For too long, says Jose Lobo, visitors eager to hike nearby Cerro Chirripó would blow through the village of Canaan de Rivas, leaving nothing behind but the dust.
So Lobo gave them a reason to stop.
Since his Casa Alegría opened in December, Canaan is home to a butterfly sanctuary housed inside an immense, picturesque dome.
“It has really slowed down traffic here and brought a lot of people into town,” Lobo told The Tico Times. “It has
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