Would You Eat Insects in Costa Rica?

A study has been initiated by the National Center for Food Science and Technology that will serve as a foundation for promoting the production and consumption of food made from insects in Costa Rica.

There is a definite aversion among the population to eating whole insects. Not many would eat a whole cricket, for example, so other presentations such as flours and cookies are being evaluated.

Mexico is the country where the custom of eating insects is most consolidated. There, the general population consumes 550 species.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations states that insects can contribute to food security in the world since the population is ever growing and there are 1,900 species of edible insects.

Entrepreneurs interested in insect based products can get in touch with the project through the email insects.cita@ucr.acr.cr or the website www.cita.ucr.ac.cr/insectos.

Costa Rican Fighter Ariel Sexton

It was February 22 when Ariel Sexton heard the best silence of his life. He had defeated Amir Khan before 15,000 people in Singapore. The crowd was left stunned and silent. Sexton heard his victory in the silence of the opponent’s fans.

It was the most satisfying fight of his career in mixed martial arts. It was at the One Championship tournament, the largest in all of Asia. His opponent is a local superstar and knockout artist.

Sexton planned his fight against Kahn perfectly. He wore him out in the first rounds and then launched into attack mode. The victory was given at a minute and 13 seconds in the third round.

The road that led him to this victory was anything but easy. He grew up in a dangerous part of Canada. After being stabbed seven times, his mother convinced him to move to Costa Rica, where she is from. The anger was destroying him so he immersed himself in martial arts. He trains eight hours a day. Martial arts helps him stay calm and stabilize emotions.

Legends of Owls

What is the Best Costa Rica Coffee?

Lifelong friends, Johel Monge Naranjo and Manuel Salas Araya, won a prize for best coffee in Costa Rica, the Cup of Excellence, both in 2017 and this year. The competition was judged by 25 tasting judges from Europe, North America, Asia and Latin America.

Their coffee, of the Geisha variety, from the Don Darío farm, in Copey de Dota, scored 91.14. The pair also took third place with a variety from the Don Antonio farm with a score of 90.88.

Monge, age 74, explained that they bought the farms six years ago and named it after both their parents who taught them to cultivate the land. The climate is excellent for growing coffee. They put a lot of love into their work.

Their coffee belongs to the international organization Alliance for Coffee Excellence as well as the Fine Coffee Association of Costa Rica. It is sponsored by the Coffee Institute of Costa Rica.

The Buddhist Graft and the Western Rootstock

Cruise Ship Runs Into Tourist Boat in Venice

From the Associated Press – A towering, out-of-control cruise ship rammed into a dock and a tourist river boat on a busy Venice canal on Sunday morning. Italian media reported that at least five people were injured in the crash.

The collision happened about 8:30 a.m. on the Giudecca Canal, a major thoroughfare that leads to Saint Mark’s Square in the northeastern Italian city.

Videos of the crash show the cruise ship, apparently unable to halt its momentum, blaring its horn as it plows into the much smaller river boat and the dock as dozens of people run away in panic.

Venice is a tremendously popular site for both tourists and cruise ships, especially during the summer tourist season.

The cruise ship’s owner, MSC Cruises, said the ship, the MSC Opera, was about to dock at a passenger terminal in Venice when it had a mechanical problem. Two towboats guiding the cruise ship into Venice tried to stop the massive cruise ship, but they were unable to prevent it from ramming into the river boat.

“The two towboats tried to stop the giant and then a tow cable broke, cut by the collision with the river boat,” Davide Calderan, president of a towboat association in Venice, told the Italian news agency ANSA.

Calderan said the cruise ship’s engine was locked when the captain called for help.

Following the accident, calls for banning cruise ships in Venice, long a source of contention in the over-extended tourist city, were renewed.

The MSC Opera was built in 2004. It can carry over 2,675 passengers in 1,071 cabins. According to its sailing schedule, the cruise ship left Venice on May 26 and traveled to Kotor, Montenegro, and Mykonos, Santorini and Corfu in Greece before returning Sunday to Venice.

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