{"id":1041,"date":"2023-05-09T05:43:15","date_gmt":"2023-05-09T05:43:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/talk-science-to-me\/?p=1041"},"modified":"2023-05-09T05:43:15","modified_gmt":"2023-05-09T05:43:15","slug":"the-intersection-between-tourism-and-agriculture-in-costa-rica-benefiting-from-volcan-arenal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/talk-science-to-me\/the-intersection-between-tourism-and-agriculture-in-costa-rica-benefiting-from-volcan-arenal\/","title":{"rendered":"The Intersection between Tourism and Agriculture In Costa Rica: Benefiting from Volcan Arenal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">From utter obscurity to a massive tourist destination, the town of La Fortuna, located in Northern Costa Rica and built after the 1968 Arenal volcanic eruption, which claimed the lives of 87 locals, now boasts an average of 1.5 million visitors yearly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">During its most famous dry season, tourists can see smoke billowing from the top during the day or basaltic lava flowing from the west side during the night. As a byproduct of such magnificent natural occurrences, through an increase in tourist revenue, it is interesting to examine the intersection between how people produce crops and also increase tourist revenue.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1043\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1043\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1043\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/talk-science-to-me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/955\/2023\/05\/image-3-300x225.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/talk-science-to-me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/955\/2023\/05\/image-3-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/talk-science-to-me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/955\/2023\/05\/image-3-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/talk-science-to-me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/955\/2023\/05\/image-3-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/talk-science-to-me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/955\/2023\/05\/image-3-1536x1152.png 1536w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/talk-science-to-me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/955\/2023\/05\/image-3.png 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1043\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Figure 2 (Personal Photo): Walking through the Mistico Arenal Hanging Bridges Park with the class; through this excursion, we were not directly viewing the volcano but rather experiencing the natural environment that lives within the volcano. Examining the way the tourist industry does not stay solidified to the volcano, but everything touched by it.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1042\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1042\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1042\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/talk-science-to-me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/955\/2023\/05\/image-2-225x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/talk-science-to-me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/955\/2023\/05\/image-2-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/talk-science-to-me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/955\/2023\/05\/image-2-768x1024.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/talk-science-to-me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/955\/2023\/05\/image-2-1152x1536.png 1152w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/talk-science-to-me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/955\/2023\/05\/image-2.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1042\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Figure 1 (Personal Photo): Located in the middle of multiple towns, Arenal is not just a beauty of nature, but like shown in the photo, acts as a beacon for massive tourist excursions and activities. With multiple signs and posters back to back as we drove toward the volcano.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Looking specifically at agriculture and the excellent soil for cropping that Costa Rica continues to possess, Costa Rica itself, according to The Tico Times( Costa Rica\u2019s Leading English Language Newspaper since 1956), has been the pinnacle of cacao farming and harvesting, dating as far back as pre-Columbian times and the reason for this is because of the mixing of warm and moist climate that Costa Rica has to offer, in addition to the nutrients which Volcan Arenal produces naturally.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">While Costa Rica is no longer the highest international producer of chocolate, this has not stopped Costa Rica from shifting its focus from agriculture to agritourism. All along the streets of La Fortuna, I saw multiple posters and billboards advertising chocolate farm tours. One, which I did not get the opportunity to visit, is called Eden Chocolate Tour.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The farm includes specific tours into the chocolate farms where tourists are able to learn and see firsthand how cacao trees are harvested and grown. Following the agricultural aspect, the tourists are taken to the kitchen, where they are taught how to create chocolate treats and are able to take home their chocolate creations and enjoy them at home.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1044\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1044\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1044\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/talk-science-to-me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/955\/2023\/05\/image-4-300x300.png\" alt=\"https:\/\/www.viator.com\/tours\/La-Fortuna\/The-best-chocolate-tour-in-La-Fortuna\/d821-110620P1\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/talk-science-to-me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/955\/2023\/05\/image-4-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/talk-science-to-me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/955\/2023\/05\/image-4-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/talk-science-to-me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/955\/2023\/05\/image-4-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/talk-science-to-me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/955\/2023\/05\/image-4.png 934w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1044\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Figure 3<\/strong> <em>(Eden Chocolate Tour &#8211; La Fortuna):<\/em> A photo from the chocolate tour extrusion website, we witness the way the tours are explicitly reliant on the soil benefiting from Arenal. As the tour incorporates natural cacao plants picked directly from the farm, tourists are diving into the intersection between tourism and agriculture.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_1045\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1045\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1045\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/talk-science-to-me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/955\/2023\/05\/image-5-300x239.png\" alt=\"https:\/\/www.viator.com\/tours\/La-Fortuna\/The-best-chocolate-tour-in-La-Fortuna\/d821-110620P1\" width=\"300\" height=\"239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/talk-science-to-me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/955\/2023\/05\/image-5-300x239.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/talk-science-to-me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/955\/2023\/05\/image-5-1024x817.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/talk-science-to-me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/955\/2023\/05\/image-5-768x613.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/talk-science-to-me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/955\/2023\/05\/image-5.png 1170w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1045\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Figure 4<\/strong><em> (Eden Chocolate Tour &#8211; La Fortuna):<\/em> Taking place right after the tourist picks the cacao plant, personal memories are created as one can not transform something they might have never seen before into something common to them\u2013chocolate. Such memories rely on the nutrients provided by Arenal.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When discussing the topic of agriculture within Costa Rica, one would be remiss without mentioning the beloved crop, the coffee tree. First planted and harvested on Costa Rican soil towards the end of the 1700s, according to the Embassy of Costa Rica in Singapore, due to the soil within this country being deemed as perfect due to the environment, which is the same reason cacao trees flourished. The volcanic soil is high in magnesium and potassium, which when mixed with the moist weather, creates incredibly fertile soil. Coffee trees soon caught the attention of the Costa Rican government as they identified it as the crop that could turn the country&#8217;s financial situation around (Embassy of Costa Rica in Singapore). Soon after, farmers were given free land to plant and harvest coffee solely.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1050\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1050\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1050\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/talk-science-to-me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/955\/2023\/05\/Screen-Shot-2023-05-09-at-12.54.24-AM-210x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"210\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/talk-science-to-me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/955\/2023\/05\/Screen-Shot-2023-05-09-at-12.54.24-AM-210x300.png 210w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/talk-science-to-me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/955\/2023\/05\/Screen-Shot-2023-05-09-at-12.54.24-AM-717x1024.png 717w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/talk-science-to-me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/955\/2023\/05\/Screen-Shot-2023-05-09-at-12.54.24-AM-768x1096.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/talk-science-to-me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/955\/2023\/05\/Screen-Shot-2023-05-09-at-12.54.24-AM.png 912w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1050\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Figure 4<\/strong><em> (Personal Photo)<\/em>: A first look at the vibrating greenery, which is young coffee trees at a stage right before sprouting coffee beans themselves.&#8211; estimated to be 2 years old.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In 2013, Starbucks purchased a 600-acre coffee farm located near Volcan Poas, which soon became Hacienda Alsacia, the global headquarters with a focus on agronomy research and development.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1046\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1046\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1046\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/talk-science-to-me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/955\/2023\/05\/image-7-225x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/talk-science-to-me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/955\/2023\/05\/image-7-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/talk-science-to-me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/955\/2023\/05\/image-7-768x1024.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/talk-science-to-me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/955\/2023\/05\/image-7-1152x1536.png 1152w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/talk-science-to-me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/955\/2023\/05\/image-7.png 1302w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1046\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Figure 5<\/strong><em> (Personal Photo)<\/em>: My first look at the very coffee farm owned by a coffee company I know all too well\u2026 Starbucks. The tourist industry does not just take emphasis on exposing tourists to new experiences but making the bridge between what is new and what comfort.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The first thing explained to us on this tour, which I found the most interesting, was that everything is done onsite from start to finish. This process incorporates the planting, growing, harvesting, and processing of coffee beans into coffee powder. This farm only produces a small amount of coffee each year since processed coffee beans are utilized for research purposes, with a tiny portion being taken to be sold as coffee drinks at the onsite Starbucks Cafe. The main focus of the production of crops at this site is to utilize the harvested coffee to better engineer more beneficial and effective coffee techniques.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1047\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1047\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1047\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/talk-science-to-me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/955\/2023\/05\/image-8-300x169.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/talk-science-to-me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/955\/2023\/05\/image-8-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/talk-science-to-me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/955\/2023\/05\/image-8-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/talk-science-to-me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/955\/2023\/05\/image-8-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/talk-science-to-me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/955\/2023\/05\/image-8-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/talk-science-to-me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/955\/2023\/05\/image-8.png 1792w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1047\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Figure 6<\/strong> <em>(Personal Photo)<\/em>: Not just enjoying a free espresso shot with fellow classmates but experiencing the taste of a fresh, farm-to-coffee cup, espresso shot. After walking the coffee farm tour, we were allowed to sample some of its rich and fresh coffee.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In addition to research, Hacienda Alsacia conducts tours in order to inform tourists of the process to plant, grow and make the coffee they love so much. Now while I personally enjoy my coffee with milk and creamer, it was very interesting to learn that the traditional dark roast coffee requires a basic 5 years for the coffee tree to begin to produce coffee beans for the next 12 years. The tour guide explained that since the opening of this research facility, new coffee seeds were modified to cut down the growing process to 2 years instead of 5; which allows for more years of harvest. The importance of this research lies in the growing and developing economic status of local farms as producing more coffee beans in a short period of time allows for a more significant margin of profit. In addition to profit, farmers are provided a safety net if the environment experiences a negative turn of events that limits agricultural production.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1052\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1052\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1052\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/talk-science-to-me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/955\/2023\/05\/Screen-Shot-2023-05-09-at-12.56.49-AM-1-300x203.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"203\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/talk-science-to-me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/955\/2023\/05\/Screen-Shot-2023-05-09-at-12.56.49-AM-1-300x203.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/talk-science-to-me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/955\/2023\/05\/Screen-Shot-2023-05-09-at-12.56.49-AM-1-1024x692.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/talk-science-to-me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/955\/2023\/05\/Screen-Shot-2023-05-09-at-12.56.49-AM-1-768x519.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/talk-science-to-me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/955\/2023\/05\/Screen-Shot-2023-05-09-at-12.56.49-AM-1.png 1124w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1052\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Figure 7<\/strong> <em>(Personal Photo):<\/em> During the coffee tour, we were shown a long coffee harvesting process in a small period of time through actual growing coffee plants. Looking at the middle portion of the display, we were shown the aging process from a newly planted coffee seed, to a mature coffee tree that was ready to be planted on the farm in order to develop and be harvested fully.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1048\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1048\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1048\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/talk-science-to-me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/955\/2023\/05\/image-9-225x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/talk-science-to-me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/955\/2023\/05\/image-9-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/talk-science-to-me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/955\/2023\/05\/image-9-768x1024.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/talk-science-to-me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/955\/2023\/05\/image-9-1152x1536.png 1152w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/talk-science-to-me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/955\/2023\/05\/image-9.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1048\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Figure 8 <\/strong><em><strong>(<\/strong>Personal Photo):<\/em> At the top of Hacienda Alsacia, the class and I were able to be captivated by a growing and beneficial coffee farm right before our eyes. Expanding miles north and east, Hacienda Alsacia was filled with vast greenery and a phenomenal scent of fresh coffee.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The intersecting relationality between both the coffee and chocolate farms located in Costa Rica is that the citizens and farmers of the regions were able to take advantage of the rich soil and nutrients to turn a profit not just in agriculture, but tourism as well. Taking full advantage in order to ensure the most profitable outcome, the farmers in the regions understand that for many tourists, this is not just about seeing coffee grown and chocolate made, but rather experiencing first hand these new experiences and going home with stories.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1049\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1049\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1049\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/talk-science-to-me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/955\/2023\/05\/image-10-225x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/talk-science-to-me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/955\/2023\/05\/image-10-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/talk-science-to-me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/955\/2023\/05\/image-10-768x1024.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/talk-science-to-me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/955\/2023\/05\/image-10-1152x1536.png 1152w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/talk-science-to-me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/955\/2023\/05\/image-10.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1049\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Figure 9<\/strong> <em>(Personal Photo)<\/em>: After a long hike through the Arenal forest, I was able to reach the top to take in not just one last view but indulge in a delicious treat.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From utter obscurity to a massive tourist destination, the town of La Fortuna, located in Northern Costa Rica and built after the 1968 Arenal volcanic eruption, which claimed the lives &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/talk-science-to-me\/the-intersection-between-tourism-and-agriculture-in-costa-rica-benefiting-from-volcan-arenal\/\" class=\"\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2945,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1041","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The Intersection between Tourism and Agriculture In Costa Rica: Benefiting from Volcan Arenal - Talk Science to Me<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/talk-science-to-me\/the-intersection-between-tourism-and-agriculture-in-costa-rica-benefiting-from-volcan-arenal\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Intersection between Tourism and Agriculture In Costa Rica: Benefiting from Volcan Arenal - Talk Science to Me\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"From utter obscurity to a massive tourist destination, the town of La Fortuna, located in Northern Costa Rica and built after the 1968 Arenal volcanic eruption, which claimed the lives &hellip; Read More\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/talk-science-to-me\/the-intersection-between-tourism-and-agriculture-in-costa-rica-benefiting-from-volcan-arenal\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Talk Science to Me\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-05-09T05:43:15+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/talk-science-to-me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/955\/2023\/05\/image-3-300x225.png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Yiraldo R. 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