as Costa Rica then had one of the highest rates of forest loss in the world. Fast-growing native bamboo was seen as an excellent substitute for wood. The project built hundred of houses throughout the ...

In Costa Rica, there are many kinds of bamboo available ... I am a bamboo craftsman, so it’s not surprising that I live surrounded by exotic bamboo plants and that my house and workshop are full of ...

We have a half-acre for our house and Airstream ... a big pool, and a huge bamboo structure that is the largest in Costa Rica. Kristen: Right now there's a massive community garden we get our ...

The wood-slatted house in the rainforest of southwestern Costa Rica was for sale — and its delicate beauty, its openness to nature, stunned her. She showed the images to her husband, Paul ...