools in our area. Students from Kindergarten through to year 6 were offered the opportunity to …
Pip works with UNESCO and Costa Rica Multilingüe in Bijagua!
Pip has worked as a teacher of English in Bijagua since 2008. She has volunteered in three local schools on a regular basis, worked teaching English to small groups of children and adults, developed and delivered holiday programs and worked with volunteers on various projects in the community. She is a passionate educator and believes …
The ‘Abuelos’ visit Casitas Tenorio!
Did you know that our community has an Old People’s Home? Well it does! The ‘Hogar de Ancianos’ is home to 45 residents and 19 staff. The home relies on donations and was recently donated a small van to transport the ‘abuelos’. This week we were lucky to receive a visit of 23 residents of …
A new species of lizard found on Volcano Tenorio
It has been an exciting time at Casitas Tenorio. By chance we welcomed a very unusual guest who wanted to hike to Volcano Tenorio at night. Dr. Gunther Köhler is the curator of Herpetology at the Senckenberg Museum in Frankfurt, Germany. Dr Köhler and is an authority on the herpetology of Central America and has …
Tapirs at our farm near Volcano Tenorio National Park
During a recent trip to our farm near Rio Celeste, we were fortunate enough to able to see two adult Tapirs! This was such an incredible experience for us to be so close to the largest mammals to inhabit forested areas in Central America. These endangered tapirs love visiting the natural wetland we have on …
